Georgia Cherokee Community Alliance

GCCA Community Health Fair
2025-10-04 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Dunwoody Library, Dekalb County Public Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA, 30338
Save the date! Join us Saturday October 4th, from 11:00am – 3:00pm, for GCCA’s Community Health Fair in partnership with Georgia GEAR. Enjoy community and fellowship while gaining valuable information on health issues such as cardiac care, fitness, nutrition, mental health, aging, and more.
Location: 5339 Camblee-Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338
To volunteer, please contact Emily McEntyre at ebmcentyre@gmail.com

“Round Reed Basket” Class
2025-06-29 | The Cherokee County History Center, 221 E Marietta Street, Canton, GA, 30114, United States
GCCA and CNCCO are currently gauging interest in including a cultural class on Sunday, June 29th, the day following the joint meeting on Saturday. We are searching to see how many would want to participate in a “Round Reed Basket” class with Pam Bakke from CNCCO. The class would take place at the Cherokee County History Center in Canton on Sunday (timeframe to be determined) and would take around 4 hours. As soon as possible, please send a response with your name and the names of any others that will be joining you to reserve seats for this class. Come join us in learning about Cherokee basket weaving. For those participating in this class, GCCA will work to build upon this class in future class gatherings of learning to find, identify, dry, and dye river cane that is native to Cherokee Culture.
We look forward to hearing from those interested. Wado!

Cherokee Nation Community and Cultural Outreach (CNCCO) Meeting with Georgia Cherokee Community Alliance (GCCA)
2025-06-28 10:00 - 14:00 | Cherokee Conference Center at The Bluffs, 1130 Bluffs Pkwy, Canton, GA, 30114, United States
Our Cherokee Nation Community and Cultural Outreach (CNCCO) with Georgia Cherokee Community Alliance (GCCA) meeting has been finalized for Saturday, June 28th in Canton, GA. The leaders in the town of Canton were honored that we would bring the meeting to their town and offered the Cherokee Conference Center at The Bluffs. We thank them very much for their kindness and invitation. We are blessed by them working with the Cherokee Nation to bring this year’s meeting to Canton. The meeting with the Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Cherokee leaders, CCO Cultural representatives, and the registration department will be from 10 am to 2 pm. The Cherokee Nation will be providing a traditional “hog fry” meal with beans and fry bread (beans will be meat free). Everyone is invited and are encouraged to come join the fellowship!

Cherokee Garden Tour
2025-05-17 10:30 - 17:00 | Green Meadows Preserve, 3780 Dallas Highway, Marietta, Ga, 30064
This is a great opportunity to expand your knowledge of Cherokee cultural practices and uses of native plants.
The Cherokee Garden is an educational garden highlighting plants that were significant to the Cherokee prior to the Trail of Tears. Georgia Cherokee Community Alliance is invited to attend the guided tour of the Cherokee Garden. This tour is hosted by the Georgia Trail of Tears Association and it will be an unique opportunity to learn about Cherokee medicinal plants, heirloom vegetables and plants used for crafts. The tour will be led by Tony and Carra Harris. Tony is the creator of the Cherokee Garden and is past vice-president of the GCCA. The Cherokee Garden has an extensive education outreach here in the Atlanta area. Graduate students from Georgia State University and Emory University visit the garden and interviews Tony Harris about cultural and medicinal uses of Cherokee native plants. The Cherokee Garden also hosts field trips for 2nd grade students focusing on how the Cherokee lived here in Georgia prior to the trail of tears. The Harrises enjoy sharing the importance of the Cherokee Garden to multiple civic associations through the year.
