Wealthiest Tribe of Appalachia - Cherokee 🇺🇸

I hope Peter truly understands how important his channel is. As an American I feel like I've been learning more about my country from his videos than anywhere else. In a world that seems so divided and media pushing agendas, these raw and unfiltered first hand looks into many different communities are essential. Thank you!

“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” ― Cherokee Proverb

What impressed me so much was how clean everything is, the people love their land and take care of it.

Found this on the situation about who owns the land.....Though it is commonly referred to as the Cherokee Indian Reservation, the 57,000-acre Qualla Boundary is technically not a reservation because individual tribal members hold title to about eighty percent of the land. Because the land is held in a federal trust, it cannot be sold except to other tribal members.

The Cherokees helped us Irish in the time of the famine. . Thank you ànd God bless you. From Ireland.❤❤

I don't want these Appalachian episodes to ever end . This has truly opened up my eyes to these places n people and I'm grateful for you making this series. Now one of goals is to go there n visit one day soon . Great work

As an African American born and raised here I am just amazed at what I am learning this side of my life about this place we all call home. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Thank you for sharing these stories. I remember the first time someone asked me what language "we" spoke at home... I was offended and shocked at the time but now as I learn more about other cultures, especially from Indigenous people, I understand the question and it's sad: I didn't know we had another language.

I've been visiting this area for forty years- actually recognized a lot of the roads. The difference in how the Cherokee are living is absolutely remarkable. Great film!

Peters attempting to understand different people from all over the world is what humanity needs right now

As a Brit, when I think about America this is what I think of, open lands, hills, trees, laid back people, wooden beautiful houses, rolling streams and beautiful wild life. Not the crap that the media tries to feed us. Keep up the great work Peter 💪

Please keep my daddy in your prayers. He had a major stroke a month ago and it has affected his whole left side. We're happy to say he just came home from rehab a week ago. Specifically for the return of the eyesight in his eyes. Thank you ya'll and God bless ❤

Fantastic journalism. That’s how the good and bad should be covered by the media, and you Peter are doing a sacred job. Keep up the amazing work. I love 2.5 hrs south of Cherokee, in GA, and Cherokee region is indeed one of the most beautiful places in the South. You found a wonderful genuine partner to this video. Thank you both.

My great, great, grandmother was Cherokee, and she walked the trail of tears, we grew up with a lot of respect to our elders and the men didn't talk down or abuse women or children, I love this show as Im learning a lot, Im 72, I have a picture of my great, great, grandmother standing in front of the little shanty shed house, a one room,

I’m a First Nation Ojibwe from Canada and I was the 1st member to graduate from university. I’m in my twenties… Everything was paid for after high school because they want to encourage more people to pursue education. You should come visit Peter!!! I would love to have a platform to talk more about my people, they deserve more recognition.

I went to school about 40 minutes from cherokee and it was my favorite place to go to. I even got to take a Cherokee language course while at school and I really fell in love with the history, mythology, and language of the tribe. Thank you for showing this place the love and attention it deserves.

Cherokee NC is one of my most favorite places on earth, I have been three time and need to go back. It is so beautiful. There is a feeling in the air it is hard to describe.

As a native of the pacific northwest I often feel disconnected from the natives of the east, not because my views are different but because we didn't suffer the same atrocities they went through in the early struggles of america. My tribe is one of a handful that never had to leave our original land and lived much as we always had into the early 1900's. It amazes me to see the progress of the tribes over the past 30-40 years and the hope the younger generations have given to a once marginalized and dying breed of man.

I wrecked my mental health with the political/religious debate side of YouTube for many years, but Peter, your videos are helping me think outwardly and healthily about humanity and have taught me to love and appreciate all people and all cultures. I'm no longer afraid, and you've helped me see that we are all human and capable of love, joy, and community.Thank you.

I pray my Cherokee brothers can still thrive and progress and go on hopefully one day the rest of us can get ahead like our brothers, greetings from the Jatibonicu Taino Tribal Nation of Boriken ( Puerto Rico 🇵🇷) seneko kakona Cherokee nitiao. ( Abundant blessings to our Cherokee friends)

This format of communication is so much more human than the for-profit media. The value of the small press was known at this country’s founding and is beginning to be found again in human social media producers. Really enjoyed the approach, editing, consistent story line, pristine audio, nice color balance, absence of exploitation, and …. Productions like this do not happen by accident. Bravo and know your commitment to excellence is obvious.