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Amy Walker |
| Amy Walker was born on the Qualla
Boundary.
The following biography from The Cherokee Artist Directory, 2001, Cherokee, North Carolina by Barbara Duncan, Freeman Owle, Amy Davis and Tess Thraves, published by the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in collaboration with the North Carolina Arts Council and the Cultural Resources Division of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is used with permission from the editors. |
| "Amy Walker presents programs on Cherokee medicine
and spirituality for groups of all ages and sizes. In her
presentations, she uses legends, artwork, and personal experiences to
explain Cherokee spirituality. Born on the Qualla Boundary to a Cherokee mother and Lakota Sioux father, Amy Walker grew up on a farm in middle Tennessee and returned to Cherokee when she was twenty years old. She learned medicine from both her mother and father. Her mother grew many medicinal herbs on their farm, and they traveled throughout the region selling liniments, herbs, tonics and teas. People visited their home for treatment, where songs, prayers and plants were used 'to enable a person to live life in a good way.' Traditionalist, healer, and grandmother, Amy Walker's spiritual journey has also been influenced by healers in Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Australia. She performs healing ceremonies and is a spiritual teacher. She also brings these traditions to bear in her practices as a social worker. She says, 'Most healing work needs to come from within.' Amy Walker has presented programs at the Unity Treatment Center in Cherokee, the Adult Chemical Dependency Unity at the Cherokee Indian Hospital, and the Cherokee Center for Family Services at the White Path Center. She often speaks at the annual North Carolina meeting of the Head Start program. She was featured in the exhibit 'Health and Healing' at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. Amy Walker works with people of all ages and audiences of all sizes. She is willing to travel when she can coordinate arrangements with her job. Her fee is negotiable, nut must include compensation for travel expenses. Fr large audiences, she needs amplification." Amy Walker |
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