Our Moccasin Bend

11/17/2024

11/12/2024

Join us downtown Pikeville on November 16th from 12-1pm for the unveiling of the Indigenous History Mural! It's going to be a fantastic celebration of Indigenous culture and history - you won't want to miss it! 🎨🎶🌽🌮🥳

11/07/2024

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11/07/2024

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11/07/2024

Hamilton County's oldest structure, built along an ancient trading path, is among properties in four Chattanooga-area counties that got a taste of $2 million in matching grant funding from the Tennessee Historical Commission for preservation projects.

10/29/2024

Telling the stories of Moccasin Bend connects people to its places, cultures and history. The inspiring setting of THE PASSAGE is an artistically compelling
story of the Cherokee people.

THE PASSAGE is more than a pedestrian walkway, more than a link between town and the river, and more than a water feature for children to play in on a hot day. Through public art a story is told of the resilient, creative culture of the Cherokee.
It is a memorial of the Cherokee people’s forced removal. Through the design of THE PASSAGE, visitors are engaged with the beauty, joy and sorrow of life.

The Cherokee artists who came together to create the art chose the name Gadugi for their team. Gadugi is a Cherokee word meaning “to come together”

“Gadugi spirit means working together, not only as people, but also in harmony with nature and mother earth.” Bill Glass, artist

To tell the story, improved signage at the bottom and top of the installation would offer greater depth and historical reverence. Families could explain the story to children and visitors could understand, respect and reflect on the events that occurred at Ross’s Landing. An explanatory handout could be given with the Aquarium ticket. Docents could be available during high volume times to offer the water spider story, the wonder of the water representing tears, the flow of the Cherokee clans dispersing to the river.

The Water Spider story: https://nativehistoryassociation.org/fire.php

10/24/2024

Connections (by Knokovtee Scott) - The Passage, Chattanooga, TN

10/24/2024

The public is concerned about potential risks associated with the historical and continued use of lead bullets at Moccasin Bend Firing Range.

Fired bullets, left in the environment, are subject to the broader definition of hazardous solid waste written by Congress.

The EPA has developed guidance and policy documents to assist in conducting cleanups.

https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-laws-and-regulations

https://www.epa.gov/hw/learn-about-corrective-action

https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/epa_bmp.pdf.

10/24/2024

Weeping Eye Mask (by Knokovtee Scott) - The Passage, Chattanooga, TN

10/15/2024