His message is so profound and he seems to be a great leader. This explains why my grandmother kept saying they stole her dad's piece of land in the Carolinas but we were in poverty with 3- 4 of us living in a 2 bedroom in the housing projects in the mountains of north Georgia in the New Echota area

I'm a citizen with the cherokee nation and kituwa in oklahoma and my ancestors owned the Vann house few years ago I got to visit it was a calm spiritual feeling I can always say I went back home wado chief

So yes I am proud to be Cherokee and say it proudly

This was Great! Wado! 🙏

What an amazing sharing with Richie Sneed!

Some of my confirmed native ancestors from Cherokee NC,and VA and PA. They were great 4th and 5th grandmothers. They all ended up in Estill Co Ky. I had other relatives who went with family members on the Trail of Tears, just to vanish. In Eastern Ky, close to cave country in the Daniel Boone Forest, came in handy for those who refused to be relocated. They had allies with the real Christian who rescued native families during the removal Act. Because of this, the areas eventually tuen to white.

This was intriguing for me! Thank you!

Absolutely beautiful speech

Right where i live, in Alabama. Iam part Cherokee, my great grandmother was full blooded.

Eastern Band Cherokee checking in!! 👌💪❤❤

Excellent video great content

I used to stay on the Boundaries. My memories are of Old Cherokee. Perhaps poor but also personally endearing. I was there and listened in on the debate to allow the Casino. What a change it made when it was voted in. Was it for the good or bad? Maybe both! It's the Dog you feed most. I'm one who has trouble dealing with change. However, change happens. My prayers are for leadership with spiritual guidance as I hear in this man's words. Be United but leave room for the contrary. They are important too.

One day before I die, I seek to prove I am 1/8 Cherokee. It is not because I seek any benefits. I am too old to learn the language for as I am also 1/8 Polish and have no desire to learn that language either, yet those two peoples have a history of what makes America and may influence the world to make it better. My ancestor came from Georgia and I still don't have his last name. His daughter was my Grandmother who died way before I was born. Her and my Father and his siblings were of darker complexion than the White kids in Oklahoma and my grandfather used this to accuse her of infidelity, which was untrue. My Father had problems growing up because of this. He used to have a violent temper, which he outgrew. My uncle and his son had a bad drinking problem, which surprisingly my Father and myself did not have. Growing up, I asked my older brother when playing "Cowboy and Indians" which were you and like myself he said, "I was always the Indian." We were 10 years apart. Once I visited the town of Cherokee and on the way there driving through Georgia, I felt that I had been there before. Maybe it was in a past life, who knows? I do know because of my Cherokee ancestors I could run forever but not fast. The Cherokee may not be purely Asian. According to first contactors, some had lighter skin and lighter eyes than other tribes. One of their beliefs were similar to what prehistoric tribes believed in France! That Sequoya could have developed an alphabet is amazing. No other person invented one single handedly. I believe the language needs to be preserved, studying languages tells people about the psychology of a tribe. We won our case in the Supreme Court but President Jackson ignored the ruling, despite the fact a Cherokee warrior saved Jackson's life in a battle against another tribe. No wonder I don't trust the U.S. government. Because we are alive, everyone should find out who their ancestors were, good and bad.

My mother has her papers where she belongs to the Eastern band of Cherokees. Her grand- mother was Cherokee and her grand- father, rode an old buck board from Oklahoma to Eastern Ky. So I guess he would be a Western Cherokee?? We used to go to Cherokee N.Carolina for vacation every year. From the smoky mtns., Gatlinburg then on down into N. Carolina. As a child I loved when they played the big drum in pigeon forge, I think, and they were in full dress and do they're dances. My grandma always wore her long blk braid until she died and it was brought around down her chest. O one wanted to change it because it would have hurt her so badly. Because she knew she was Indian and she had worn her braid as ling as I could ever remember. My mother has dementia now. So I haven't found her papers yet. Because she has so much to go through. As her mind began to to slow down she would move things around. What she thought was important she tried to hide in little boxes and such. Her 1st cousin is the one that ran down they're lineage and track where their tribe was from or belong to.

3d Cherokee/German ancestry in Virginia! it is VITALLY important for our Cherokee, and all native Am peoples to maintain and teach their (respective) language(s) in order to maintain their culture and sovereignty! Language is the framework of any and all races and cultures and if the language, and in many cases various dialects of the root language are lost, the culture dies. And that is always tragic.

Apparently some were enslaved in the south too. My grandfather was the son of slave infants born on the cusp of freedom. And we are part Cherokee. I need to find the records... strangely his Social Security application was filed in Cherokee town when he lived in Manhattan. I know he went down south with my grandmother when he brought her to the US. Long story....and I hope to find his family records.

So many of us from the Appalachian mountains have some history, genetics from our distant Cherokee ancestors, Scott's Irish and African people's. I think it makes us very resilient and spiritual people.

We love our ppl! SIYO

I am a decendant of the eastern band and had alot of ancestors in cherokee county, mine married whites and mostly moved to Texas, I had some that went to Oklahoma ect

Richard Sneed keep speaking the truth to your people. May they hear your words and understand what power they can have by not needing a hand out from the gov. Nothing is free and by taking from them your giving up your freedom. Be the proud people that you are, and be the wolf the teacher . To show other how to be free and stand tall.

My G’G’Grandmother was on the Trail of Tears. They took her home even though it was just clay brick.

One of my grandfather's

Nice to know you, on Facebook.

Can some one explain the migration of the Cherokee , they came out of the north I know, is there any legends that they pushed out the Yuchi in the area? Also how did the clans work like for example if the paint clan was in north east TN did they answer to council in north east GA? or for example Blue clan that lives in western NC answer to council of western NC or north GA, just trying to figure out the gov't process of the clans spread out across the area, how did they stay united when they where spread out across the area Was something similar to say villages spread across north east Tennessee answer to a higher level than in return answer to a higher level to keep unity across the area

Bravo mr sneed. Will you promote strong advocacy for indigenous linguistics for new cultural memory ? How many sentences does you have

I know across the river from where I was born was a historical site , I found many arrow heads and tomahawks i once heard more royalty of a tribe would seek over higher ground as a establishment likes over looking his territory, which was a high bank of a river valley . across the river was river bottom which yielded a camp or village of woodland indians 1st nation people , but the curious thing they found a 6ft European buried amongst them with a hammer that had Ogham writing labeling the tool as hammer . Ogham is Celtic writing . I have seen female remains of one of the dead buried there. I lmow this is before Cherokee in the area , just thought this facts have been suppressed in history > I got to see the pole holes and fire pits and structures they built there. Is there any traditions that royalty over looked is his domain>?

Only as one no other

I'm a Brock, my father's family is from Virginia. I'm a descendant of Aaron Brock, Chief Red Bird.

Y que paso con los cherokee que se quedaron en coahula mexico y los del lago de chapala en jalisco mexico los dejaron fuera de la jugada

I know at one time the which I am lack of all details , but at one time the Cherokee try to claim Long Island in Kingsport Tennessee as a heritage site? then the city gov't told them they need to pay taxes then they retired the idea of owning the land, I am not sure exactly what happened there . Are nations exempt from taxes outside of reservation or property from taxes , does it not have sovereign rule over properties over lands out side of reservation if you will:? I know Cherokee is not a reservation , I am just really curious of the struggle against Federal gov't vs. 1st nation peoples .

I have ancestry that goes back to the Chickamauga band of Cherokee. But we aren't a federally-recognized tribe.

Good information, my last name is Thomas and I was told that my relatives hid out in the mountains, North Carolina and Tennessee.

Yeah and the stress of having a boy so my kid can legitimize the Cherokee government is a lot but I believe in love is a miracles and is worth fighting for

Early settlers have journals,everone says that the people of the americas were coppered color people. You know what im getting at. My people are cherokee and choctaw,but make no mistake . We are melanted . We were all ready here when the siberians,and mongolians arrived.

I want learn what's Cherokee language fish

WUSSSSSSUP!!!??????

The welfare of the tribe comes first

Catawba on the 14 acre wood LOL

Getting rid of the evil casinos that God doesn't like would improve Cherokee

I have Cherokee in my lineage but, no papers. I have trrace back 5 generations. Greers of Tn. One day hope to hire someone to help me..y mother was born in .aryville. Sa. Houston stomping vround. Heard we were related to Daniel Boone as well as Davy Crockett. Anyone kin to the Greers, I would appreciate hearing from you.

I have tried helping my people as much as I can being the king of the Cherokee

Sequoia is a difficult language to learn I was even in bilingual classes for my step dad teaching me Cherokee Spanish but my mom didn't like that she didn't know what I was saying but in Cherokee Spanish I didn't have a learning disability unlike English

I met Aaron Boone on a starship on Saturday. He had a convincing program for Daniel Boone hunting on holodeck , sector 5-2 27 alpha

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First Nations by birth.First Citizens of those Nations... Dual Citizenship ... today.

Jesus Christ God’s Son Loves YOU!!! John 3:16 KJV.

I promise you they don’t look nothing like my ancestors something wrong they not us

I have Cherokee blood on both sides and they ruined theirselves by putting in casinos which are against God. My grandmothers name was Lunar Cherokee name is Moon. They bring heartache on them theirselves their

Yeah even the Thomas have a dark history I could even be related to Jesus Christ

I am a white dude from Appalachia who does not embarrassingly and falsely claim Cherokee ancestry. I have darker skinned members of my family but its what most folk have. Its African ancestry, not Indian. White or black, please quit claiming you are what you are not.

24:00 95% of the people you are referring to are aboriginal Americans. African American is a misnomer. We been here

Sorry to hear you aren’t running again but I understand why. I doubt Ensleys stupid enough to run but, if he does, he won’t be getting MY vote.