Jimmy Yellowhorse presented a program on Cherokee culture, especially the music that plays a major part in his life and the lives of others, at the Nancy Ward Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. He played several different flutes that he had made and pointed out the difference in the sounds that they make.
His wife, Tamara, who is a prospective member of the chapter, sang Amazing Grace in both English and the Cherokee language.
Mr. Yellowhorse is considered a “Music Keeper,” passing the musical heritage of the Cherokee from one generation to the next.
The DAR has a strong connection to the Native Americans that assisted in the Revolutionary War. The chapter is named for Nancy Ward, a Cherokee Princess who was a friend to the settlers during the Revolution.