BRP75 Opening Weekend – Natural Resource Stewardship Presentation
The 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway will officially get underway November 12, 2009, with students from Cherokee, NC, schools participating as part of the launch. The students have been studying the history and heritage of the Parkway and of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with much of the curriculum borrowing from the recent Ken Burns’ documentary on national parks in the United States. With the Blue Ridge Parkway’s emphasis on future stewardship, Gerard Baker, superintendent of Mount Rushmore National Memorial and featured in Ken Burns’ recent national parks documentary series, will address the Cherokee student assemblies beginning at 1 p.m. that day. Also speaking will be former and present superintendents of the Parkway, Dan Brown and Phil Francis, respectively.
Occurrence Information
Date:
Nov 12, 2009Time:
01:00 PM-04:00 PMDetails:
The evening of November 12, Baker will give a public keynote address entitled “Natural Resource Stewardship – An American Indian Legacy and Model for our Future,” beginning at 6 p.m. at the Cherokee High School auditorium. The evening’s event will also include Cherokee elementary students performing traditional dance and a Parkway slide show. One of the highlights of the evening will be a ceremonial torch lighting from Cherokee Elder to a member of the Cherokee Youth Council, symbolizing the transference of honor and responsibility of stewardship of the abundant beauty and natural resources represented by their homelands, and now the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway.Location:
Cherokee High School1501 Acquiona Rd.
Cherokee , NC