When the Past Meets the Present - Part 4

Motivation: Is a good deed really a good deed?
 
While we don't always get to learn a person's motives in his own words, this time we do. The words of William Boyd, Chief Baker's great grandfather, were recorded by his daughter and shared in an Indian Pioneer Paper interview. In this post, we will dissect that interview to learn why Boyd moved into the Cherokee Nation and what motivated him to advocate for changes in the Cherokee Nation.

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William Boyd, Chief Baker's great grandpa, was born in Arkansas, not the Cherokee Nation. He moved to Indian Territory in 1893, just before the family started trying to gain citizenship into the Cherokee Nation. His family had lived in Arkansas for 64 years and never moved across the state line into the Cherokee Nation. They always lived as white people. Nothing in any record shows any indication of Indian ancestry or that they considered themselves Indian. As soon as they crossed the state line from Arkansas into Indian Territory they started claiming to have Cherokee ancestry and they haven't given up the claim since. Notice Boyd didn't even say he was Cherokee or Indian. Instead, he said his mother was. It's a peculiar way to say something when one believes they are entitled to rights as an Indian, isn't it?

 

Boyd's first task after arriving in Indian Territory was to make friends with the full blood Cherokees he refers to as "these natives." He said he made friends with them by treating them as his neighbors. Whether Boyd realized it or not, his comments not only indicate he was white, they also had negative undertones. His words suggest he thought he was better than the Indians, but he treated them as his equal in order to gain their friendship.

It's important to understand what "claim" meant to U.S. citizens in the 1800s. They would settle on a piece of land they had no legal title to and "claim" it. This appears to be the type of claim Boyd was referring to because he didn't establish a claim to citizenship in the Cherokee Nation. He was repeatedly rejected and never gained the right to live legally on Cherokee land. Of course, that didn't stop him from illegally squatting there and using Cherokee Nation assets (land) to benefit himself and his family. He readily confessed that in 10 years time, he had cleared and cultivated about 40 acres of (Indian) land. He also admitted he used a lot of (Indian) land for his livestock, taking advantage of the free range available.

According to Nancy Hope Sober in the book, "The Intruders: The Illegal Residents of the Cherokee Nation 1866-1907", white citizens of the U.S. who falsely claimed to have an ancestor of Cherokee blood entered the nation presumably under the pretense it gave them the right to be there. Sober also wrote, "It was a common belief among intruding whites that "residence alone [would] give them a title to land in the Nation in the event it became a United States territory." "

We know Boyd falsely claimed to have an ancestor of Cherokee blood and that he squatted on Cherokee land, making his "claim." In my humble opinion, his actions were the same as many others who illegally moved into Indian Territory - it was an attempt at a land grab. He didn't move there to help anyone other than himself and his family.

Does it get any more clear than that? "As there were few whites in the neighborhood" the white teachers usually boarded at HIS house. Why? Because Boyd was white too!

This is where it is important to pay close attention to what William Boyd said. His motivation for his family doing "good deeds" starts to be revealed. He said the Indians did not want to change from their ways of living to that of the white man, but his greatest ambition was to do all he could do to bring about that change. Clearly he didn't care about what the Indians wanted. His greatest ambition was to change things to the way HE wanted. And what was his motivation for wanting things to change?

He wanted things to change because he was raising children in the Cherokee Nation. If a parent, one might be able to forgive a person who wanted change so their children could have a better life, but if able to forgive Boyd for that, it would be short lived. Immediately after he said he wanted improved social conditions because he was raising his children in Indian Territory, he followed with:

I don't think an explanation is needed but in the event someone missed it, William Boyd's greatest ambition was to see that the conditions in the Cherokee Nation changed from the Indian ways to the ways of the white man because he lived there with his children and it was, apparently, in his opinion, a place so abominable that it was a sin to raise those children there. If that doesn't scream that he thought Indians were "savages" or "heathens", I don't know what does!

Does anyone still believe this family was Indian? If you do, then either you are thick headed or living in a fantasy world. William Boyd's words expose him as a white man who thought he was better than Indians. Any good deed he did was clearly motivated by his desire to have a less "sinful" environment for his children.

Since this series began, it's received both positive and negative reactions. One of the most common negative responses comes from Cherokees who claim Chief Baker's maternal ancestors have done much work to improve the Cherokee Nation, therefore they should be given a pass on their false claim.  While I disagree with anyone getting a pass on a false claim, let's stay focused on the "deeds". At face value, those "good deeds" might seem like a positive thing, but on closer examination, when the true motivation is revealed, one  might begin to question whether those "good deeds" were truly good deeds. 

What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below. (And stay tuned for Part 5, coming soon!)

Those are my thoughts for today.
Thanks for reading.

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A Fake Cherokee is "Woman of the Year" in California

"Little Deer Durvin has been named “Woman of the Year” for the 34th Assembly District of the California State Legislature" according to the article, "Grove names Durvin Woman of the Year for 34th Assembly District " by Linda Saholt.

Statements in the article include "Born in North Carolina on a Cherokee reservation, she came to Ridgecrest in 1972 with her young children," and "She volunteers her time to go to local schools, clubs, and senior facilities to give presentations on Cherokee culture."

In another article titled, "Little Deer is Woman of the Year" by Jack Barnwell, it is stated, when discussing her being a representative for Ridgecrest of the Cherokee Community of Central California, "I try to educate the people about the Cherokee way and all Native Americans,” Durvin said. “I was very excited and honored to be named the representative."

There's only one problem with all of this. Carolyn Emerson Durvin is NOT Cherokee. She is NOT registered or enrolled with ANY of the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes and she has no real knowledge of Cherokee culture or tradition. She's a con woman who has lied and fooled many people, apparently now even the California State Legislature.  

The second article includes a picture of Durvin in some kind of attire in a "fashion show".

 

This kind of attire might fool non-Indian folks, but Cherokees know, there is nothing "Cherokee" about what that woman is wearing.

Enough is enough. How much is this fraud going to be able to get away with? If California wants to honor an American Indian, shouldn't they honor a real one? Geez Louise people, get a clue!

For more information on the fraud this woman is perpetuating, please see my post about her at this link.

My post - Cherokees Demand Truth from Carolyn "Little Deer" Durvin


Links to the two articles -

Article 1
Article 2  

Link to Shannon Grove's facebook page where she has posted a picture of Carolyn Durvin.

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UPDATE:
After at least two comments were left on Shannon Grove's facebook page explaining how real Cherokees feel about her recognizing the fraud, Carolyn Durvin, our comments were deleted. Here are two screen shots of her page, before the comments were removed.

 

Those are my thoughts for today.
Thanks for reading.

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Notice: Freedmen Descendants Protest

NOTICE: Freedmen descendants will hold a protest demonstration on Friday, Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. outside the BIA offices in Muskogee, OK. They are protesting inaction by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to enforce the Treaty of 1866 and allowing the Five Civilized Tribes to discriminate against their black citizens. All freedmen descendants and supporters are encouraged to attend.

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We're Still Fighting for Our Identity

Not so long ago, I learned of several threats made toward American Indians or their representatives who were working to protect the truth about our history, culture and identity.

In Tennessee where the state had recognized 6 culture clubs as tribes (this has since been overturned), one of the fake Indians screamed at an authentic Choctaw woman and told her "get off my land!" meaning the woman should leave the state of Tennessee and go back to Oklahoma.

A Cherokee Nation hired lobbyist who was working in Tennessee on the issue of these fake tribes was threatened with “if this was a war party, you’d be shot.”

A radio personality who is a member of a fake tribe in Alabama threatened to take legal action against some Cherokees on facebook because he didn't like what they said. He also threw many insults at them, calling them racist and accusing them of falling for the white man's version of history among other things.

Recently, even I have experienced something similar after debunking a family myth. I am now the target of a smear campaign simply because I made factual statements about the ancestors of a non-Indian who was trying to claim our Cherokee history.

What do these threats and actions all have in common? They show the extreme attitude of non-Indians toward Indians when we don't allow them to lay claim to our history and our identity. These types of attacks are unacceptable. We, as American Indians, have a right to stand up and defend our true history against anyone who would try to bastardize it to claim it as their own. We have a right to speak the truth, whether non-Indians want to hear it or not. And we have a right to be angry when non-Indians, despite all the evidence, still romanticize that they might be Indian.

If someone has a problem when we speak the truth, then that is their problem, not ours. Perhaps the simple fact that that some non-Indians become so emotionally out of control over the very fact they are challenged reveals something about them. Could it be they are unable to take pride in their true ancestors so they have to invent some claim to one they can be proud of? Could it be they have no sense of culture or heritage so they want to claim that of someone else? Or could it be they just want to be Indian so badly, they will just never accept being told they aren't? I really have no idea, but one thing is for sure, we are still fighting for our very identity and this fight doesn't look like it will end any time soon.

Those are my thoughts for the day.
Thank you for reading.

CC
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Revised post from June 27, 2010.

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Don't Pay a Fee to "Become" Cherokee!

Recently, I stumbled upon a website that seemed to offer a lot of things to people who believe they descend from a Cherokee but can't prove it. The name of the site and the words used on the site were obviously selected in order to dupe a person who was not very knowledgeable about Cherokee history, genealogy or tribal enrollment. The site led people to believe that for a fee, they would be a registered Cherokee and would be eligible for services like housing and medical care. This was so disturbing, I feel I would be doing my readers an injustice if I didn't say something about it and other sites who will prey on those who desperately want to be enrolled as a Cherokee.

I have said it before and I will say it again, if you are truly Cherokee and meet eligibility requirements, you will NEVER be asked to pay for ANYTHING to be enrolled or registered! There are no processing fees, enrollment fees, application fees, membership fees, etc.....NEVER, NEVER, NEVER!!! If you are trying to become a member of a Cherokee "tribe" and you have to pay a fee to do it, then IT IS NOT AN AUTHENTIC TRIBE! If you are trying to to get registered and you have to pay a fee, then YOU ARE NOT REALLY GETTING REGISTERED OR ENROLLED in an authentic tribe! These so called "tribes" and groups will accept anyone, as long as the payment clears.

There are THREE federally recognized Cherokee Tribes - the Cherokee Nation, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These are the ONLY legitimate Cherokee tribes. With them, there is no charge for an enrollment number or a registration number. So, if you are looking for an "elusive Cherokee ancestor" or are desperate to become a tribal member, remember this - our Cherokee heritage is not for sale. No matter how much you might want it, you cannot buy it. You either get it for free at birth or you don't get it. And that is just the way it is.

Those are my thoughts for today.
Thanks for reading.

CC
The Granddaughter

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Native Art and Etsy

The post below was published in my Arts and Crafts blog about a year ago. Though some things have changed, others haven't. The person selling their baskets as "Eastern Cherokee" baskets has changed her descriptions to say Eastern Cherokee style and there has been a small push to make anyone selling any item that is Indian style state whether they are in compliance with the 1990 Indian Arts and Crafts Act or not. But, one particular artist refuses to admit he is not Cherokee. He claims he is a "Free Cherokee" and will answer to no government. He finds ways to skate at the edge of the 1990 Indian Arts and Crafts act and goes to the forum and posts where he is considered a "respected elder" by people who obviously have no clue they are being duped. It is pretty sickening that Etsy allows this cultural and identity theft to continue. I guess since they make money from the artists and craftsmen who sell there, they don't care as long as they get their cut of money from the deception and lies.

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Native American Art and Etsy

Because I am a person who has proven ancestors on the rolls of the Cherokee Nation, Cherokee art interests me. I thought I would search Etsy and see how many Cherokee artists were listing items there. I thought since the site is respected as handmade and supposedly is in support of artists, it would be leading the charge against frauds and copycats in the world of craftsmen and artisans. Boy was I wrong! Not only is there blatant copyright infringement taking place, there is also a large number of resellers (someone who does not make items handmade but purchases in large quantity and then resells as if they made it). These people are often even featured on the front page and in the gift guide sections! Hmm................

But, back to my research on sellers listing handmade items as "Cherokee" either in their description or in their search tags. When I entered "Cherokee" as my search word for the handmade section, I got 157 hits. Not all were incorrectly labeled, but many were. And others were obviously using the word "Cherokee" as the name of their item because it probably makes it sell better. For example, in just the first two pages of my search, I found 8 items that were named Cherokee. Several sellers name pieces of their jewelry that and one artist who works in nudes named her art that. Even though their use of the word irritates me, I know we can't do much about it.

Then, there are sellers who use their tags, which are used in searches, both on Etsy and Google, incorrectly by listing Cherokee as a tag. One of the most interesting, in my opinion, was a seller of felted baby booties that she tagged as Cherokee. I guess she thinks there is a long line of Cherokee people out there looking for felted baby booties for their children! Why else would she use such a tag? The booties sure didn't look Cherokee or even American Indian style to me.

Then, we have the people (who I personally think are crossing the legal line) who list their items to make it seem as if they are Indian made. One seller makes baskets and lists them as "Eastern Cherokee baskets" in the title, but then in the description, says their baskets are inspired by the Indians of the Southwest. Two other sellers speak of their Cherokee ancestry in their bios and how it inspires them to make what I call "Indian looking" art. They use the names like KickingWolf and KiowaBear (not their real names.....) but never talk in their bio about tribal registration. My thought is if you are tribally registered and are trying to sell Indian art, it is something you would mention. Maybe not, but if I were wanting to back up my claims and reassure my customers that what they are getting is authentic, I would state it. I am not sure if these people know, but they may be in violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990. And that the selling of art and labeling it in such a way as to lead the buyer to believe it is "Indian" made is a federal crime punishable by hefty fines and jail time.

So, back to my thoughts that Etsy is not too concerned about all this. I have flagged some of these items and asked for them to be reviewed. It didn't seem to matter because the items are all still there and the sellers seem to be going strong. So, it seems to me, that even though Etsy tries to give off a respectable impression that it is all about art and artists, it isn't. Seems to be more like Etsy doesn't care how or what methods are used for selling something as long as they get their cut in the end. Pretty sad that they, like many others, don't mind making a buck off of fraudulent, so called, Indian art.

Even though Etsy doesn‘t seem to care, there is something we can do to stop the violation of the 1990 Indian Arts and Craft Act. That is reporting it to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in Washington, DC, who will investigate, inform the perpetrators of their violation and demand a cease and desist. If they refuse, the IACA will request prosecution by the FBI and the Commerce Department. Since Etsy is making money from this fraudulent art, they are as guilty as the frauds they allow to sell it. Hopefully they will come to their senses and stop allowing this to happen. If not, I guess they can be reported right along with the artists.

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Those are my thoughts for the day.
Thank you for reading.

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Stealing the Identity of Indians

On my father's side, I have ancestors who immigrated to the United States from Germany. I don't speak German and I don't know anything about German history other than the few things I have learned from world history classes. When my German ancestors left their native country to become citizens of the United States, they had to renounce their citizenship to their old country and swear their allegiance to their new one. By doing so they not only forfeited their own citizenship and rights to their native country, but also that of all their descendants.

What if I decided I wanted to be German, but since the government there would not recognize me as a citizen, I started my own nation called "The German Nation of the United States"? What if I sold citizenship cards to other people who were also not accepted as German citizens? What if I and my fellow "Germans" started having gatherings where the public was invited to share in our versions of German culture and learn our versions of German traditions? What if we sang songs in our version of the German language? What if we told our family stories and said they were part of German history even though those stories were in direct contrast to actual German history? What if we said we were the "free Germans" who refused to be held under the iron fist of Hitler or any other German government? What if we petitioned the United Nations for recognition as our own nation? Would this be absurd? Of course it would. Would it be an insult to real German people? Of course it would. If someone did something like that, it would be viewed as terribly wrong and people everywhere would oppose it.

If it is wrong to do this to a recognized nation in the world, then why is it okay to do it to a federally recognized Indian nation? Federal recognition is not something handed out willy nilly by the government. Recognition is a legal term that means the United States recognizes a government-to-government relationship with a tribe. Tribes exist politically in a “domestic dependent nation status” with the government of the United States. Federally recognized tribes have historical interactions with the United States through treaties and agreements. These tribes must also have continuous American Indian identity in a distinct community. In other words, these tribes, as a whole, must have continuously identified as American Indian and lived in a geographically defined community that was specific to that tribe.

For Cherokees, this means after the forced removal, one had to be living either in Indian Territory or among the Eastern Cherokees in North Carolina. There were no other Cherokee communities in the United States that had a government to government relationship with the United States. Any former citizens of the historical Cherokee Nation had renounced their citizenship and had become citizens of the United States, just like any other person who had left the nation of their birth. This means they not only forfeited their own citizenship and rights to the Cherokee Nation, but also the citizenship and rights of all their descendants.

There are only three federally recognized Cherokee tribes in the United States, the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. But, there are over 200 fake Cherokee tribes masquerading as authentic Indians. These fake tribes are often composed of people who have no documented connection to the historical Cherokee Nation. Despite this, these people claim to be Cherokee and start their own "tribes" since they are not accepted by any of the three authentic tribes.

These "tribes" offer membership with little to no proof of any Cherokee ancestry required. They hold gatherings and pow wows where they "teach" their ideas of Cherokee history and tradition. They sing in bad versions of the Cherokee language and tell their family stories as if they are actually part of Cherokee history even though there is no proof to verify what they claim. These "tribes" call themselves the free, disenfranchised or lost Cherokee. Often the people in these tribes claim their ancestors refused to "sign the roll" or refused to bow down to the government. These tribes clog up the federal recognition process with their attempts to become accepted and recognized as Cherokees. Is this absurd? Of course it is. Is this an insult to real Cherokee people? Of course it is. But, people do this all the time and few people, other than real Cherokees, see anything wrong with it.

Well, there is something wrong with it. These people are making money by impersonating Indians and in my opinion, it is both morally and criminally wrong. After all, if I made money by pretending to be a well known person, I would probably be arrested for criminal impersonation. These fake tribes should be no different.

The authentic Cherokee tribes are made up of descendants of those listed on either the Dawes or Baker Rolls. Those rolls include the names of citizens who stayed with their nations; helped clear and farm their nations' land; helped build their nations' businesses and schools; participated in their nations' governments; and defended their nations in times of war and unrest. Through their loyalty to their nations, those Cherokee citizens paid the price for their descendants to have the right to call themselves Cherokee. No one else has that right. In the past, everyone wanted to steal our land. Now they want to steal our identity. What is next? Our first born child? Oh, wait, that's been done already..........When will these crimes against Indians stop?

Those are my thoughts for today.
Thank you for reading.

CC
The Granddaughter

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Cherokees Take a Stand Against Frauds

Cherokees are taking a stand against fraudulent artists, performers, musicians, etc...

ONE VOICE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE !!!

You can help!

• Document all the frauds you find and notify the Cherokee Nation
• Write the Cherokee Federal delegation in Oklahoma and the Arizona Senators
• BCC the Washington, DC office
• Write Chief Chad Smith

When you write, write as an individual Indian and be specific. Include all arts--performing, music, etc.. Provide examples of those who fraudulently call themselves American Indian/Native American. Include your name, address and contact information for follow up contact.

Contact information:

Cherokee Elected Officials
(in the first box, select elected officials and in the second box, select the person you wish to contact)

Oklahoma's Federal Delegation

Washington DC office - cnwo@cherokee.org

Arizona Senators -
Jon Kyl
John McCain

If you think this does not affect you, think again. When someone impersonates you, it does affect you. It is time to stand up against those people who fraudulently represent themselves as Cherokee (and/or Native American) artists, musicians, performers, etc...

Those are my thoughts for today.
Thank you for listening.

CC
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Fraudulent "Cherokee" Organizations

AL The Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama
AL Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama
AL Chickmaka Band of the South Cumberland Plateau
AL Chero-Creek Intra Tribal Indians (Dothah, AL)
AL United Cherokee Ani-Yun-Wiya Nation
AL Cherokee of Southeast Alabama
AL The Langley Band of Chickamogee of Cherokee Indians
AL Eagle Bear Band of Free Cherokees
AL Cherokee River Indian Community
AL Cherokee of NE Alabama (formerly Cherokee of Jackson Co.)
AL Chickamauga Cherokee of Alabama
AL Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama Wolf Clan
AL Phoenician Cherokee II Eagle Tribe of Sequoyah
AL Principal Creek Indian Nation East of the Mississippi
AL Cherokee Nation of Alabama
AL United Cherokees of Alabama
AR Confederated Western Cherokees of Arkansas
AR Arkansas Cherokee Nation
AR Central Tribal Council
AR Cherokee Nation West of Missouri and Arkansas (formerly Cherokee Nation West -
Southern Band of the Eastern Cherokee Indians of AR and MO)
AR Lost Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri (Two factions 1. Conway 1. Dover)
AR Arkansas Band of Western Cherokee INC
(formerly Western Arkansas Cherokee Tribe) Sulphur Springs, AR
AR Arkansas White River Cherokee (Lady Lake, FL)
AR Cherokee-Choctaw Nation of St.Fransis and Black River (Paragould, AR)
AR Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory
AR Northern Cherokee Tribe of Indians of Missouri and Arkansas
AR Amonsoquath Tribe of Cherokee (Mammoth Spring, AR)
AR Ozark Mountain Cherokee Tribe of Arkansas and Missouri
(Melbourne, AR and Alton, MO)
AR Old Settler Cherokee Nation of Arkansas (Timbo, AR)
AR The Arkansas Cherokee
AR Sac River and White River Bands of the Chickamauga and
Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri (Springfield, MO) formerly known as No.
Chickamaga Cherokee Nation of AR and MO)
AR Western Cherokee Nation of Arkansas & Missouri (Paragould, AR)
AR Western Cherokee of Arkansas and Louisiana Territories
AR Neches Tribe - Cherokee Nation (Hot Springs, AR) Defunct
AR Chickamauga Cherokee Nation White River Band
AZ The United Cherokee Nation (UCN) Western National Office
CA Tuolumne Band of Cherokee Indians (Twain Harte, CA)
CA Ani Yvwi Yuchi (Cherokee)
CA Amonsoquath Tribe of Cherokee CA
CA The Cherokees of California (Marysville, CA)
CA Cherokee Nation Heritage Organization of California
FL The Hunter Tsalagi-Choctaw Tribe (Marianna, FL)
FL Chickamauga Cherokee Indian Creek Band (Deltona, FL)
FL Choctaws of Florida (AKA Hunter Tsalagi Choctaw Tribe)
BIA info about them
FL Tuscola United Cherokee Tribe of Florida, Inc.
(formerly Tuscola United Cherkees of Florida and Alabama, Inc.)
FL Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe, Inc. of Florida
GA Cherokee Indians of Georgia, Inc.
GA American Cherokee Confederacy
GA Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee (1st)
GA Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee (2nd) Dahlonega,GA
GA Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee (3rd) (William Dover and Charles Thurmond
GA United Cherokee Nation (Arizona and Georgia)
GA Cane Break Band of East Cherokees (rejoined Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee, Inc.)
GA Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, Inc.
(American Cherokee Confederacy and Southeastern Cherokee Council) Albany, GA
GA Broad River Band of Cherokee
GA The United Cherokee Nation (UCN) Eastern National Office
GA Uganawvkalvgv Kituwah Ayeli
GA Chickamauga Cherokee Band of Northwest Georgia
GA SouthEastern Indian Nation
GA Southeast Cherokee Confederacy
IN Lone Wolf Band of Cherokee Indians
IN Northern Cherokee Tribe of Indiana
KS Red Nation of the Cherokee (also operates in AR)
KS Kanasas (Awi Akta) District of NCNOLT
KS Kaweah Indian Nation (Chief Thunderbird Webber)
KY Black Wolf Clan of SE Cherokee Council, Inc.
KY Cherokee Tribe of Kentucky
KY Kentucky Cherokee Heritage Group (Henderson, Co. KY)
KY Southern Cherokee Nation of Kentucky (Henderson, KY)
MI Southeastern Cherokee Council, Inc.
MO Ahi Ni Yv Wiya, Inc.
MO Western Cherokee (Salem, MO)
MO The Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory (Columbia, MO)
MO Amonsoquath Band of Cherokee
MO Chickamauga Cherokee Nation
MO Cherokee Nation West (Seneca, Mo)
MO Dogwood Band of Free Cherokees
MO Northern Cherokee Tribe of Indians of Missouri and Arkansas (Clinton, MO)
MO The Wilderness Tribe of Missouri
MX Cherokee Nation Mexico
NC Cherokees of Hoke City or Co. (Lumber Bridge, NC)
NC Cherokee Indian Tribe of Robeson and Adjoining Counties (Red Springs, NC)
NC Cherokee Powhattan Indian Association (Roxboro, NC)
NC Cherokees of Robison and Adjoining Counties
NC Creek-Cherokee Indians , Pine Tree Clan
NC Free Cherokee (Chapel Hill, NC)
NC Ridge Band of Cherkees (Ridgecrest, NC)
NC Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, Silver Cloud Clan, (Cedar Grove, NC)
NC Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy (Haw River, NC)
NC Tsalagi Nation Early Emigrants 1817
NJ Cherokee Nation of New Jersey
NJ Osprey Band of Free Cherokees
NM Alburquerque Township Cherokee Nation
NY North-Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
NY Deer Council of Free Cherokees
NY CherokeeBlackfeet
NY Nuy Keetoowah, Inc.
NY Ohatchee Cherokee Tribe of New York and Alabama
OH Cherokee Delaware Indian Center (Coshocton, Ohio)
OH Cherokee United Intertribal Indian Council
OH Chickamauga Keetoowah Unami Band of Cherokee
OH Eastern Cherokee Nation, Overhill Band (Columbus, OH)
OH Etowah Cherokee Nation (Portsmouth, OH)
OH Tallige Cherokee Nation, Fire Clan (Lucasville,Ohio)
OH Free Cherokee, Four Direction Coucil (Toledo, Ohio)
OH Free Cherokee, Hokshichanklya Band (Creola, Ohio)
OK OK (Ani Tsi Na) District of the NCNOLT
OK Canadian River Band of the Southern Cherokee Nation
OK Northern Cherokee Tribe of Indians (Weatherford, OK)
OK Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, Horse Clan
OK Southern Cherokee Nation (Webbers Falls, OK)
OK Northern Chickamaunga Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri (Miami,OK)
OK United Band of the Western Cherokee Nation
OR Northwest Cherokee Deer Clan
OR Northwest Cherokee Wolf and Paint Clan (Salem,OR)
OR The Cherokee Delaware Tribe of the Northwest
OR Northwest Cherokee Wolf Band of the Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy (Talent, OR)
PA Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy of Pennsylvania
PA Tsalagi Elohi Cherokee Earth
PA Free Cherokee-Chickamauga (Chesne,PA)
PA United Cherokee Tribe of West Virginia, (Sewicky, S. Carolina)
PA White Path Society
SC Cherokees of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
SC Broad River Band of Cherokee
SC Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois & United Tribes of South Carolina, Inc
SC Free Cherokee-Chickamauga
TN Chikamaka Cherokee Band of the South Cumberland Plateau Region, Inc.
TN Tennessee River Band of Chickamauge Cherokee
TN Cherokee Wolf Clan (Yuma, TN)
TN Chota Nation (Sweetwater, TN)
TN Turkey Town Association of the Cherokee (Nashville, TN)
TN Cherokee of Lawrence Co. (Sugar Creek Band of the SECCI
AKA Central Band of Cherokee (Leoma, TN)
TN Buffalo Ridge Cherokees
TN Chickamauga Circle Free Cherokee (Chattanooga, TN)
TN Cumberland Creek Indian Confederation (Tracy City, TN)
TN Eastern Cherokee Nation (Chattanooga, TN)
TN East Tennessee Overhill Cherokee Descendants
TN Elk Valley Band-Council of Chickamauga Cherokee (Estill,TN)
TN Free Cherokee Tennessee River Band Chickamauga (Jasper, TN)
TN Free Cherokee (Grandview, TN)
TN Free Cherokees Chickamaugan Circle (Ooltewah, TN)
TN Free Cherokee Good Medicine Society (Grandview, TN)
TN Red Clay Band of Southeast Cherokee Confederacy (Ooltewah, TN )
TN Red Stick Confederacy (Franklin, TN)
TN Free Cherokee of Tennessee (Evensvillie, TN)
TN Elk Valley Council Band of Free Cherokee (Pigeon Forge, TN)
TN Etowah Cherokee Nation (Cleveland, TN)
TN Etowah Cherokee Nation (Pigeon Forge, TN)
TN Tennessee Band of the Cherokee (Strawberry Plains, TN)
TN Aniywiyai Native People (Cleveland, TN)
TN Appalachian Confederated Tribes (Lee Vest, Kingsport)AKA Upper Cumberland Cherokee
TN Aniyunweya Nation (Lyles, TN)
TN Over-Hill Indian Nation - Cherokee (Englewood - Tellico Plains)
TN Deer Clan of East Tennessee (Lenoir, TN)_
TN Faraway Cherokee Association (Memphis, TN)
TN Tanasi Council of the Far Away Cherokee (Memphis, TN)
TN Tanasi Native American Group (Knoxville, TN)
TN Tennessee Band Cherokee, Inc. Earth Clan (Nashville, TN)
TN Tennessee Band of Eastern Cherokee (Knoxville, TN)
TN TeeHahNahMah Nation (Rockwood, TN)
TN Tohcahe Band White Wolf Guardian Spirit
TN Tsalagi Intertribal Warrior Society
TN United Eastern Lenape Nation Middle Division Inc.
(formerly known as Cherokee of the Upper Cumberland, Knoxville)
TN United South and Eastern Tribes (Nashville, TN)
TN Central Band of Cherokee AKA Cherokees of Lawrence Co. TN
BIA decision concerning them
TN Western Cherokee, TN (Break away from Ar and MO, Atoka, TN
TX American Cherokee Tribe of Texas (Lumberton, TX)
TX Cherokee Nation of Texas Limited
TX Free Cherokee, Hummingbird Clan, (Dallas, TX)
TX Cherokee Nation of Texas Tsalagi Nvdagi Troup
TX Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, Hawk Clan (Mineral Wells, TX)
TX Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, Sequoyah Clan (El Paso, TX)
TX Southeastern Cherokee Tribe and Associated Bands (Porter, TX)
TX Texas Band of Cherokee Indians of the Mount Tabor Indian Community
TX Texas Gulf Coast Cherokee and Associated Bands New Caney, TX
TX Texas Buffalo Bayou Band of Chickamaugan Cherokee, Southern Cherokee Nation
TX Court of the Golden Eagle, The Oukah
TX Sovereign Cherokee Nation (Tejas, Mesquite, Dallas)
UT Cherokee Indian Descendents Organization of the Ani-Yun-Wiya
UT Colorado River Band of the Southern Cherokee Nation
UT Rocky Mountain Band of Cherokee Descendents - Magna
VT Free Cherokee, Tribal Council, Springfield, VT
VT Green Mountain Band of Cherokee (Bristol, VT)
VT Sunray Meditation Society (Bristol, VT)
VA Appalachian Cherokee Nation
VA Buffalo Ridge Cherokees
VA Cherokee of Virginia Birdtown
VA Free Cherokees Spider Clan (Richmond, VA)
VA Inagel Tsalagi, Cherokee of Virginia (Rapidan, VA)
VA Northern Tsalagi Indian Nation
VA Southern Cherokee Confederacy, Pine Log Clan, (Fairfax, VA)
VA Turtle Band of Cherokee (Evington, VA)
VA United Cherokee Tribe of Virginia (Madison Heights)
VA Wolf Creek Cherokee Indian Tribe of Virginia
WV United Cherokee Tribe of West Virginia
WA Free Cherokees, Four Directions Council, Toledo
WA Anisahani Blue Clan, Woodland
WS Southern Cherokee Confederacy, Wisconsin
VBC Southern Cherokee Confederacy, Haddock/Compton Clan (Vancouver)
WDC Cherokee Tuscarora Nation of Turtle Island (Washington, D.C.)
MB Chewah Cherokee Nation (Amaranth, MB ROH OBO Canada)

Various locations - The United Cherokee People

Source: Cherokee Nation (Fraudulent Indian) Task Force Tweet