 There is, however, an ongoing initiative to release at least a share of the land title to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) through the "Nikawasi Initiative," a not for profit organization.The mound would then become part of the "Nikwasi-Cowee Corridor," an EBCI proposal covering the Nikwasi mound and the nearby Cowee Mound (a similarly built mound across the river – just north of Franklin).The mound site takes its name from the Cherokee town which had located on about 100 acres there and entered the historical record in the early 18th century.