In 2019, Furman University released a formal statement acknowledging that the campus was home to the Cherokee people. That acknowledgement will be unveiled on a plaque in an upcoming dedication ceremony. Scheduled for Friday, Nov. 3, at 12:30 p.m. the plaque will be officially unveiled between the Dining Hall and Furman Lake. Shelby Parker ’15 will represent the Cherokee.
The plaque includes Furman’s official statement, acknowledging that our campus was once the land of the Cherokee people and that other indigenous groups also traveled the forests and fields where we now study, work, and live.
You can read the University’s acknowledgement here or in one of several displays in the Duke Library to honor Native American Heritage month.