"Selected from the Smithsonian-Densmore Collection, Archive of Folklore, Library of Congress." Originally issued in 1965 on LP, Folkways Records FE 4251. Compact disc. Original liner notes by C.

We hear from singer Agalisiga Mackey, whose song "Tsitsutsa Tsigesv" was a standout submission to this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Sometimes, it's not the meaning of a song's lyrics that get to you.

Light pours through large windows and glass ceilings of the Cherokee Indian Hospital onto a fireplace, a waterfall and murals. Rattlesnake Mountain, which the Cherokee elders say holds ancient healing ...