MEET THE NATION

THE OVER-HILL INDIAN NATION OF CHEROKEE DESCENDANTS

• PRINCIPAL CHIEF:   Floyd "Gray Eagle" Hooks of the Long Hair Clan
• ***Acting  Principle  Chief until further notice:   LaNita "White Star" Adams
• HEAD ELDER : Joseph Durham
• BELOVED WOMAN OF THE NATION: LaNita "Mother Moon Spirit" Hooks of the Long Hair Clan
• HEAD WARRIOR: Jim "Horse" Haynes of the Long Hair Clan
• HEAD OF THE WOMEN'S COUNCIL: Shelia "Wild Pretty Bird" Durham
• MEDICINE WOMAN: "Little Deer" Margie Gray
• MESSENGER:  LaNita "White Star" Adams
• FIRE TENDER:  Vernon "Black Wolf" Gray
• SHAMAN: Stewart Lawson

THE BIRD CLAN, TRADITIONALLY, WERE THE KEEPERS OF THE BIRDS. THEY WERE SKILLED IN USING SUCH TOOLS AS BLOWGUNS AND SNARES.  IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN MESSENGERS, AS WELL. 

• CLAN CHIEF: 

THE DEER CLAN, TRADITIONALLY, WERE THE KEEPERS OF THE DEER. THEY WERE KNOWN AS FAST RUNNERS AND DEER HUNTERS.  THEY KEPT DEER FOR MEDICINE AND CEREMONIAL PURPOSES.  

• CLAN CHIEF:  Dr. Lee Roy "Man Many Trees" Gibson (acting chief as of 02/20/2023)

THE LONG HAIR CLAN, TRADITIONALLY, WERE WOMEN WARRIORS AND WERE ALSO KNOWN AS THE TWISTER CLAN, HAIR HANGING DOWN CLAN OR WIND CLAN.  THEY WERE KNOWN FOR THEIR ELABORATE HAIRDOS AND FOR THE WAY THEY WALKED (TWISTING THEIR SHOULDERS IN A "PROUD AND VAIN MANNER". THE PEACE CHIEF WAS OFTEN SELECTED FROM THIS CLAN. 

• CLAN CHIEF:   LaNita "White Star" Adams

THE PANTHER CLAN, TRADITIONALLY, WERE KNOWN FOR MAKING MEDICINES FROM A BLUE PLANT, IN ORDER TO KEEP CHILDREN HEALTHY. THEY WERE ALSO KNOWN AS THE BLUE OR WILD CAT CLAN 

• CLAN CHIEF: Jim Horse Haynes

THE RED PAINT CLAN, TRADITIONALLY, MADE MEDICINES AND RED PAINT.  MEDICINE MEN WERE OFTEN CHOSEN FROM THIS CLAN.  

• CLAN CHIEF:  DENNIS THURMAN / MAN LITTLE BULL

THE BEAR CLAN, TRADITIONALLY, KNOWN FOR GATHERING THE WILD POTATOS FROM THE SWAMPS ALONG THE STREAMS.  THEY WERE KNOWN AS "THE FARMERS" BECAUSE THEY DID MOST OF THE FARMING.  THEY WERE ALSO KNOWN AS WILD POTATO, RACOON AND BLIND SAVANNAH CLAN. 

• CLAN CHIEF:  FLOYD "MOUNTAIN BULL" HOOKS  jr

THE WOLF CLAN, TRADITIONALLY, WERE THE LARGEST AND MOST PROMINATE.  MOST OF YOUR WAR CHEIFS CAME FROM THIS CLAN. THEY WERE THE ONLY CLAN ALLOWED TO KILL A WOLF OR TO KEEP ONE AS A PET.  

• CLAN CHIEF:  HAWK MOTHER / LIZ STANLEY 

THE WOLF CLAN, TRADITIONALLY, WERE THE LARGEST AND MOST PROMINATE.  MOST OF YOUR WAR CHEIFS CAME FROM THIS CLAN. THEY WERE THE ONLY CLAN ALLOWED TO KILL A WOLF OR TO KEEP ONE AS A PET.  

• CLAN CHIEF:  Grey Eagle / Gary Thornton