Native Americans of Georgia Bus Tour 

Travel to three of the major Native American sites in North Georgia: the Etowah Indian Mounds, New Echota, and the Chief Vann House. At each site you will go on a tour led by an archaeologist or historian to learn about the Mississippian period, the Historic period, and Indian Removal. Stand on top of an Indian Mound overlooking the village plaza, see the stone fishing traps in the Etowah River that were constructed by natives hundreds of years ago, experience the printing of the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper, enter the Cherokee courthouse, and see the home of a Cherokee planter. You will be amazed by Georgia's native cultures.

9:00 Board bus & leave Decatur (meeting site will be the parking lot at the Carter Presidential Library)

10:00 Tour with archaeologist at Etowah Mounds (Cartersville, GA)

12:00 Arrive at New Echota (Calhoun, GA) and picnic

12:30 Self-guided tour at New Echota State Historic Site with living history demonstrations 

2:30 Guided tour of Chief Vann House State Historic Site (Chatsworth, GA)

5:30 Arrive back in Decatur

The cost is $80 for members of the DeKalb History Center and $95 for nonmembers (this includes lunch at New Echota, travel and admission)