Eastern Cherokee Nation

A look inside the Qualla Boundary (Cherokee Reservation) home of the Eastern Cherokee Nation on the Oconaluftee River.
#nativeamerican #cherokee #cherokeeindian #oconaluftee #native #americanindian #cherokeenation

[@YanasaTV]

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[@swEenov1]

I was wondering if u can help me learn more about my roots!!! Im from lumberton NC and I have cherokee in my blood! I think my tribe desadent from south Carolina because of how close we are to the border line to cross into SC. IF U CAN HELP OR TEACH ME SOMETHING ILL BE BLESSED

[@sumkidlowkey247]

Im Cherokee!!!!!!

[@user-wi1em9qy4f]

Real indians DONT WANT U TO BE AROUND UNLESS YOU FAMILY

[@flexx825]

Eastern Band Cherokee Indian here, checking in! Direct descendant of the one's that didn't walk the trail of tears but stayed 👌

[@NancyDunton-hb9ir]

My great great grandfather walked the Trail of Tears trek, then returned to his homeland range, raised a family of 8. He is buried in Bryson City, NC.

[@pamelabennett1492]

NO SUCH THING AS " EASTERN BAND CHEROKEE NATION"!!!😂 THE CHEROKEE NATION IS IN OKLAHOMA! THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIAN, or EBCI are living in Cherokee, NC on the Qualla Boundary, and in Snowbird, NC

[@elainewinter3088]

Me too!!

[@spaghettiminelli5524]

Im only part cherokee but idk anything from that side of the family

[@nothere1417]

Same, I just found out my great grranddad was apart of the Cherokee native Americans

[@abrahamisaacmuciusiii691]

What is your entire ancestry?

[@ninpobudo3876]

Cherokees are Creoles

[@everett4836]

Same

[@bosshoggduke2675]

Same

[@dempseyarmy7524]

Cherokee people are still a thriving Nation, thank you very much.

[@elainewinter3088]

Vv emenv wado

[@milamila8844]

beautiful i feel peace.

[@carryyourcrossministries6235]

Beautiful! I love you Native Family ❤️💜💙!

[@tracicomstock6525]

I am Cherokee on my moma's side (South Carolina) and Scottish on my daddy's side (Alabama). My ppl hid in Appalachian Mountains to avoid The Trail Of Tears. They intermarried with the Scotts and Irish. So I was born and raised in the Deep South, where I am from. Oh! Both sides were Christians. Scott's were Presbyterian. And Cherokee were Southern Baptist. Much 💘 to everyone!

[@pamelabennett1492]

Do you know any more details of the hiding out, when and where? How? Im interested in writing stories about those who DID NOT GO!😅

[@ColRubyDimplesManacha]

Many stayed behind. Dragging Canoe/Tsiyu Gunsini led a rebellion of sorts. There are a couple videos on KZbin that talk about it.

[@elieshasteffanson5758]

​@@ColRubyDimplesManachaDragging Canoe is my husband's 6th great-grandfather. He is an official Cherokee member. His great-grandmother is on the Dawes rolls.

[@ColRubyDimplesManacha]

@@elieshasteffanson5758Hello then, cousins!

[@melissalongmire5853]

This is where my great-great-grandmother came from I would like to find out more about her that we seem to have lost I'm up here in LaFollette Tennessee that's why I want to find out more about my Cherokee side of the family

[@CJ-pw9jm]

Same.

[@jeremyrobinson7919]

It’s federally legal to grow marijuana on reservations now ... most people don’t realize this . You can do so many things with hemp ...

[@everettduncan7543]

Yes but each rez still reserves their own rights to ban marijuana

[@michaelgustin8205]

My heart broke when a group of Irish from Delaware, Maryland, and Kentucky said they killed my grandmother a native women and great granddaughter of a chief. I ask for tribals world wide for support. Her name was Rosalee M. Gustin who donated to many tribes. Originally Eskridge. I need support...

[@jalapenopepper3282]

Their jealous because native Americans are stronger even in the past than Europeans (BTW: I'm part Cherokee)

[@yulyasevelova769]

That's terrible !! What happened, and how were they able to tell you this, who are these Irish people ? Do they have an organization of some kind, or are a crime family ? My friend this is a hate crime and illegal. There are Native law firms that are online you can find, please tell them at once. Write down everything, record everything, take photos also. Make sure they don't find you. Good luck and my condolences for your grandmother ! I'm from the Southern Altai in Russia by the way.

[@ghost_kinggamer]

I smell BS

[@thomasturner8621]

Im 50 percent Cherokee I don't understand any of the language but I love the Cherokee life.

[@billypalangga1770]

Looked they were having too much fun with the "bear growl" dance/song🤣👍

[@daniellongsworth4484]

It looks quite fascinating.

[@rickymcguire9084]

I am descendant of the great Cherokee nation and irsh I'm sick at 52 year iv lived a not good life now I think of death I wish I knew elders who would let me live in nature untill I go infront of the great father peace be with your hearts trail of no more tears

[@CaroleMinxBlanton]

Friendship dance at the end. Ositv nigad.

[@brianwilliams309]

I just located an ancestor from the Cherokee Nation not sure of what band as I have just located her

[@laffilmfest3759]

I enjoyed your video...

[@uselesswords6709]

Hang around tha fort music

[@sharonkeel7963]

😔🙏♥️

[@karmas.busdriver]

I suppose we were all one before the trail of tears, I just want the Eastern Cherokee to Understand. My Great grandfather's, and Great great grandfather lived their lives and died on the Tahlaqua reservation, and if The Cherokees of Tahlaqua can't acknowledge my Direct Ancestry over who did or didn't sign the scrolls, after the trail of tears by a tribe that wasn't allowed to have a chief till the year I was Born, I don't need a Scroll to tell me My great Grampa Silas Dearman was a full Cherokee. I'll see the legitimacy of those Scrolls Burned in Federal court a publicly declared a disgrace by every tribal nation I've stood with and defended. I love my Cherokee Ancestors. Hope you Eastern Cherokee Understand. I can't even stand at my great Grandparents grave as a tribal member.

[@karmas.busdriver]

I don't have anything to hide. My Grandma was Mary Joe Dearman who left Taulaqua as a youngster, Raised by rich white California relatives, and shamed into hating the fact she was Indian and couldn't hide it .

[@shadowwolf9329]

I have a bit of a kindred with the Cherokee people because my great grandmother on my mother's side was a full blood Cherokee however I don't know what the percentage of Cherokee blood I have.

[@geannasowers3125]

My grandmother married into the tribe in the 60's. Don't know if that counts or not.

[@jaidensullivan4334]

I'm a Cherokee Indian I don't know were my tribe is in Cherokee

[@ericschulze5641]

& I know this because I was with a mohawk woman for many years can't say who'she is because her family is extremely well known in the 7 nation's

[@cleopatra4392]

That's how I know

[@milamila8844]

Its too much going on now.i need this.

[@James-cs2dz]

I'm cherokee

[@astheticartistcat9579]

As a Cherokee myself, I really want them to become more known and for America to remember our heritage

[@og-greenmachine8623]

$5

[@eclipse4595]

@@og-greenmachine8623 you might as well call the whole Cherokee nation 5 dollar Indians if you’re gonna attack random people online that you don’t know, doesn’t make sense does it 🙄 even if they are pretending to be, you don’t know that

[@silversunastrology]

Seriously Roddy, stop spreading negativity.

[@Threezi04]

@@eclipse4595 he probably already does, he's a black supremacist most likely. I see them often on videos about native Americans, they like to claim that before Christopher Columbus arrived everyone in the Americas were black and they'll call any actual Amerindian a $5 Indian.

[@kaianimations675]

Im a Cherokee :)

[@bobcat9917]

I am currently exploring my Native heritage. Cherokee Nation is where my heart and spirit lead me. Thank you for the video

[@elisebrunet1481]

Same...im so far from cherokee nation ( im in france) i really want to come back to my real home.

[@og-greenmachine8623]

$5 thief🇺🇸

[@D0nnyy]

@@og-greenmachine8623 stfu

[@roi0672]

@@og-greenmachine8623 your just bored stfu

[@SOCyak]

@@og-greenmachine8623 Cmon man I’m full blood cherokee and my tribe is UCN. We respect all of our bloodline even if they’re mixed man. We validate that they’re really cherokee then we welcome them home with a ceremony

[@jackcraig1776]

Im the singer from the video

[@karenlee1741]

What one are you so I can go back and replay the video so I can watch you again and I'm in Arkansas are there any festivals around here I'd like to get to one and I might be homeless as well would you let someone like me camp out somewheres it all depends where this is I'm no wimp I have some skills and Bushcraft I no master but I know enough I know what I'm doing there is some Native American in the family from my grandfather Henry fern but I don't know the tribe and he served our country is a war veteran I've been asking people who I I have to ask for that information he came back married my grandmother and my mother and her sister came out of the deal

[@TheMregee]

Osiyo! Wado!

[@lindasandoval8944]

So awesome

[@shanareaves1197]

The music is beautiful♥️!!! I

[@bobcat9917]

You were amazing. Good job

[@DIYSolarandWind]

It is time to go back to the native growing and permaculture ways. I will be out of the city within the year

[@justicekaton9199]

DIY Solar Homestead 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@libertine40]

Right behind you brother!!! My oldman and I are headed to Maine - another area of the Eastern Woodlands. It's a place my Cherokee and Powhatan ancestors went to exchange Wampum during the Confederation gatherings. I can't wait... _______________________________________________________________

[@patrickcummins976]

The Eastern Band are not technically referred to as the Eastern Cherokee Nation. The proper name of the tribe is: "The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians." The Cherokee Nation are those descendants of the Cherokee who immigrated west to Oklahoma as a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Cherokee Nation is a thriving tribal community today based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

[@snicksabea]

Tanasi is a Cherokee word. (Tennessee)

[@davyhenry8985]

Thanks for sharing the info

[@pamelabennett1492]

👉💯

[@LeTrashPanda]

@@snicksabea My family is from TN, I have relatives in OK too. My grandparents tried homesteading in OK (bad idea, they got the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression)

[@cherryboo65b56]

Osiyo! My great grandma grew up in Cherokee Territory but married and moved to Edenton, Chowan county City area. She never went back. But, she taught her children traditions that my grandma passed to us years ago. I hope to go and visit soon.

[@jamingoosman2767]

Osiyo Kota

[@mjoneslifestyle]

Osiyo ♥️

[@missvida6251]

Are you a registered member and what band?

[@dennistrull1475]

@@og-greenmachine8623 put a little Choctaw in it🙂

[@Cattrez]

YOUR AFRICAN

[@kscheid]

My grandmother was Cherokee and of course I am too but she sadly passed away right before I was born so she never had the chance to teach me about our culture:( but this video is amazing and now I’m learning the language😁

[@SOCyak]

Get your tribal ID and come home 🙏🏽. We’ll teach you all about our culture, heritage, traditions, language, food, etc.

[@xGhostRidah]

I'm Cherokee Indian, White, and black. When I'm around these 3 cultures of people individually, I can feel that side of me come out. I'm just now learning more about my Cherokee culture. I always felt that living by the mountains was where I felt more comfortable living. Now I see why.

[@nojman12]

Black is not a race but a reclassification. Prior to the reclassification most Black/Colored/Negro were just Indian

[@tankjohnson143]

@UC4VvFZWlCni2dC14CV9iaGg 🧟‍♂️No Indian, That’s like saying Niqqer but to A Native. Don’t call us a Indian

[@manwhoismissingtwotoenails4777]

@@tankjohnson143 technically calling us red is the equivalent of say the n word.

[@SOCyak]

Black isn’t a race. White isn’t a race. You’re european and native american. As a full blood cherokee I welcome you home BUT we are NOT indians.

[@SOCyak]

@@manwhoismissingtwotoenails4777 Facts and calling us red indians will be sure to get your jaw broken.

[@tenelikus]

Id like to go there someday. I grew up in Oklahoma and we speak Cherokee differently than they do which I find interesting. I wanna know what the community’s like there

[@russellstevens6375]

I am white but i have Cherokee in my blood. And I am proud

[@southforthewinter257]

Same here

[@anthonyvulgamore5073]

Same I don't have alot of Cherokee but living by the culture and having the Cherokee blood makes you Cherokee

[@russellstevens6375]

Anthony Vulgamore I’m proud of it

[@camden9674]

I’m 75 and my dads 100 I came from those lands

[@africkinamerican]

@Luiz man stfu with that

[@chananyahbradley7895]

I am the 4th great grandson of Cheif Drowning Bear. Eastern Cherokee Tribe Qualla Cherokee my Great grandfather is Johnson Charles Bradley son of Van Daily Bradley and Annie (Anih) Oguma 1848 - 1884.

[@scottndawn]

Ello, my fellow hybrid very distant Native cousin, brother dude. I am -3% Cherokee. 6th great maternal grandmother is Wurteh Benge.

[@THECABSOURHERE]

That means u related to the Sherrill family

[@nojman12]

5$ Activity. Thats right after indian removal

[@Cattrez]

STOP LYING MY NINJA

[@robd1811]

my grandfathers grandmother hid out in the mountains during the trail of tears time, she then married and had children and died burried in a nondisclosed area..... My grandfather made sure I went here as a kid to feel some connection to my ancestors.

[@missvida6251]

Lmao. That is a lie

[@robd1811]

@@missvida6251 no it isn't. My great great great grandmother was 1 and my 4 times great grandmother had just had her. It wasn't my grandfather's grandmother it was his great grandmother the us govt was rounding up cherokee and leaving from Haysville NC They were able to hide out

[@ColRubyDimplesManacha]

Plenty stayed behind

[@Hereisemyyy]

I honestly just found out I’m Cherokee and want to find my roots

[@loreneedwards6215]

If you found out you are Cherokee your roots would be revealed already?

[@eveningclicks7767]

Maybe they are wanting to learn more about the culture after finding a relative's tribal card or finding out through a DNA test?

[@elfamosonerds416]

Excelente vídeo Saludos desde Guadalajara Jalisco México

[@supermane7466]

They are white people

[@ISAIFISHING]

Respect for cheroke from me a dayak tribe men from Kalimantan

[@stanhootzz1904]

Thank you fer Repping the humans. We are born to the Potato Clan on my Daddies side...goin back to the removal.

[@WiccanLad]

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 < ~ ~ Deer clan; Chickamauga Cherokees / United Keetowah Band of Cherokee Indians ~ Dohiyi Oginali! Tunkashila Wakan Tanka, pilamayaye. Onsimalaye. Wani wachiyelo omakiyaye. Mitakuye Oyasin. 😇

[@ColoredGlass777]

I was adopted into your clan by Walker Calhoun…an amazing experience.

[@pamalagreen4513]

I am Irish Cherokee, I want to learn and live my heritage

[@manwhoismissingtwotoenails4777]

I'm not enough Irish to say I'm Irish I have a surname that's Irish but that's because of my grandfather who only has irish heritage from the irish potato famine.

[@elizabethwest8322]

These are My People my mother used to take me there when I was little, Good to see the Blue Mountians and the river I used to swim in. I will always carry you in my heart.

[@joodeechop7499]

Last confederate general to surrender years after the civil war was a Cherokee general from this area.

[@leonceboudreauxwolf]

General Stand Watie, Western Cherokee is the one and he fought several months after the War was over.

[@rafaeltorres2886]

It's very interesting my great grandmother was born around 1870s her last name was Barnes and from Oklahoma a full blooded Cherokee that was adopted into a Hispanic family in New Mexico . Now understand where I get my looks 😆

[@vannjunkin8041]

In the American south we are so rich in Culture. It's so fascinating to learn about. Cherokee nation, tidewater, Piedmont, Appalachian, Gullah.. those are just a drop in the bucket ..

[@loreneedwards6215]

You have the Perfect, Santee, Edisto Natchez-Kusso, Lumbee, Catawba, Yamasee.....lots :)

[@vannjunkin8041]

@@loreneedwards6215 sounds like you're in the Carolinas☺

[@nathanlewis7850]

This is a sad video....it shows Native life being relegated to an amusement park full of dancing actors.....

[@BiornBear]

God bless you my people. 🙏 We are a brave and wonderful people.

[@marcymoore7866]

I loved visiting there. I learned so much of what my ancestors did. Such a peaceful feeling.

[@barbaramullins4233]

Don,'t run water backward. Let's start with helping Americans vote...really vote for change.

[@kathypaaaina3953]

Aloha My Son In- Law is part Chrerokee So my Grands are Hawaiian also I like the Bear one My Neighbor in my youth taught us Dance & how to make the Traveling Tee Per House he had nice headrests Mahalo for Memories

[@oso8146]

Yáh'áh'téh... That means hello in Navajo greetings from the Navajo Nation

[@davidgentile5225]

Proud to be a Cherokee warrior on the rolls, 😊

[@camden9674]

When you are from this town you know the people like you know your way around siyo tsaligi (hello Cherokee) I’m in the wolf clan but plays for bigcove And I know most of these places my dad is the person who knows everything but I moved away to a new state not far from NC but 2 miles away

[@maexpert11]

This makes me miss my grandma and how much we use to visit Cherokee when i was little and how much we would go to powwows we always took her to them and she always knew alot of people it seemed like but i will admit it was some of the most fun i remember having with my family but my grandma was very in touch with that part of our ancestry and she always wanted us to know about it and appreciate it

[@Ry77x]

I grew up hearing all the white kids at school saying they were Cherokee on their great grandmothers side. I still hear it today 25 yrs later from men at work. I live in Northern Ohio. Most of the kids/men have German surnames. I don’t know. Maybe they say that to make them feel more “real American” or people of the land. I’m sure it’s an honor that whites want to be Cherokee but seems everyone says that. At least where I am from. I’m Mexican / German American by the way. ...Cherokee have beautiful culture

[@africkinamerican]

There was a lot of intermarriage though

[@honeyjazz4147]

I have Cherokee ancestry, I'm trying too learn more about my Cherokee roots, my mom Cherokee nickname was Blue Bird.

[@SOCyak]

That’s beautiful

[@ghostcasper3185]

Why does everyone in the world claim there Cherokee everyone from whites to blacks??? You can ask anyone do you have any native American in them or if they volunteer the information freely they always say Cherokee nothing else it's always Cherokee and I'm wondering why does anyone know if so please let me know.

[@cloudinthewind]

I hope that the nation and your family has been able to continue these tours. While we are visiting the Smoky Mtns, I want to remember those who call this land home. Thanks for posting!

[@sandrafrizzell7682]

I noticed that Cherokee is very commercialized compared to other native Indian tribes. Looking for more traditional information.

[@ronwaynejr1335]

That part of my tribe. My nephew's first steps around our heart 💓💙❤️

[@kingbillcipher6898]

I'm full Cherokee

[@thyrien1088]

Cap

[@camden9674]

King Bill Cipher what clan?

[@stacyblue1980]

😊🙏

[@survivinglife__unplugged]

Beautiful ❤

[@SOCyak]

I’m full blood cherokee apart of the united cherokee nation but I moved away for the military but once I’m done with the military I’m coming back home

[@Bldze]

I love that chanting ahh it sounds so relaxed 😌

[@kandiwolfe1125]

Thank you for sharing this with us ! Peace to All of Us!! ;)

[@MT3dprintedworkshop]

My great great grandfather was a full blooded Cherokee chief. Part of NC tribe. My Ancestors walked the trail of tears and settled in MO.

[@SOCyak]

We don’t say blooded, we say blood.

[@nancydriver8850]

Who is your Great Great Grandpa?

[@TKIG1]

Wow this is what I'm mixed with..no way

[@jorgeabrahamhernandez1209]

Debemos que reconocer a los cherokees es parte de México

[@jackgallman3100]

I am not Cherokee but my Great Great Grandfather was adopted by a chief. His name is Colonel, William Thomas. He was the first white man to be chief of the Cherokee people he bought the land for the Cherokee which is now the reservation

[@runningdoe6288]

osiyo my home wado

[@olenagirich1884]

I like it when they dance and make these bear noises. I imagine this being used as a team-building exercise in some office settings :)

[@snicksabea]

Drum circles are so much fun!! Can be fantastic therapy.

[@DJBassBoomBottom]

I feel like schools are missing out on the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation, the only think I remember from my high school American history class about the Cherokee was that they had been forcibly relocated during the Trail of Tears. It's a great lesson on how people can presevere and keep their culture even when forced to assimilate, and is much better then the "they were all left" narrative I remember.

[@russellonearrow2154]

The strength of the Cherokee Nation was commerce between it's various tribes. You can tell that the man at the trading post was a natural born salesman.

[@Shades781]

The only connection I have with the culture is like one person from way back in my ancestry. And otherwise I'm Hella white. I'm just reasurching a bit for writing.

[@nojman12]

I RESPECT your honestly Un like these Pretendians

[@manwhoismissingtwotoenails4777]

@@nojman12 Many people say that they're Cherokee idk why, I only know for sure I am because we get offers to claim land in North Carolina

[@nojman12]

@@manwhoismissingtwotoenails4777 do you have connection to the tribe thru. Matriarch

[@CrowdPleeza]

I live in west Georgia. We have a lot of pine,oak and maple trees. Other than fire wood,I was wondering if anyone knew if the Cherokee or Creek people had any particular uses for these trees?

[@CrowdPleeza]

I found this interesting. survivalsherpa.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/how-cherokees-used-trees-of-southern-appalachia-for-food-medicine-and-craft/

[@everettduncan7543]

The Cherokee didn't live in western Georgia from what I recall, but you can ask the Seminole since their ancestors lived in your area

[@africkinamerican]

@@CrowdPleeza Wow, great resource. Thanks. Indians really knew how to use every part of a tree!

[@lukemccardle2379]

Oak and maple would make pretty strong longbows.

[@jdord4838]

May God help the indegiounes people of the world, God gave us His Son..Simply say and believe..Yeshua, Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me of my sins, wash me clean. I accept you as Lord and saviour, restore my life, help me. I believe you rose from the dead. And you will be saved, choose righteousness

[@deborahkish5411]

My Grandfather was Cherokee. I tell white's I have Cherokee heritage and they aren't always nice. I tell people of the First Nations my Grandfather was Cherokee and they don't believe me. It's difficult no to belong.

[@peggymcnabb5198]

i have learned how to make beads out of paper

[@TheEverydaypeoples]

OsiYo, , AS ABOVE SO BELOW, "HEAVEN" MIRROR THE TEXT, HEXED, A BECOMES A HEXOGONAL EYE, TURN THE MIRRORED TEXT TO THE LEFT " TWO PILLARS" H BECOMES I , E BECOMES ,3,THE HEXOGONAL EYE, X MARKS THE SPOT, 3 AND THE PYRAMID,(dollar bill) 6 RIGHT EYE, 6 LEFT EYE, 6 LETTERS IN THE WORD, please family make sure the elders see this!!!

[@darz3829]

Humans advanced technology, art, literature, transportation, mathematics, humor, law, manufacture, music, politics, weapons, materials, space exploration, and communications. Indians danced.

[@JohnDoe-fq7tc]

Blackfoot, im still on the land my great great great grandmother was born, she married white and my grandfathers have made it to where the land and our tradions will always stay alive and in the family as will I. Thank you Father Jesus

[@ApacheePower]

East Band Cherokee, have Hebrew blood!!!, So as some Mexican Tribes. Hebrews arrived to this Continent before spaniols 1200 years before columbus!!!. Another two Tribes in the United States territory also share Hebrew lineage, The Lakota and The Chiricahua Apachee. in Mexico there are some Tribes that also share Hebrew lineage, The Otomii, Mayas and Huatecos that live in the States of San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, and Hidalgo. There are some Cherokee that are related to Maya Hebrews that some time in past lived in the states of Georgia and Alabama. do some research about it, and you'll be surprised with the findings!!!, We have a very rich history that has never been tell.

[@leemer12]

How much of the ancient traditions are still intact vs. sharing from other tribes in post modern age? ...I see traditional dancers with traditional dress that look similar, begs the question how much is authentic say in the 1500's vs 1800's

[@nativeandindigenuscraftcre433]

Hi thanks this is similar to us haudenosaunee music 🎶 but i can tell the difference thanks for sharing and good luck with everything

[@kathydurrett9637]

I'm of Cherokee Decent. Love my Cherokee Roots. Would absolutely love to connect with more of my Cherokee sister's, and brother's there. ❤❤❤ Wado

[@killuazoldyck2630]

I'm Turkish and German and I love my cultures, but this is amazing! I want to learn more

[@SOCyak]

Learn more for what? You’re not us so why would you want to learn about our culture? We don’t wanna learn about your culture so leave ours alone. Go learn more about your culture

[@green7982]

You should definitely learn more! It’s super interesting, and I love my Cherokee heritage

[@green7982]

@@SOCyak What? It’s amazing that they want to learn more about our culture.. To anyone in this reply section, do NOT listen to this person.

[@SOCyak]

@@green7982 So that they can replicate it???? No thank you I’m doing what my ancestors would want me to do which is protecting what’s ours.

[@green7982]

@@SOCyak It isn’t protecting what’s ours to not let people learn about our culture. We are hurting ourselves if we don’t teach people about our ancestors and our heritage. We are supposed to share love and share what we know, and you, my friend, are simply gatekeeping as much as our culture. It’s not okay.

[@Nofretari]

I am proud of the Cherokee blood I inherited from my mother. Unfortunately I inherited my father’s coloring.

[@kathycuster1714]

Beautiful people! My great great grandmother was Cherokee. It was "bred" out of me. According to the DNA tests the European, Sots and Scandinavian was what I got. My sister got the same. My brother got the Ashkenazi Jew gene. We are just mutts I guess. My sister and brother each got a Factor VIII clotting disorder from the Jews. We all have the down turned mouth and my sister has the hooded eyelids from the Cherokee, I guess. We are "melted in the pot!"

[@iliveinthewoods]

I'm not part Cherokee because we can't ALL be part Cherokee. 🤣 ..I'm part Hopi.😆😅😂🤣 jk, I'm not Hopi, I'm just slightly vertically challenged.😯🤣 🤜🏻🤛🏽

[@hordesCoffee]

Im partially Cherokee about 11% according to my dna. But, I feel my calling elsewhere. In Utah

[@ridayuliani8032]

This reservation looks more better than the others

[@drw5252]

I am very curious do the Cherokee believe in Jesus Christ see I'm partying then to that I'm checking more into this

[@jamestompkins5680]

Many Cherokee today are Christian because many early Cherokee religion beliefs were compatible with some Christian beliefs such as the belief in a Great creator who the heavens and Earth!

[@camden9674]

Yes and no but most still go to pow wows witch normally take during the night and most believe in Jesus but some of my family think there was a creator

[@missvida6251]

No one in the comment section is Cherokee. If your grandma was full-blooded then you'd be a citizen. And there hasn't been any full-blooded Cherokee since the damn 1800s. So stop

[@Ginga_Steve]

I love reading about Native tribes , I think I first read about Cherokee people back in primary school, I use to choose books on cultures and nature. I hope one day I can make it back to America. Love , health and prosperity to everyone.

[@colecolwell5941]

I'm Kentucky Cherokee why do Mexican's think I'm one of them some say we went to Mexico an became the Mayans.

[@shotgunbettygaming]

You know when someone says they're 'part' ndn they mean Cherokee LOL! Playas GOT AROUND!

[@christinasweetheart2810]

My grandma was Cherokee and my FIL is full blooded making my husband Excatly half. Our oldest son looks full blooded.