Oconaluftee Kendall A. Johnson Octavia Butler

Octavia Butler

With a focus on how to improve the effectiveness and cultural competence of clinical services and research

both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options

-John Perses Anabase

Oconaluftee Kendall A. Johnson Octavia ButlerThe Oconaluftee Valley, located on the North Carolina side of the Smokies, is home of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians and part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). This seemingly isolated valley has an epic tale to tell. Always a desirable place to settle, hunt, gather, farm, and live, the valley and its people have played an integral role in some of the greatest dramas of the colonial era, the Trail of