Carolina Quotes
You can tell a story in Cherokee language to a bunch of people and they all have a big laugh. I can't quite put my finger on it. It's strange but if you tell in English, there's no punchline
Jerry Wolfe Carolinian
Source
Interview at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, North Carolina; Associated Press (Asheville Citizen-Times), May 13, 2015
- form
- interview
- work
- Wolfe wears mantle of Cherokee culture as Beloved Man
- year
- 2015
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