It is one thing to know you have Cherokee ancestry, but it is quite another to prove Cherokee heritage. Unfortunately there were very few records kept of the Cherokee people prior to their relationship with the United States, and even then the records were hardly complete. As a result, finding proof of Cherokee heritage is
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Cherokee Genealogy Queries Posted August 2014
Online Course ‘Native Peoples of Oklahoma’ Offered for Free
The University of Oklahoma is offering a free online course this semester which explores all aspects of life for Native Peoples of Oklahoma. The course is an introduction into the history and cultural traditions, as well as contemporary contributions in film, art, and literature of the Native people of Oklahoma. Additionally, issues relating to law
Rebecca Wiltshire Whitwell
Born in Sallisaw, Ok in 1950. I was highly influenced by my grandmother (who lived to be 93 summers). She tried to teach me some of the old ways. She was Cherokee and Choctaw and very proud of the fact, just as I am. I started piecing quilt tops in 1991. I learned to do
Tonia Hogner Weavel
Tonia Hogner Weavel, Cherokee citizen, has been making Cherokee clothing for the past 20 years. Most of her sewing experience has been tear dresses, ribbon shirts and hunting jackets. In 2003 she created a double caped, embroidered deerskin coat and began to expand her skills to other types of textile mediums. This coat is on
Andrew Rhoades
I have Exhibited at the 2009 Trail of Tears Art Show, and also in the 2009 Language exhibit at the Cherokee Heritage Center. Also, I have been published in the Generations: Cherokee Language Through Art book. My works are available at The Cherokee National Museum and the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum. Notably, I acquired the taste
Lisa Rutherford
I am a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, a member of the Cherokee Artists Association and I live on my family’s ranch near Tahlequah, Oklahoma. My passion is traditional pottery and 18th century clothing and beadwork. I have been making traditional pottery since 2005. I dig my own clay, clean and process it, build my
Sharon Irla
Sharon Irla is a contemporary Cherokee artist whose collective body of works span the fields of painting, murals, graphics, photography and now picture frame designs (Native American-style). She currently resides in Eastern Oklahoma where she works from her private home studio. Irla’s current artistic field of focus is that of oil paintings, which are almost
Daniel Horsechief
Dan HorseChief was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1969. His Pawnee father died at an early age, leaving Dan to be raised by his Cherokee mother, Mary Adair. It was his mother who taught Dan to appreciate and understand Cherokee culture and to refine his ability as an artist. Dan received formal training as a
Abraham Locust
I am an award winning Native American beadwork artist and public speaker. I love telling the world about our culture and our people’s history. It’s my way of keeping our sacred people alive in this day and age. Tribal Affiliation: Cherokee Nation Abraham Locust’s Art Gallery Contact Form Whether you’re interested in placing a custom
Victoria Mitchell
Victoria learned traditional southeastern woodlands style pottery making seventeen years ago from her mother, Anna Sixkiller Mitchell, a full blood Cherokee, who revived the art for the Cherokee Tribe of Oklahoma over the last 40 years. Although Victoria didn’t begin showing and selling her pottery until 1998, she says, “I feel as if this is