Story Scene
Before the Name Nancy Ward
What We Shoot
Frame the presenter beside the site entrance, then cut to leaves, hills, roadside details, and a phone map showing the distance toward the Overhill Cherokee country near present-day Vonore.
Story / Narration
She was born Nanyehi around 1738 in Chota, an important Overhill Cherokee town in what is now eastern Tennessee. Her original name is often translated as 'One Who Goes About,' though translations can vary.