Judaculla Rock Filming

A production company is set to begin filming at Judaculla Rock in Jackson County. The rock is considered sacred to the Cherokee. It contains petroglyphs that archeologists believe date back to 1,000 BC. According to legend, Judaculla was a mythological giant who left his mark on the rock.
Committee Films says it will film for about a week. Some Cherokee people worry the program may skew history, and focus on far-fetched theories, like the markings coming from aliens, rather that the facts.
"To change that, to alter that, to modify it does a disservice to what these things mean to our tribes and to our people both historically and spiritually," said Tom Belt, who is a Coordinator/Instructor for Western Carolina University's Cherokee Language Program.
Committee Films insists it has every intention of presenting Judacualla Rock accurately.
"We can point these things out. But we can still talk about what our host believes these things are. And I know what he believes that this stone is connected to the Cherokee," said Committee Films Senior Vice President Maria Awes.
The episode will air sometime after History Channel-Two begins its new season in October. But a specific airdate has not been set.
By Rex Hodge
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