For close to 60 years, the pavilion, commonly referred to as the "teepee" or "witch's hat," has sat in Cherokee Park. Even withstanding the 1974 tornado that snapped the trees surrounding it.

More than 4,000 died in 1838 on journey known as Trail of Tears, but some Cherokee remained behind, hidden in mountains of Appalachia ...

Mac's Indian Village was built in Cherokee, N.C., in 1934. It had teepee-shaped entrances built onto typical cabins. The cabins have been renovated and only a few of the teepee entrances remains.