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NCN Deputy Chief Tawny Eagle Letter to the Nation March 20, 2019
"Whole Indian Nations have melted away like snowballs in the sun before the white man's advance. They leave scarcely a name of our people except those wrongly recorded by their destroyers. Where are the Delawares? They have been reduced to a mere shadow of their former greatness. We had hoped that the white men would not be willing to travel beyond the mountains. Now that hope is gone. They have passed the mountains and have settled upon Tsalagi (Cherokee) land. They wish to have that usurpation sanctioned by treaty. When that is gained, the same encroaching spirit will lead them upon other land of the Tsalagi (Cherokees). New cessions will be asked. Finally the whole country, which the Tsalagi (Cherokees) and their fathers have so long occupied, will be demanded, and the remnant of the Ani Yvwiya, the Real People, once so great and formidable, will be compelled to seek refuge in some distant wilderness. There they will be permitted to stay only a short while, until they again behold the advancing banners of the same greedy host. Not being able to point out any further retreat for the miserable Tsalagi (Cherokees), the extinction of the whole race will be proclaimed. Should we not therefore run all risks, and incur all consequences, rather than to submit to further loss of our country? Such treaties may be alright for men who are too old to hunt or fight. As for me, I have my young warriors about me. We will hold our land."
Tsiyu Gansini (ᏥᏳ ᎦᏅᏏᏂ) “He is dragging his canoe” Dragging Canoe
Tsiyu Gansini (ᏥᏳ ᎦᏅᏏᏂ) “He is dragging his canoe” Dragging Canoe
WE ARE AT WAR FOR OUR VERY SURVIVAL, WE NEED YOU TO CHEROKEE UP!!!
The picture above is a pencil drawing of Chief Dragging Canoe. He left everything he had ever known, left everything he had ever cherished, left most of his clan and the only home he had ever known to fight for the right of his Nation and for Cherokees to be free. Look into his eyes and then tell me you will not fight for your Northern Cherokee family. If you cannot do EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING you can to help, then you are worthless to your people, you are worse than those who criticize and harp about the ‘Wannabee Cherokee’. By not helping your people, you are hurting us more than our enemies and frankly we don’t want nor need your kind of Native American. You are supposed to support your Nation, and help your Tribe. We are at WAR.
Every day Chief Grey Elk and I have people calling or emailing and asking absolutely insane questions and sometimes demanding we help them:
Can you tell me what tribe I belong to? NO.
Can you help me find my great aunt who is supposed to be Cherokee? NO.
How can I join a Cherokee group? We are not a club, seek your answer elsewhere.
My rent is due; I need help to pay it. Don’t care.
You have to help me with my family tree so I can join your group and get a monthly check. Seriously? Hell No.
And the list goes on and on. Most of these are either non-citizens or people that we have never heard from since they got a card 10, 20 or even 30 years ago. They don’t even know where we are; most think we are in Tahlequah, or part of the Cherokee in Oklahoma. News Flash, WE ARE NOT.
We do not get funding from the state or federal government. Every cent we get is from donations and goes to pay the nation’s bills. If anything is left, then it goes to the fight for Recognition. Everyone in your Tribal government from the Chief, Deputy Chief, Council and Tribal Secretary work for free. Most of us work 40+ hours a week to pay our own mortgage, car payments, etc., then turn around and give money to the tribe to pay the Tribal mortgage, utilities and repairs. Of course, if you cared about your Nation and your Tribal family you would already know this.
We do this because we are Cherokee and we are fighting a WAR for our survival.
It has become quite easy to tell who are the Real Cherokees and the ones who claim that in name only. Your Deputy Chief is going on the War Path. I AM SICK OF EXCUSES.
#1 The Chief and I (Deputy Chief) both live more than 3 to 4 hours away from the tribal headquarters, but yet, we manage to show up.
#2. We don’t have to ask what to do, we just do it.
#3. We make the time to find out what needs to be done because we give a damn about what happens to our people and our nation, it is important to us to do so. Obviously, it is not important enough to all of those that call wanting something for nothing, most we have not heard from in 10, 20 or even 30 years.
#4. Even if you are disabled or inhibited in other ways, you could make phone calls, write letters, etc. Even if you cannot hold a weapon, you can fight.
If you can’t seem to pull $5.00 a month out of your daily spending on McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, beer, cigarettes or your $600.00 phone, then our failure falls on YOU. If you can’t CHEROKEE UP, then our next 7 generations will know why because I will tell them. If you want recognition by any government including our Tribal government, then you better get busy and make a plan to send in $5.00 a month, let me repeat myself, send in $5.00 a month. We will see who the real Cherokee are and who wants us to succeed or fail. If you don’t want us to succeed, go on down the road, tear up your card and stop calling. We only want true and honest Cherokees who are willing to work to help our people.
Here is the TRUTH; you are either Cherokee or you’re not.
Does this letter upset you, Good, now just maybe we have your attention!
Gess guah dah
ᎠᎵᏕᎵᎩ ᏅᎦᏫᏴᎯ; ᏃᏈᏏ ᏅᏬᎯᎵ ᏓᎶᏂᎨᏍᏙᏗ
The picture above is a pencil drawing of Chief Dragging Canoe. He left everything he had ever known, left everything he had ever cherished, left most of his clan and the only home he had ever known to fight for the right of his Nation and for Cherokees to be free. Look into his eyes and then tell me you will not fight for your Northern Cherokee family. If you cannot do EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING you can to help, then you are worthless to your people, you are worse than those who criticize and harp about the ‘Wannabee Cherokee’. By not helping your people, you are hurting us more than our enemies and frankly we don’t want nor need your kind of Native American. You are supposed to support your Nation, and help your Tribe. We are at WAR.
Every day Chief Grey Elk and I have people calling or emailing and asking absolutely insane questions and sometimes demanding we help them:
Can you tell me what tribe I belong to? NO.
Can you help me find my great aunt who is supposed to be Cherokee? NO.
How can I join a Cherokee group? We are not a club, seek your answer elsewhere.
My rent is due; I need help to pay it. Don’t care.
You have to help me with my family tree so I can join your group and get a monthly check. Seriously? Hell No.
And the list goes on and on. Most of these are either non-citizens or people that we have never heard from since they got a card 10, 20 or even 30 years ago. They don’t even know where we are; most think we are in Tahlequah, or part of the Cherokee in Oklahoma. News Flash, WE ARE NOT.
We do not get funding from the state or federal government. Every cent we get is from donations and goes to pay the nation’s bills. If anything is left, then it goes to the fight for Recognition. Everyone in your Tribal government from the Chief, Deputy Chief, Council and Tribal Secretary work for free. Most of us work 40+ hours a week to pay our own mortgage, car payments, etc., then turn around and give money to the tribe to pay the Tribal mortgage, utilities and repairs. Of course, if you cared about your Nation and your Tribal family you would already know this.
We do this because we are Cherokee and we are fighting a WAR for our survival.
It has become quite easy to tell who are the Real Cherokees and the ones who claim that in name only. Your Deputy Chief is going on the War Path. I AM SICK OF EXCUSES.
#1 The Chief and I (Deputy Chief) both live more than 3 to 4 hours away from the tribal headquarters, but yet, we manage to show up.
#2. We don’t have to ask what to do, we just do it.
#3. We make the time to find out what needs to be done because we give a damn about what happens to our people and our nation, it is important to us to do so. Obviously, it is not important enough to all of those that call wanting something for nothing, most we have not heard from in 10, 20 or even 30 years.
#4. Even if you are disabled or inhibited in other ways, you could make phone calls, write letters, etc. Even if you cannot hold a weapon, you can fight.
If you can’t seem to pull $5.00 a month out of your daily spending on McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, beer, cigarettes or your $600.00 phone, then our failure falls on YOU. If you can’t CHEROKEE UP, then our next 7 generations will know why because I will tell them. If you want recognition by any government including our Tribal government, then you better get busy and make a plan to send in $5.00 a month, let me repeat myself, send in $5.00 a month. We will see who the real Cherokee are and who wants us to succeed or fail. If you don’t want us to succeed, go on down the road, tear up your card and stop calling. We only want true and honest Cherokees who are willing to work to help our people.
Here is the TRUTH; you are either Cherokee or you’re not.
Does this letter upset you, Good, now just maybe we have your attention!
Gess guah dah
ᎠᎵᏕᎵᎩ ᏅᎦᏫᏴᎯ; ᏃᏈᏏ ᏅᏬᎯᎵ ᏓᎶᏂᎨᏍᏙᏗ
Osiyo Citizens of the Northern Cherokee Nation,
Today was the first council meeting of our new year and I want to thank each and every one who made the effort to attend. Many of you like the Chief, Deputy Chief and most of the council drive between 3 1/2 and 5 hours to attend our meetings, they come from all four corners of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas , Oklahoma. It was great seeing our family. We even had a photographer from the L.A. Times.
My question to you is WHERE WERE THE REST OF THE NORTHERN CHEROKEE CITIZENS? I know that we have close to 10,000 enrolled that live in Missouri alone! We all have lives and families, but what do you consider your NCN family? Are we not important enough to take one Saturday a month and join your tribal family? Do you not want your children to know where they come from? Are you ashamed to let your neighbors and co-workers know your Cherokee? Think about why you joined the Tribe, was it because a family member signed you up? Do you think your going to get something from the white government? Or are you afraid you might have to contribute some time or heaven forbid money to your tribe? Think about this!
We have citizens that live in other states that call, donate and keep in touch. WHAT IS YOUR EXCUSE, Is it because you remember the horror stories from your great grandparents that is was illegal to be an Indian in Missouri, WELL GET OVER IT THIS IS 2019. CHEROKEE UP PEOPLE!
This letter is for all our citizens, not just Missouri. Because you live in another state You are not exempt!
We are a proud people, but it takes EVERYONE EVERYWHERE to make a family!
May Creator keep us all safe.
Busy Red Bird.
Today was the first council meeting of our new year and I want to thank each and every one who made the effort to attend. Many of you like the Chief, Deputy Chief and most of the council drive between 3 1/2 and 5 hours to attend our meetings, they come from all four corners of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas , Oklahoma. It was great seeing our family. We even had a photographer from the L.A. Times.
My question to you is WHERE WERE THE REST OF THE NORTHERN CHEROKEE CITIZENS? I know that we have close to 10,000 enrolled that live in Missouri alone! We all have lives and families, but what do you consider your NCN family? Are we not important enough to take one Saturday a month and join your tribal family? Do you not want your children to know where they come from? Are you ashamed to let your neighbors and co-workers know your Cherokee? Think about why you joined the Tribe, was it because a family member signed you up? Do you think your going to get something from the white government? Or are you afraid you might have to contribute some time or heaven forbid money to your tribe? Think about this!
We have citizens that live in other states that call, donate and keep in touch. WHAT IS YOUR EXCUSE, Is it because you remember the horror stories from your great grandparents that is was illegal to be an Indian in Missouri, WELL GET OVER IT THIS IS 2019. CHEROKEE UP PEOPLE!
This letter is for all our citizens, not just Missouri. Because you live in another state You are not exempt!
We are a proud people, but it takes EVERYONE EVERYWHERE to make a family!
May Creator keep us all safe.
Busy Red Bird.
Many are asking when the meetings are.
Our web page has a complete listing dates and times. There is also a Facebook note with the Schedule, Also we continually post on our Facebook page.
When all else fails call the tribal headquarters in Clinton 660-885-7779 Monday thru Fridays, please remember Buffalo Sister is an UNPAID volunteer so she may not be there every day. Leave a message and return phone # and she will call you back.
Our web page has a complete listing dates and times. There is also a Facebook note with the Schedule, Also we continually post on our Facebook page.
When all else fails call the tribal headquarters in Clinton 660-885-7779 Monday thru Fridays, please remember Buffalo Sister is an UNPAID volunteer so she may not be there every day. Leave a message and return phone # and she will call you back.
Important UPDATE!!!
NORTHERN CHEROKEE CITIZENS
As of December 20th 2018 the Chief's phone number in the
Cuba, Mo. office, 573-885-1070 will no longer be in service.
Lack of use and budget constraints have dictated this action.
Please direct all calls to the Clinton office,
660-885-7779 don't just hang up,
leave a message and Buffalo Sister will get back with you.
We will always strive to provide the best
service possible to our citizens.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas
and a Healthy and Blessed New Year.
Kenn Grey Elk Principle Chief N.C.N.
As of December 20th 2018 the Chief's phone number in the
Cuba, Mo. office, 573-885-1070 will no longer be in service.
Lack of use and budget constraints have dictated this action.
Please direct all calls to the Clinton office,
660-885-7779 don't just hang up,
leave a message and Buffalo Sister will get back with you.
We will always strive to provide the best
service possible to our citizens.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas
and a Healthy and Blessed New Year.
Kenn Grey Elk Principle Chief N.C.N.
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This is a secure and easy way to donate and help your tribe.
The Northern Cherokee Nation always appreciates your support.
If you'd like to become a supporter, PayPal is available for your convenience to make
your generous tax-deductible donations to the Northern Cherokee Nation.
Remember, the Northern Cherokee Nation is a 501c3.
This is a secure and easy way to donate and help your tribe.
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AFTER ALL THE GAME IS KILLED,
ONLY AFTER ALL THE STREAMS ARE POISONED,
ONLY THEN WILL WHITE MEN REALIZE THEY CAN'T EAT MONEY.
AFTER ALL THE GAME IS KILLED,
ONLY AFTER ALL THE STREAMS ARE POISONED,
ONLY THEN WILL WHITE MEN REALIZE THEY CAN'T EAT MONEY.
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