Echota Cherokee
ᎢᏦᏔ ᏣᎳᎩ | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 57,896 (2022) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Alabama, USA | |
| Languages | |
| English, Cherokee | |
| Religion | |
| Baptist, Native American Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Eastern Cherokee |
The Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama is one of the nine state recognized native American tribes in Alabama and gained it's State recognition in 1984 in Opelika, Alabama.[1][2][3] There are currently 57,896 Echota.[4][5]
Chiefs[change | change source]
The current Chief of the Echota Cherokee is Emmett Turner. The Vice Chief is Rita Majors.[6][7]
List of Chiefs[change | change source]
William A. Shedd, Jr.
Chief Joseph "Two Eagles" Stewart
Chief Thomas "Flying Bear" Hutto
Chief Joseph "Two Eagles" Stewart
Chief Wayne "Black Fox" Rasco
Chief David "Iron Bear" Sanderson
Chief Perry "Blue Wolf" White
Chief Billy "Gray Fox" Shaw
Chief Charlotte "Qua'Li" Hallmark
Chief Stanley "Lame Bear" Trimm
Chief Dennis "Red Stag" Wooten
Chief Rita "Drumgore" Majors
Chief Emmett Turner
Notable People[change | change source]
- ↑ "EchotaCherokee". aiac.alabama.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ↑ "A GLIMPSE INTO THE LIFE OF THE ECHOTA CHEROKEE | Archives | cullmantimes.com". www.cullmantimes.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ↑ "List of Federal and State Recognized Tribes". www.ncsl.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ↑ "Surveying Echota Cherokee Tribal Citizens". jan.ucc.nau.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ↑ Reports, Staff (2021-03-25). "Echota Cherokees assist homeless veterans". Shelby County Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ↑ "AIAC_Home_Page". aiac.alabama.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ↑ Nelson, Debbie (2008). My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem: Setting the Record Straight on My Life as Eminem's Mother. Phoenix Books, Inc. ISBN 978-1-59777-596-0.
- ↑ Munoz, Alfred (2021-01-25). "Interview With Actor And Recording Artist "Lil Cory" - Muzique Magazine". Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ↑ Staff, I. C. T. "Eminem Signs Cherokee Rapper Yelawolf". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 2022-08-01.