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UPCOMING EVENT: Southeastern Festival Sept. 18-19 in Cherokee, NC-- be sure to attend-- for info go to the nc cherokee museum website
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Our original homeland included what are now known as many different states.
The USA "added" to our homeland when they forced us out west. (we never gave up claim to the southeast)
So we include those in what we call the Western District.

find which district you live in-- here is a list to help you --

Western District (includes Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico) = Wu-de-li-gv-di-tlv-yi (western place)

Alabma = Tsa-s-ga-ya-yi (yellow jacket place)
Georgia = Da-lo-ne-ga-yi (gold place)
Illinois = Ga-no-le-s-gi-yi (windy place)
Indiana = Do-tsu-wa-yi (cardinal place)
Kentucky = Sa-go-ni-ge Ka-ne-s-ga-yi (blue grass place)
North Carolina = U-ta-li-yi (mountain place)
Ohio = E-quo-ni-yi (river place)
Virginia = Tsu-na-da-da-tlu-tu-gi-yi (sweetheart place)
South Carolina = Ka-nv-si-ta-yi (dog wood place-- our range was everywhere a dogwod can grow)
Tennessee = Ta-na-si (meets back)

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our goal:
to bring all the Cherokee Descendants BACK--
--back to the language
--back to the culture
--back to our homeland

UPCOMNG EVENT: Fall Renewal-- October is time of Creation we ask each Cherokee family to host a feast the 2nd weekend in October. Prior to the feast, mend fences and offer forgiveness, invite family over and finish the unfinished business of our lives.

NEW NEW NEW
WE ARE ON FACEBOOK!!
search for us as
"Cheroke Ancestors - Cherokee Descendants - Cherokee Heritage"

If you have even 1 Cherokee Ancestor, you are a Cherokee descendant .====
We are distinctive and unique.
1-- we all have at least one ancestor who was listed on a Cherokee Roll, or military enlistment, or historical document.
2-- we all meet together monthly with our families locally for food and fun and for prayer.
3-- we accept anyone who has a Cherokee Ancestor in our group.
4--we are learning as much as we can
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