This clip of the Cherokee Ant Dance was recorded during the final dance demonstration of the season at Oconaluftee Indian Village living history museum. In this traditional Cherokee social dance, the dancers depict ants working together in community, like our Cherokee people. All of the dancers in this video are either artisans or tour guides at Oconaluftee Indian Village, and all but one are enrolled members of a federally recognized Indigenous tribe Oconaluftee Indian Village is an open air li

A ceremonial Cherokee dance with both spiritual and social meaning, celebrating important events and themes like harvest, redemption and forgiveness — the Cherokee Word of the Week is “stomp dance.” | Visit Cherokee Nation

44K views · 1.3K reactions | Cherokee Nation CCO History and Cultural Specialist Ryan Mackey performed the traditional buffalo dance song before Badlands bison were released onto Cherokee Nation land in Delaware County. | Cherokee Nation | Facebook