Noquisi Initiative

02/26/2026

There will be Elder and Handicap parking at the mound.

Available parking at:

-Big Bear Pavilion gravel lot
-Mainspring lot
-Simpson lot

Ceremony parking signs will be out!

02/26/2026

02/16/2026

According to officials from the Noquisi Initiative, their organization will transfer the deed to the Noquisiyi (formerly known as Nikwasi) Mound to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) early next week. The details are still being finalized.

01/12/2026

The Franklin Town Council on Monday voted unanimously to transfer the deed to the Noquisiyi Mound to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.

01/09/2026

The Noquisiyi Mound, a sacred and historically significant site in western North Carolina, will soon be returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

01/07/2026

The Nikwasi Mound in Franklin is one step closer to being transferred back to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a process almost a century in the making.  At a Franklin Town Council meeting Jan. 5, the board voted unanimously to transfer the deed for the property, which is just south of dow...

01/07/2026

The Franklin Town Council approved a resolution that paves the way for the deed of the Noquisiyi (formerly known as Nikwasi) Mound to be transferred from the Noquisi Initiative to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

01/07/2026

Franklin Town Council Transfers Ownership of the Nikwasi Mound to Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | Macon Media This is a se...

01/07/2026

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