Saunooke attended Haskell Institute in Kansas, where he played tackle on the football team. He was descended from a lineage of Indian chiefs for five generations. Osley Bird Saunooke, chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and world heavyweight wrestling champion, was born near Cherokee, N.C., the son of an Indian father and an English mother. The property has been owned by five Cherokee Indian Chiefs and is currently owned by the great grandson of Chief Osley Bird Saunooke. Please note that we are located in a business village beside Big Cove Rd. We are a small, 9-site RV Park with no bath house or cable. The Elk live next door! The main hiking trail to the Visitor's Center or to the GSMNP is across the river from us. Reservations: 828.736.6331 Email: are located in Saunooke Village Business District: Shops, Restaurants, New Brewery and at the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
