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[Cherokee High School class of 1926]

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Title	[Cherokee High School class of 1926]
Creator	unknown
Medium of Original	photographs
Date of Orginal	1926
Dimensions	8" x 10"
Description	This photograph of the Cherokee High School graduating class of 1926 includes renowned Cherokee woodcarver, Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000). A native of Cherokee, North Carolina, Chiltoskey was trained in woodworking and art at the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas and the American Indian Art Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He began teaching woodworking at the Cherokee High School in 1935. He worked as a model maker for the U.S. Army during World War II and continued his craft after retiring in 1966. He was known for his many carvings of animals and people and worked primarily in native woods like walnut, cherry, apple, buckeye, and holly. Chiltoskey is pictured standing fourth from the right.
Subject - Topic	Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern Schools -- North Carolina -- Cherokee Indian Reservation
Subject - Group	Cherokee Boarding School -- Students
Time Period	1920s
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution	Museum of the Cherokee
Collection	Photograph Collection
Inventory Number	MCI_CH_126_A
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC 28719
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723