A bit
about our band history... and how we came to be...
Pam
"Spirit of White buffalo" Cox was raised knowing she was Cherokee.
Seven years ago, with the encouragement of her husband, Broken Eagle Feather,
she began to trace her roots, only to find that poorly kept Government
records, some destroyed, would not allow for enrollment in the Eastern
Band of Cherokees.
One
of her most important memories was when she was 10 years old. She
was in Oklahoma spending time with her great grandfather. He told
her that she was Cherokee, and to always be proud.
One
day, after six years of searching, Spirit of White Buffalo found the Southeastern
Cherokee Council, Inc. of Georgia's website. She sent in an application
and was granted full membership. Wanting to enroll her children and
other family members, she started sending fast track applications in as
fast as she could get them notarized.
Because
the family was so large, Spirit of Night Eagle called and asked about having
a band of the Southeastern Cherokee Council, Inc. in Idaho. And that
is how our band originated.
