Philippa,

Since you are interested in cultural give-and-take, these pages might interest you:

At http://www.cherokee.org/holiday/musicfest.htm is a web page listing some of ther performers at the recent Cherokee National Holiday music festival.

At http://www.cherokee.org/holiday/gospel.htm is a page discussing the National Holiday's gospel sing.

The main page for the holiday festivities is at http://www.cherokee.org/holiday/intro.htm.

T.