Honored Cherokee Warrior

I admit it is awkward and unusual to think of myself as an Indian warrior.

Tears and a Serpent

That is some kind of powerful force of will. It’s the kind of pride that takes ultimate courage.

JP Johnson teaches Cherokee culture

On February 25th Tara and I attended the monthly meeting of the Mount Hood Cherokees, who hosted cultural specialist JP Johnson and COTTA Technical Assistant Ryan Sierra, both visiting from the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Community Organization Training and Technical Assistance (COTTA) Program was formed under the request of former Chief Chad Smith when it […]

Cherokee storyteller Robert Lewis

The Mt. Hood Cherokees invited Robert Lewis to Portland to tell us some Cherokee stories.

Cherokee Chief Chad Smith

Being Cherokee does not mean entitlement, but rather results in an obligation to give to the community.

I am an Indian!

I just wanted to be legitimately Indian.