Roots Entwined: The Cultural Synthesis of the Appalachian Granny Witch and the Cherokee ​The mist-covered peaks of the Appalachian Mountains have long served as a natural fortress, isolating the communities within its hollows from the outside world. In this isolation, a unique cultural alchemy occurred. The "Granny Witch"—the matriarchal healer and folk magician of European descent—did not develop her craft in a vacuum. Her practices were deeply influenced by, and often inextricably blended with