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The Funk Heritage Center in Waleska, Georgia, is Georgia's official frontier and southeastern Indian interpretive center. Located on the campus of
Funk Heritage Center official website
Explore Georgia tourism webpage
Archaeological museums in Georgia (U.S. state) Cherokee culture Native American history of Georgia (U.S. state) Native American museums in Georgia (U.S. state) Trail of Tears Tourist attractions in Cherokee County, Georgia Reinhardt University Waleska, Georgia Museums established in 1999 1999 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Symbols of Georgia (U.S. state) {{US-hist-stub
The Funk Heritage Center in Waleska, Georgia, is Georgia's official frontier and southeastern Indian interpretive center. Located on the campus of Reinhardt University
Reinhardt University is a private university with its main campus in Waleska, Georgia, and its Cauble School of Nursing and Health Sciences in Jasper, Georgia, Jasper. Over 50 graduate and undergraduate programs are offered on campus and online ...
, the center houses a gallery of Native American artifacts and artwork, as well as a theater, which features a short film on the history
of Native Americans in the southeastern United States. A small souvenir shop is also available.
A 2003 statute named the center as Georgia's official Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center.
See also
*Sequoyah
Sequoyah ( ; , , or , , ; 1770 – August 1843), also known as George Gist or George Guess, was a Native American polymath and Constructed script, neographer of the Cherokee Nation.
In 1821, Sequoyah completed his Cherokee syllabary, enabl ...
* New Echota
New Echota was the capital of the Cherokee Nation (1794–1907), Cherokee Nation in the Southeastern United States from 1825 until their Cherokee removal, forced removal in the late 1830s. New Echota is located in present-day Gordon County, Geo ...
* Etowah Indian Mounds
Etowah Indian Mounds ( 9BR1) are a archaeological site in Bartow County, Georgia, south of Cartersville. Built and occupied in three phases, from 1000–1550 CE, the prehistoric site is located on the north shore of the Etowah River.
Etow ...
References
External links
Funk Heritage Center official website
Explore Georgia tourism webpage
Archaeological museums in Georgia (U.S. state) Cherokee culture Native American history of Georgia (U.S. state) Native American museums in Georgia (U.S. state) Trail of Tears Tourist attractions in Cherokee County, Georgia Reinhardt University Waleska, Georgia Museums established in 1999 1999 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Symbols of Georgia (U.S. state) {{US-hist-stub