1. Hewitt Walker Calhoun was an Eastern Band Cherokee musician, dancer, and teacher.
11 Facts About Walker Calhoun
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Walker Calhoun was a medicine man and spiritual leader who worked to preserve the history, religion, and herbal healing methods of his people.
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Hewitt Walker Calhoun was born on May 13,1918, in Big Cove, North Carolina.
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When Walker Calhoun was nine, his father died; around the same time, he stopped going to school to work on the family farm.
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At the age of 12, Walker Calhoun attended a boarding school in Cherokee, North Carolina, where he learned a little English.
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Walker Calhoun taught himself how to play the banjo during these formative years.
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Walker Calhoun married Evelyn Calhoun, and together they raised 10 children.
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Walker Calhoun was an active member of the eastern Cherokee community.
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Walker Calhoun took part in some land reclamation involved with the Cowee mound.
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Walker Calhoun made several records; hence some of his knowledge can be accessed even after his death.
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Walker Calhoun made two albums of his songs titled Where Ravens Roost and Sacred Songs from Medicine Lake.