Craft and Bake sale!
Craft and Bake sale!
When: December 7, 2019
Where: Northern Cherokee Nation
578 E Highway 7
Clinton, Mo.
Time: 9am to 3pm
Come on out and join us! Bring your family and your friends.
Refreshments of a bowl of chili, water, and coffee for a donation!
All proceeds go towards our winter fuel bills.
Craft and Bake sale!
When: December 7, 2019
Where: Northern Cherokee Nation
578 E Highway 7
Clinton, Mo.
Time: 9am to 3pm
Come on out and join us! Bring your family and your friends.
Refreshments of a bowl of chili, water, and coffee for a donation!
All proceeds go towards our winter fuel bills.
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATION CITIZENS!
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Northern Cherokee Nation’s 31st Annual Powwow.
It is because of YOU, that it is a success!
It is because of YOU, that it is a success!
The Northern Cherokee Nation wants to thank each one who came to your Powwow Friday and Saturday even if it did get a little wet!
We decided to listen to the weather people and had to cancel the closing ceremonies for Sunday.
We know many people were disappointed, but it was better to error on the side of caution that have people traveling in bad weather.
Chief Kenn Grey Elk and the entire Powwow committee would like to say Wado to each one for all their HARD work that goes into making this a success. Special thanks to all who took time off work to spend the week before Powwow, here at the grounds getting everything ready.
If I tried to name each of you, I surely would miss someone, so know this, Chief and I thank you all!! See you all next year!!
The Powwow Committee would like to thank everyone for coming to the Northern Cherokee Nation’s 31st Annual Powwow.
It is because of YOU, that a year's worth of planning is a success.
We would also like to thank all our volunteers for you time, effort, and hard work.
Kitchen volunteers, Tracy, Evening Star, Junior, Sandy, Johnny, Trish, Joe, and Tanya.
Grounds volunteers, Beth, Steve, CJ, Jaden, Tina, and Tony.
We decided to listen to the weather people and had to cancel the closing ceremonies for Sunday.
We know many people were disappointed, but it was better to error on the side of caution that have people traveling in bad weather.
Chief Kenn Grey Elk and the entire Powwow committee would like to say Wado to each one for all their HARD work that goes into making this a success. Special thanks to all who took time off work to spend the week before Powwow, here at the grounds getting everything ready.
If I tried to name each of you, I surely would miss someone, so know this, Chief and I thank you all!! See you all next year!!
The Powwow Committee would like to thank everyone for coming to the Northern Cherokee Nation’s 31st Annual Powwow.
It is because of YOU, that a year's worth of planning is a success.
We would also like to thank all our volunteers for you time, effort, and hard work.
Kitchen volunteers, Tracy, Evening Star, Junior, Sandy, Johnny, Trish, Joe, and Tanya.
Grounds volunteers, Beth, Steve, CJ, Jaden, Tina, and Tony.
Osiyo Northern Cherokee Family,
Today we will present a short genealogy lesson. The world today is chocker block full of experts. Religious experts, archeology whizbangs, those experts steeped in the knowledge of anthropology. Historical experts, genealogy experts, mystical guru’s, and shamanistic teachers. Each with their own theory on where and when early humans originated from and migrated to. We will not go into any of their beliefs and/or theory’s. Remember, a theory is at best, a wild guess that cannot be proved now or ever. Most are backed up but nothing but conjecture or even better, a mystic vision brought on by some illicit substance. These EXPERTS are usually collage professors surviving on million-dollar grants.
We all know the drill taught in schools for the last 200 hundred years. We all crossed over the Bearing Straight from Asia about 8 to 10 thousand years ago. Despite archeological evidence dating some of us back to 35 thousand years and carbon 14 dating going back even further, this goofy theory is still being taught in schools. Ok fine, these very well compensated experts have their theory’s, and so do we. Who better to present theories about our history than us? Instead of conjecture, and paycheck driven theory, how about old Cherokee legends. The experts know very little of our old legends. They make common sense to us. Our whole world is driven in many ways governed by COMMON SENSE. One of our legends tell us that when “Unegas” whites, are faced with common sense, they will resist. If common sense is forced on them, they will violently rebel. Ok fine. Enough about that.
Some of the early legends say that the Island we lived on MAY BE off the east coast of Brazil, was being attacked by a vast number of warriors from the main land of South America. When they looked down on us from the mountain peaks, they observed that we lived in buildings that went into the clouds. After secretly observing us for some time they determined that we had weapons of unimaginable power. This will be discussed in another legend about one of our early peace belts. Their leader called off the attack telling his warriors that if we were attacked, we would destroy all of mankind. This legend ends there. The next legend begins with our island being destroyed by a volcanic eruption. We built huge log rafts and 14 of the clans escaped. More about the number of clans later. Legend says that we came ashore somewhere on the east coast of Central America. Personal interviews with Mayan Priest indicate that we “dwelt” with them for “a time” and then traveled to a place called Canyon De Shelly. We lived there for a time and then for reasons no one knows, we left this place leaving no trace of our culture, and returned to the country of the Mayans, where according to them we “dwelt” with them for another “period of time” and then departed toward the Northeast. From here on our legends take over from the Mayan Legends. If any of you doubters have the nerve, go “talk” to some Mayan Priests discover how much more they know about our clan system that we do. “OR” how little do we know about theirs.
This ends this part of chapter 1 of the origins of Cherokee history. Much more on chapter 1 later. Chapter 2 on our history in North America will come soon. Please remember this. What we have presented here is based on ancient legends. We are in sole possession of most of these legends. Much of this story comes from old manuscripts written on everything from bark parchment, cane writing, old rolled up sections of wagon canvases and only translated from Cherokee into English in the last 200 years. Just one more thing. Sequoya did not invent the Cherokee form of writing, but he did a miraculous job of modernizing it. In the old times only, the Priest could read and write. It was forbidden for anyone else. Copies of the 91 to 104 symbols of what is now know as the old script still exist. We have these. Several groups out there can write and converse in “Old Script.
We know that bringing some of this old knowledge back to light will probably upset some the old elders and of course the all-knowing scholars but this does not belong to them. This belongs to all Cherokee’s. The authors of these writings will stay anonymous for now or until they decide otherwise.
Kenn Grey Elk
Da Na Da Go Huh i
Now on to something more interesting, like making sure your nation survives in the next century. We keep track of as many Cherokee groups as we can. Many of these groups fail for lack of support of their members, most lack any records of their culture or history, some get absorbed by other groups and simply fade away. We are very blessed to have preserved many of the old writings, records, medicine books, ceremonies, and the only complete record and information on the clan system. Very few groups can even agree on how many clans there were or are now. What is all of this worth to you? We have existed in the past by a few dedicated donors, but we need more. WE need all of you to donate. With property and building insurance, improvements to your grounds, utilities, office supplies, postage and much more. We must have a dependable source of monthly income. I have asked before that you donate the cost of a Big Mac meal $ 10:00 once a month, I am asking again to sustain your Nation into the future.
REMEMBER, WE RECEIVE NO STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING AND ALL OFFICE STAFF (1) ARE VOLUNTEERS.
Show pride in your nation, your pride in the fact we have survived 275 years as a separate group that refused to sign peace treaties or give up any of our land without a fight. We have survived the Indian removal acts signed by the Missouri legislature, which meant being shot or hung in the middle of he night or removal to “Indian Territory” Oklahoma if we survived. We have withstood vicious attacks from other Cherokee tribes who claim we are appropriating a culture they barely know anything about. We still, currently, are in conflicts with Missouri law makers on several issues and yet we do and always endeavor to persevere. Hang in there with your tribe. Enjoy this fight, Support your Nation. Remember we fight for you.
We have PAYPAL for your convenience, or if you wish you may send a generous check made out to NCN and mail to NCN P.O. Box 413 Cuba, MO. 65453
Today we will present a short genealogy lesson. The world today is chocker block full of experts. Religious experts, archeology whizbangs, those experts steeped in the knowledge of anthropology. Historical experts, genealogy experts, mystical guru’s, and shamanistic teachers. Each with their own theory on where and when early humans originated from and migrated to. We will not go into any of their beliefs and/or theory’s. Remember, a theory is at best, a wild guess that cannot be proved now or ever. Most are backed up but nothing but conjecture or even better, a mystic vision brought on by some illicit substance. These EXPERTS are usually collage professors surviving on million-dollar grants.
We all know the drill taught in schools for the last 200 hundred years. We all crossed over the Bearing Straight from Asia about 8 to 10 thousand years ago. Despite archeological evidence dating some of us back to 35 thousand years and carbon 14 dating going back even further, this goofy theory is still being taught in schools. Ok fine, these very well compensated experts have their theory’s, and so do we. Who better to present theories about our history than us? Instead of conjecture, and paycheck driven theory, how about old Cherokee legends. The experts know very little of our old legends. They make common sense to us. Our whole world is driven in many ways governed by COMMON SENSE. One of our legends tell us that when “Unegas” whites, are faced with common sense, they will resist. If common sense is forced on them, they will violently rebel. Ok fine. Enough about that.
Some of the early legends say that the Island we lived on MAY BE off the east coast of Brazil, was being attacked by a vast number of warriors from the main land of South America. When they looked down on us from the mountain peaks, they observed that we lived in buildings that went into the clouds. After secretly observing us for some time they determined that we had weapons of unimaginable power. This will be discussed in another legend about one of our early peace belts. Their leader called off the attack telling his warriors that if we were attacked, we would destroy all of mankind. This legend ends there. The next legend begins with our island being destroyed by a volcanic eruption. We built huge log rafts and 14 of the clans escaped. More about the number of clans later. Legend says that we came ashore somewhere on the east coast of Central America. Personal interviews with Mayan Priest indicate that we “dwelt” with them for “a time” and then traveled to a place called Canyon De Shelly. We lived there for a time and then for reasons no one knows, we left this place leaving no trace of our culture, and returned to the country of the Mayans, where according to them we “dwelt” with them for another “period of time” and then departed toward the Northeast. From here on our legends take over from the Mayan Legends. If any of you doubters have the nerve, go “talk” to some Mayan Priests discover how much more they know about our clan system that we do. “OR” how little do we know about theirs.
This ends this part of chapter 1 of the origins of Cherokee history. Much more on chapter 1 later. Chapter 2 on our history in North America will come soon. Please remember this. What we have presented here is based on ancient legends. We are in sole possession of most of these legends. Much of this story comes from old manuscripts written on everything from bark parchment, cane writing, old rolled up sections of wagon canvases and only translated from Cherokee into English in the last 200 years. Just one more thing. Sequoya did not invent the Cherokee form of writing, but he did a miraculous job of modernizing it. In the old times only, the Priest could read and write. It was forbidden for anyone else. Copies of the 91 to 104 symbols of what is now know as the old script still exist. We have these. Several groups out there can write and converse in “Old Script.
We know that bringing some of this old knowledge back to light will probably upset some the old elders and of course the all-knowing scholars but this does not belong to them. This belongs to all Cherokee’s. The authors of these writings will stay anonymous for now or until they decide otherwise.
Kenn Grey Elk
Da Na Da Go Huh i
Now on to something more interesting, like making sure your nation survives in the next century. We keep track of as many Cherokee groups as we can. Many of these groups fail for lack of support of their members, most lack any records of their culture or history, some get absorbed by other groups and simply fade away. We are very blessed to have preserved many of the old writings, records, medicine books, ceremonies, and the only complete record and information on the clan system. Very few groups can even agree on how many clans there were or are now. What is all of this worth to you? We have existed in the past by a few dedicated donors, but we need more. WE need all of you to donate. With property and building insurance, improvements to your grounds, utilities, office supplies, postage and much more. We must have a dependable source of monthly income. I have asked before that you donate the cost of a Big Mac meal $ 10:00 once a month, I am asking again to sustain your Nation into the future.
REMEMBER, WE RECEIVE NO STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING AND ALL OFFICE STAFF (1) ARE VOLUNTEERS.
Show pride in your nation, your pride in the fact we have survived 275 years as a separate group that refused to sign peace treaties or give up any of our land without a fight. We have survived the Indian removal acts signed by the Missouri legislature, which meant being shot or hung in the middle of he night or removal to “Indian Territory” Oklahoma if we survived. We have withstood vicious attacks from other Cherokee tribes who claim we are appropriating a culture they barely know anything about. We still, currently, are in conflicts with Missouri law makers on several issues and yet we do and always endeavor to persevere. Hang in there with your tribe. Enjoy this fight, Support your Nation. Remember we fight for you.
We have PAYPAL for your convenience, or if you wish you may send a generous check made out to NCN and mail to NCN P.O. Box 413 Cuba, MO. 65453
Osiyo Citizens of the Northern Cherokee Nation!
As one of my duties as Secretary of the Nation, I am updating files every day! I have finished the letters A thru G and have started the H files. In reviewing these files, I have found many of you have not contacted your nation in many years. If you last name falls in the above letters, please contact us at northerncherokeenation@gmail.com to request an update form or go to our website www.northerncherokeenation.com and download the UPDATE form (located in the contact tab) to your computer. Print it out, fill it out, and mail it to
Northern Cherokee Nation, P O Box 413, Cuba, Mo 65453.
Ladies if you have changed your last name, we need you to update! All citizens with the last names in the above letters, if you have not updated within the last 3 years, WE NEED YOU TO DO SO NOW! If you have moved, changed phone numbers, changed email address, WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU! Dead line is May 31, 2019. If you do not update your file, you will be placed on an inactive list, until we hear from you again. You say you are Native? WELL IT IS TIME TO NATIVE UP!
Buffalo Sister
Tribal Secretary
660-885-7779
As one of my duties as Secretary of the Nation, I am updating files every day! I have finished the letters A thru G and have started the H files. In reviewing these files, I have found many of you have not contacted your nation in many years. If you last name falls in the above letters, please contact us at northerncherokeenation@gmail.com to request an update form or go to our website www.northerncherokeenation.com and download the UPDATE form (located in the contact tab) to your computer. Print it out, fill it out, and mail it to
Northern Cherokee Nation, P O Box 413, Cuba, Mo 65453.
Ladies if you have changed your last name, we need you to update! All citizens with the last names in the above letters, if you have not updated within the last 3 years, WE NEED YOU TO DO SO NOW! If you have moved, changed phone numbers, changed email address, WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU! Dead line is May 31, 2019. If you do not update your file, you will be placed on an inactive list, until we hear from you again. You say you are Native? WELL IT IS TIME TO NATIVE UP!
Buffalo Sister
Tribal Secretary
660-885-7779
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.
BE PROUD TO SUPPORT YOUR NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATION!
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.
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.
ONLY AFTER ALL THE TREES ARE CUT,
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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