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The Story of Tanasi, Part 4: Together in Protest, Together in Death

The farmers looked to the Cherokees to do what they themselves couldn’t. But along the way, some of the Cherokees reconnect with their sacred history.

Rivers and the Stories that Lie Beneath the Surface
Austin Carter is a Murray State grad and has been involved with WKMS since he was in high school. Over the years he has been a producer for WKMS and has hosted several music shows, but now calls Morning Edition his home each weekday morning.
Ariel grew up in and became disenchanted with suburbia early on. Since childhood, she yearned for rural farm life and has now made a chance landing in rural Murray, KY. She holds a BFA and MFA in Studio Art.“ I am driven to collect the stories and histories of rural folk, the people who , in some ways, have the most immediate connection to our history as a country. ” -Ariel