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The Cherokee Nation tribal council consists of 17 members: 15 councilors representing districts within the Cherokee Nation's jurisdictional boundaries; 2 at-large councilors representing citizens living outside these boundaries [2] Council members are elected by popular vote to serve staggered four-year terms.
As of 2014, the Cherokee Seed Project of the Natural Resources Department offers "two breeds of corn, two kinds of beans (including Trail of Tears beans), two gourds and medicinal tobacco" to Cherokee Nation members. [69] Eleven satellite communities have been organized by the tribe in areas of high Cherokee Nation populations.
The Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama requires all potential members to have verifiable Cherokee descent. The rolls are open to any person who can document Cherokee ancestry. It does not require a minimum blood quantum. [3] In addition to verifiable, lineal descent from a Cherokee ancestor(s), CTNEAL also has a residency requirement for ...
Oklahoma's Cherokee Nation kicks off a $1-million film incentive program in March to support Indigenous filmmakers and diversify its economy.
Neches Tribe – Cherokee Nation, [25] Hot Springs, AR; Northern Cherokee Nation. Dissolved into three groups: Chickamauga Cherokee Nation (I), [25] [32] [46] also known as Chickamauga Cherokee Nation MO/AR White River Band and as White River Band of Northern Cherokee Nation of Missouri and Arkansas. [46] Also in Missouri and Oklahoma.
There are three federally recognized Cherokee tribes: the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (ECBI) in North Carolina, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (UKB) in Oklahoma, and the Cherokee Nation (CN) in Oklahoma. [5] Enrollment criteria are different for each nation. Eastern Band citizenship requirements are as follows: "1.
The Cherokee Nation has unveiled plans to open the first tribally operated film education program: The Cherokee Film Institute. Launched through its filmmaking arm Cherokee Film, CFI is a 120-hour ...
The Cherokee Nation Warriors Society is a society of Cherokee Nation tribal members who are also military veterans, and who were honorably discharged from military service. The society is based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and is administered by the Cherokee Nation Office of Veterans Affairs. Most of the society members participate in the Gourd Dance.