After preserving a sacred Cherokee site in Franklin, known as the Nikwasi Mound, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and a local conservation group are now developing a 60-mile cultural corridor. The corridor will run between Nikwasi Mound and another heritage site called Cowee. Juanita Wilson is co-chair of the Nikwasi Initiative, the organization behind the project, which she says was sparked by the effort to protect Nikwasi Mound. Once completed, the Cherokee Cultural Corridor wil