From the Hands of our Elders: Cherokee Traditions: People: Will West Long

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From the Hands of our Elders: Cherokee Traditions: People: Will West Long

2013

https://www.wcu.edu/library/digitalcollections/cherokeetraditions/people/Carvers_WillWestLong.html

Biographical page excerpted from Cherokee Carving: From the Hands of our Elders

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Western Carolina University, Hunter Library

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Western Carolina University, Hunter Library

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Will, West Long, 1870-1947

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An accomplished mask maker and master of Cherokee dance and drama, Will West Long (1870-1947) was born in the remote western North Carolina community of Big Cove. Raised in the traditions of the Cherokee, Long attended Hampton Institute in Virginia when he was 25 years old. He lived off the Qualla Boundary until 1904, when he returned to Big Cove, where he remained for the rest of his life. For almost 30 years, Long served on Tribal Council, where he was instrumental in establishing the Cherokee...