{"id":54690,"date":"2022-11-17T13:37:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=54690"},"modified":"2022-11-17T13:37:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:37:34","slug":"indigenous-walls-project-raising-awareness-with-murals-of-cherokee-syllabary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/indigenous-walls-project-raising-awareness-with-murals-of-cherokee-syllabary\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Walls Project: Raising Awareness with Murals of Cherokee Syllabary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54694\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_5-none-needed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_5-none-needed.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_5-none-needed-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_5-none-needed-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_5-none-needed-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_5-none-needed-320x200.jpg 320w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_5-none-needed-810x504.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_5-none-needed-1140x709.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Emma Castleberry<\/p>\n<p>The Indigenous Walls Project was conceptualized as a simple community building gesture where we would invite artists to represent the diversity and culture of urban Natives without guiding or directing their vision,\u201d says founder Jared Wheatley, a dual citizen of the Cherokee Nation and USA and a veteran of the US Air Force. When Wheatley shared this idea with his friend David Moritz, managing partner of East West Capital, Moritz offered up any of his properties for murals and Wheatley painted three: at 46 Aston Street, 207 Coxe Avenue and 217 Coxe Avenue. \u201cNo one knew how dry the grass was,\u201d says Wheatley, \u201cand the initial pieces, which simply state \u13e3\u13b3\u13a9\u13af \u13a0\u13f0\u13b5 (Cherokee Nation), were a spark that caught fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_54692\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54692\" class=\"wp-image-54692\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project-Jared-Wheatley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"634\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-54692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jared Wheatley, artist<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Indigenous Walls Project is meant to raise awareness of the existence of the 500 Indigenous nations that have always been on this land and their sovereign status. \u201cWe are dual citizens of our nations and the USA and we have the competency, skills and knowledge for self governance,\u201d says Wheatley. \u201cNative and Indigenous people and cultures are not a monolith, but communities whose appearance and cultural practices are as diverse as any of the nations you can find throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wheatley adds that Asheville is uniquely positioned to be a leader in combating the media and rhetoric surrounding Indigenous people in the Americas by supporting Native public art movements such as this project. \u201cIt is our feeling that the syllabary may act as an awakening experience to the folks who take the time to engage and honor the concept that the Cherokee were stewards of this land for millenia prior to European contact,\u201d says Wheatley. \u201cThe syllabary being placed throughout the South Slope and Downtown affords folks the opportunity to ask questions not only about our people (the Cherokee), but it also presents a platform for discussion about what sustainability and urban infill looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_54693\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54693\" class=\"wp-image-54693\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_4-Family.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_4-Family.jpg 1137w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_4-Family-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_4-Family-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_4-Family-768x1081.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_4-Family-1092x1536.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Indigenous-Walls-Project_4-Family-810x1140.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-54693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist Jared Wheatley and his family<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Moritz was surprised to find that there is very little obvious, public information available about Asheville\u2019s Indigenous history. \u201cThe Indigenous Walls Project changes that by showcasing Indigenous art and language to anyone who walks the streets here now,\u201d he says. But, Moritz adds, this can only happen if people donate wall space for the murals, which not only expands the project, but also enhances one\u2019s property.<\/p>\n<p>Wheatley is also working to plan and execute an Urban Indian Center in downtown Asheville where Indigenous peoples can connect to their Native ways and knowledge. The Indigenous Walls Project is starting to spread to other cities including Atlanta, St. Louis and Kansas City and continues to grow in Asheville. \u201cThe work can never be complete as it takes continual maintenance and focus to ensure that the Elders&#8217; wisdom is received and transferred to the youth,\u201d Wheatley says. \u201cThe Indigenous Walls Project is meant to be an intergenerational approach to healing, reclaiming and remembering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>To support The Indigenous Walls Project, Wheatley recommends initiating open and candid conversations about Native rights with your friends and family, and also following @indigenouswallsproject on social media, sharing content and donating. Learn more and make direct contributions at <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/IndigenousWallsProject.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IndigenousWallsProject.com<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indigenous Walls Project was conceptualized as a simple community building gesture where we would invite artists to represent the diversity and culture of urban Natives without guiding or directing their vision,\u201d says founder Jared Wheatley, a dual citizen of the Cherokee Nation and USA and a veteran of the US Air Force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":54692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,1,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-communities","category-visual-arts"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the 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