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“First, let us remove all negative thoughts from our minds so we can come together as one.” - Traditional Prayer, Crosslin Smith - son of Stokes Smith, who was son of Redbird Smith
Photos of John Red Hat conferring with Principal Chief Chad Smith This meeting put CNO Principal Chief Chad Smith's feet on a path to eventually make an historic announcement.
This society is a not a tribe, or a nation... though it is recognized that it held full sovereignty of the Cherokee Nation at the turn of the 20th century. This society is a religious fellowship one is born into -- but we have many friendsthat we invit to our fires. This Society has been called the "spiritual core" of the Cherokee Nation. As a religious fellowship, we recognize as "Cherokee" what our grandparents taught us was "Cherokee" which is AniYunwiya. Many "Cherokee" today (since the 1880s actually) have absolutely no concept of what being a Cherokee means. Don't let negative, resentful persons (who were actually considered witches by our ancient ancestors) who today call themselves "Cherokee" deter you from this goal. We welcome all persons of good heart.
Come here to learn what it really means to be a Cherokee... and not just a Cherokee who has "Cherokee Citizenship" or "a BIA card"