Women demonstrating beading techniques in Oconaluftee Indian Village
These women are demonstrating beading techniques in Oconaluftee Indian Village in Swain County, North Carolina. They are showing visitors the Peyote stitch. Oconoluftee Indian Village is a replica of an eighteenth century Cherokee village, complete with a council house and homes, constructed as they would have been 250 years ago. Cherokee guides give tours in authentic costume.







