                                ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Friday, February 28, 1997              TAG: 9702280045
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY

CHEROKEE PEOPLE|

LENGTH: Short : 17 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: MELODY SOUTHERN. Richard and Berdina "Mrs. Birdie" Crow

- elders from North Carolina's Cherokee Reservation - are two of the

participants in Saturday's Native American Awareness Day at New

River Valley Mall. For details on the event, see Out & About on Page

by CNB