The Clans of
​The Echota Cherokee Tribe ​of Alabama

The Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama has seven (7) Clans. Each clan has a Clan Chief, Vice-Chief, and a Council Representative. Each clan is listed below.

ᏣᎳᎩ ᏓᏂᎳᏍᏓᏛᎢ
(tsa-la-gi  da-ni-la-s-da-dv-i)

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​BIRD CLAN - (A-ni-tsi-s-qua) ᎠᏂᏥᏍᏆ
Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa
Clan Chief:  Jean Chandler
Vice-Chief:  Jenna Gann
Council Representative:  Martha Gann

BLUE CLAN - (A-ni-sa-ho-ni) ᎠᏂᏌᎰᏂ
Lawrence, Winston, and Walker
Clan Chief:  James Swann, Jr.
Vice-Chief:  Amanda Turner
Council Representative:  Vick Ball

DEER CLAN - (A-ni-a-ha-wi) ᎠᏂᎧᏫ
Limestone, Morgan, Cullman, and Blount
Clan Chief:  Wayne Smith
Vice-Chief:  Donna Robinson
Council Representative:  Gary Parnell

LONG HAIR CLAN - (A-ni-gi-lo-hi) ᎠᏂᎩᎶᎯ
​Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Chilton, Tallapoosa Chambers, Autauga, Elmore, Lee, and Montgomery
Clan Chief:  Tommy Keith
Vice-Chief:  Amelia Bowers
Council Representative:  Sharon Keith

PAINT CLAN - (A-ni-wo-di) ᎠᏂᏬᏗ
Madison, Jackson, and Marshall
Clan Chief:  Reginald Hughes
Vice-Chief: Mike Stewart​
Council Representative:  Neil Boyd

WILD POTATO CLAN - (A-ni-go-da-ge-wi) ᎠᏂᎪᏓᎨᏫ
Dekalb and Cherokee
Clan Chief:  Open
Vice-Chief:  Open
Council Representative:  Open

WOLF CLAN - (A-ni-wa-ya) ᎠᏂᏩᏯ
Etowah, Calhourn, Cleburne, St. Clair, Jefferson, Shelby, and Bibb
Clan Chief:  Wayne Yates
Vice-Chief:  Helen Trimm
Council Representative: Eddy Bonner   
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At-Large
Anywhere outside the clan districts or in another state.
​Councilman At-Large:  Emmett Turner