Governing Body Meeting Set for May 21stThe new Chief has called a governing body meeting for this Saturday, May 21st to begin at noon. The meeting will be held in the council house (long house) on the tribal property at 630 County Rd 1281, Falkville Alabama. There will be a great deal of business to discuss so our leaders have asked that no children be brought to the meeting. Feel free to bring a bag lunch as the meeting will take some time. The leadership ask that all who are present follow the procedures of the meeting and all come in a good way. We are all gathering together to make the tribe the best it can be, not only for ourselves, but for the generations after us. We all need to come together to make this happen. If you are a tribal citizens (active or inactive) we encourage you to fill out our online form to update your information. This will help us know the best way to send you tribal information. We suggest email, but do honor those who wish to have mail only. Please take a moment to fill out the online form or paper copy form. Here is the link: https://echotacherokee.org/citizensinformation.html We look forward to a great meeting and hope to see you there. If you cannot make the meeting, we will send out a newsletter with information via email or quarterly with the Smoke Signals created by Charlotte Hallmark. Oakville Event in PersonThis oil painting that appears in this year's flyer was generously created for Oakville by artist Carol Carraway Terry and features Little Rup Bird performing a hoop dance at a past Oakville Festival. Our Blue Clan has been working closely with Anna Mullican and will have a booth set up at this event. Ms. Mullican invites all Echota Citizens to come to the event and represent our tribe. WHAT: 33rd ANNUAL OAKVILLE MULTICULTURAL INDIAN FESTIVAL
WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 14TH, from 10 am - 5 pm WHERE: OAKVILLE INDIAN MOUNDS EDUCATION CENTER 1219 COUNTY ROAD 187 DANVILLE, AL 35619 COST: SUGGESTED DONATION OF $5 PER CAR (not per person) AGENDA: TO BE POSTED ON OAKVILLE INDIAN MOUNDS FACEBOOK PAGE ON MONDAY, MAY 9TH (https://www.facebook.com/OakvilleIndianMounds) INFORMATION: Contact Anna Mullican, Cultural Resource Specialist, on the Oakville Indian Mounds Facebook page, or via email at: amullican@lawrenceal.org Blue Clan Raising Money for Tribal Log Cabin
The Blue Clan has taken on the endeavor of repairing the tribal log cabin. There are roof and porch issues that need to be resolved. The Clan Chief James S. Is leading the fundraising with the backing of his clan. If you, or someone you know is looking to donate to a worthy cause, please consider this cause. To read the history of our cabin, click here.
​To Donate: Working on the Tribal Grounds
This year, the At-Large and other citizens of the tribe participated in their annual fundraiser for the Echota Cherokee Tribe’s Festival Committee. This year, the committee, which Gary P. leads, has asked that we donate to create fencing on the tribal grounds. This fencing will replace the orange plastic barricades on the tribal lands. The plastic wall barricades divide the parking area from the actual location where the festival takes place, and there are barricades around the septic tank. It is very unattractive, and Gary asked to help with beautifying the area. We were able to raise over the amount they were asking for. All monies have been forwarded to the Festival Committee.
Saturday a group of tribal citizens came together to begin the work on the grounds. These individuals were our new Chief Wooten, Michelle J., Gary P., Almon M., James S., Foy S., Wayne S., Timberland S., Sharon S., Dollie T. and her mom Ms. Flo. Last week we also had the Maxwell's and Donna R. helping out. We appreciate all the hard work our citizens are doing to clean up our tribal grounds and getting our office back to opening soon. Festival Committee Meeting - All Invited to Attend
The Festival Committee will be meeting on April 23, 2022 at noon (12). The meeting will be held in the tribal council meeting house. Anyone that would like to come is welcome!!! The Committee needs all Clan Representatives to be there and anyone that would like to help or have input. We look forward to a great meeting!!!
Tribal Elections
We would like to let you know that our tribal election ballot count was today. We wish to thank the Alabama Indian Affairs Commission for assisting us with the elections and the ballot counting. We appreciate the time they extended to our tribe. We wish to congratulate our new Chief and Vice-Chief. Our tribe is growing and we look forward to working with our new leaders for the betterment of our tribe.
Find Out the Results of the ElectionsElection Count
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This years annual Christmas party will be held on December 4th at noon on the tribal grounds. The celebration will be held in the Council House. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish and a gift ($10 limit) for yourself. So if you are an adult female, bring an adult female gift. The same goes for male adults and children. Santa will be there for the children and he is available for pictures. After the meal, a meeting will take place. All citizens are welcome to attend the meeting. Nominations for Chief & Vice-Chief will be announced at this meeting. |
Miss Indian Alabama 2021
Miss Reagan Bonner, Miss Indian Alabama, made her last official appearance at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. She represented our tribe and the Native people of Alabama. She played her flute and told stories. To read more about her last official appearance, visit this link:www.facebook.com/BirminghamBotanicalGardens/posts/10158724957823925
Reagan attended the pageant in Montgomery Al and passed her crown to Miss Indian Alabama 2022. The tribe is very proud of you Reagan!!!
Reagan attended the pageant in Montgomery Al and passed her crown to Miss Indian Alabama 2022. The tribe is very proud of you Reagan!!!
Blue Clan Updates:
- Our Fundraiser is doing great!
We are selling T-shirts’ and other Christmas items!
-Adopt A Highway program
The Blue Clan has been approved for its Adopt -A- Highway Programs! We will begin plans to pick up trash along State Highway 157 South 157, beginning by the Oakville Indian Mounds Entrance ( Mile Marker 32 ) to mile marker 34 and County Road 187 mile markers 1-2 !
- Grand Opening of Blue Clans Free Little Library set for Saturday, November 6th 2021 at Oakville Indian Mounds!
Our Free Little Library will be the First in the Country to feature " Read in Color " books from their new program which will contain Native American content ,and themes!
- Blue Clan Squash Hunger Program!
Now Accepting last minute Butternut Squash and any or other Donations as we come near the end of our Squash Hunger Program! Thats 3,000 Meals with Squash provided to our Lawrence County Schools Kindergarten- Sixth Grades! With activities concerning the importance of Squash and the Three Sisters to the Native Americans back them as a Tribe and today as all the Necessary Nutrition we need as Natives!
-Family Reunion for the Moytoy Family!
All Descendants of Attakullakulla, Dragging Canoe, Powhatan, and Ostenaco please arrange to attend our upcoming Family Reunion this Upcoming 2022!
For more info - call 256-758-0398
Thank you for your Support!
Chief Swann
- Our Fundraiser is doing great!
We are selling T-shirts’ and other Christmas items!
-Adopt A Highway program
The Blue Clan has been approved for its Adopt -A- Highway Programs! We will begin plans to pick up trash along State Highway 157 South 157, beginning by the Oakville Indian Mounds Entrance ( Mile Marker 32 ) to mile marker 34 and County Road 187 mile markers 1-2 !
- Grand Opening of Blue Clans Free Little Library set for Saturday, November 6th 2021 at Oakville Indian Mounds!
Our Free Little Library will be the First in the Country to feature " Read in Color " books from their new program which will contain Native American content ,and themes!
- Blue Clan Squash Hunger Program!
Now Accepting last minute Butternut Squash and any or other Donations as we come near the end of our Squash Hunger Program! Thats 3,000 Meals with Squash provided to our Lawrence County Schools Kindergarten- Sixth Grades! With activities concerning the importance of Squash and the Three Sisters to the Native Americans back them as a Tribe and today as all the Necessary Nutrition we need as Natives!
-Family Reunion for the Moytoy Family!
All Descendants of Attakullakulla, Dragging Canoe, Powhatan, and Ostenaco please arrange to attend our upcoming Family Reunion this Upcoming 2022!
For more info - call 256-758-0398
Thank you for your Support!
Chief Swann
Little Free Library Opens at Oakville Indian Mounds
There’s much excitement around Oakville these days! The Little Free Library is coming to the Oakville Indian Mounds and Cultural Center on November 6, and will be a permanent feature thereafter.
According to Hans F., who was determined to bring more educational materials for Native Americans to this area, and Sharron P., who is chairperson responsible for promoting the Little Free Library, this particular location will focus on indigenous people from across the country, with emphasis on Native American heritage and goals.
“The Indian Mounds filed and received a license to open and operate a Little Free Library,” Sharron P. explained. “There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 6, at the site.” The organization will supply some of the books and will gladly accept donations, both financial and of new and gently used family oriented books. “We will offer books for children and adults,” Sharon P. continued. “We want to encourage readers of all ages to learn more about our Native American heritage.”
Hans F., who is actively involved in the Blue Clan division of the Native American Echota Tribe, and is currently serving as secretary/treasurer, was delighted to have this site made available to area residents. “Although Little Free Libraries have been available throughout the country for some time, this is one of the first to offer the “Reading in Color” initiative which focuses on Native American content and themes.”
The first Little Free Library was the brainchild of Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, in 2009. Bol built a model of a one room schoolhouse as a tribute to his mother, a teacher who loved to read. He filled it with books and put it on a post in his front yard. His neighbors and friends loved it, so he built several more and gave them away. From those humble beginnings a grass –roots movement was born.
UW-Madison’s Rick Brooks (retired from Little Free Library 2014) saw Bol’s do-it-yourself project while they were discussing potential social enterprises. Together, the two saw opportunities to achieve a variety of goals for the common good.
They were inspired by community gift-sharing networks, “take a book, leave a book” collections in coffee shops and public spaces, and most especially by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
Around the turn of the 20th century, Carnegie set a goal to fund the creation of 2,508 free public libraries across the English-speaking world.
That goal inspired Brooks and Bol to set their own goal of surpassing 2,508 Little Free Libraries by the end 2013. They wound up exceeding that goal in August of 2012, a year and a half before their target date.
Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization based in Hudson, Wisconsin.
According to their website, Little Free Library’s Mission and Vision is to be a catalyst for building community, inspiring readers, and expanding book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led Little Free Libraries.
“Our vision is a Little Free Library in every community and a book for every reader. We believe all people are empowered when the opportunity to discover a personally relevant book to read is not limited by time, space, or privilege.”
“We value all people and communities, and we respect their wisdom in using Little Free Libraries in a meaningful, individualistic way suited to their culture and locality.”
Both Hans F. and Sharron P., invite everyone to the ribbon cutting and welcome all who wish to use the Little Free Library. According to the Little Free Library home page there is a growing literacy crisis. “Today in the United States, more than 30 million adults cannot read or write above a third-grade level. Studies have repeatedly shown that books in the hands of children have a meaningful impact on improving literacy. The more books in or near the home, the more likely a child will learn and love to read. But two out of three children living in poverty have no books to call their own.”
Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization based in Hudson, Wisconsin. In our area the newest Little Free Library will be located near the main museum building at the Oakville Indian Mounds. The box is weather proof and in addition to picking out a book you can also donate books. The books are yours to keep or you can return it when you are finished and choose another one.
Through Little Free Library book exchanges, millions of books are exchanged each year, profoundly increasing access to books for readers of all ages and backgrounds.
Studies prove that the more books in or near the home, the more likely a child will learn and love to read. Through the Impact Library Program, the organization grants Little Free Library book exchanges to communities where books are scarce.
Oakville Indian Mounds Education Center, Cultural Resource Specialist, Anna Mullican is thrilled to have this opportunity to share books with visitors and to encourage both adults and children to take advantage of this program. “I’m excited to be a part of this program,” said Anna. “It came at a wonderful time because this year’s Caldecott winner is a Native American, Carol Lindstrom, who wrote, “Water Protectors”.
Mullican went on to emphasize that in addition to books about Native American heritage and history, the Little Library will also offer books about wildflowers, myths and legends and other topics suitable for family reading. “Two of my favorites are “Water Protectors” and “Fry Bread”,” she said.
Mullican is just finishing up a pictorial history of Lawrence County which will be available in the spring. An avid reader herself, she is looking forward to this effort to enrich the lives of area residents and to encouraging people to read more. “This is like having a treasure box filled with books,” she described the new kiosk. “It will be stocked with new and gently used books celebrating Native American history and diversity.”
"If anyone wants to donate funding, Oakville can purchase bulk books though First Books or Scholastic," Mullican added.
The site is opened Monday through Friday. Hours of operation are 8 am – 4 pm Monday through Thursday and 8 am until 3:30 pm on Friday. “Any monetary donations so designated will be used to purchase new books,” she concluded.
November 6, mark your calendar for events at the Oakville Indian Mounds and Education Center, 1219 County Road 187, Danville, Al. 35619. The AHSAA State XC Race on is also held on the Mounds grounds on the morning of November 6, as well as the ribbon cutting for the Little Free Library.
Phone: 256-905-2499 email: OakvilleIndianMounds.com
Sidebar:
Little Free Library was honored to receive the 2020 World Literacy Award from the World Literacy Foundation. They are a Top-Rated Nonprofit by the Great Nonprofits organization and received Guidestar’s Platinum Seal of Transparency.
Little Free Library is a recipient of the Library of Congress Literacy Award, the National Book Foundation’s Innovations in Reading Prize, Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers Award, the Women’s National Book Association’s Second Century Prize, and the Force for Positive Change Award.
Ann Mullican suggests the following authors for children's books with Native American themes; Joseph Bruchac , Traci Sorrell, Tomie dePaola, Cynthia Leititch Smith, and Brenda Child are great!
Report by Loretta G., Blue Clan Member and Reporter for the Moulton Advertiser.
There’s much excitement around Oakville these days! The Little Free Library is coming to the Oakville Indian Mounds and Cultural Center on November 6, and will be a permanent feature thereafter.
According to Hans F., who was determined to bring more educational materials for Native Americans to this area, and Sharron P., who is chairperson responsible for promoting the Little Free Library, this particular location will focus on indigenous people from across the country, with emphasis on Native American heritage and goals.
“The Indian Mounds filed and received a license to open and operate a Little Free Library,” Sharron P. explained. “There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 6, at the site.” The organization will supply some of the books and will gladly accept donations, both financial and of new and gently used family oriented books. “We will offer books for children and adults,” Sharon P. continued. “We want to encourage readers of all ages to learn more about our Native American heritage.”
Hans F., who is actively involved in the Blue Clan division of the Native American Echota Tribe, and is currently serving as secretary/treasurer, was delighted to have this site made available to area residents. “Although Little Free Libraries have been available throughout the country for some time, this is one of the first to offer the “Reading in Color” initiative which focuses on Native American content and themes.”
The first Little Free Library was the brainchild of Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, in 2009. Bol built a model of a one room schoolhouse as a tribute to his mother, a teacher who loved to read. He filled it with books and put it on a post in his front yard. His neighbors and friends loved it, so he built several more and gave them away. From those humble beginnings a grass –roots movement was born.
UW-Madison’s Rick Brooks (retired from Little Free Library 2014) saw Bol’s do-it-yourself project while they were discussing potential social enterprises. Together, the two saw opportunities to achieve a variety of goals for the common good.
They were inspired by community gift-sharing networks, “take a book, leave a book” collections in coffee shops and public spaces, and most especially by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
Around the turn of the 20th century, Carnegie set a goal to fund the creation of 2,508 free public libraries across the English-speaking world.
That goal inspired Brooks and Bol to set their own goal of surpassing 2,508 Little Free Libraries by the end 2013. They wound up exceeding that goal in August of 2012, a year and a half before their target date.
Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization based in Hudson, Wisconsin.
According to their website, Little Free Library’s Mission and Vision is to be a catalyst for building community, inspiring readers, and expanding book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led Little Free Libraries.
“Our vision is a Little Free Library in every community and a book for every reader. We believe all people are empowered when the opportunity to discover a personally relevant book to read is not limited by time, space, or privilege.”
“We value all people and communities, and we respect their wisdom in using Little Free Libraries in a meaningful, individualistic way suited to their culture and locality.”
Both Hans F. and Sharron P., invite everyone to the ribbon cutting and welcome all who wish to use the Little Free Library. According to the Little Free Library home page there is a growing literacy crisis. “Today in the United States, more than 30 million adults cannot read or write above a third-grade level. Studies have repeatedly shown that books in the hands of children have a meaningful impact on improving literacy. The more books in or near the home, the more likely a child will learn and love to read. But two out of three children living in poverty have no books to call their own.”
Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization based in Hudson, Wisconsin. In our area the newest Little Free Library will be located near the main museum building at the Oakville Indian Mounds. The box is weather proof and in addition to picking out a book you can also donate books. The books are yours to keep or you can return it when you are finished and choose another one.
Through Little Free Library book exchanges, millions of books are exchanged each year, profoundly increasing access to books for readers of all ages and backgrounds.
Studies prove that the more books in or near the home, the more likely a child will learn and love to read. Through the Impact Library Program, the organization grants Little Free Library book exchanges to communities where books are scarce.
Oakville Indian Mounds Education Center, Cultural Resource Specialist, Anna Mullican is thrilled to have this opportunity to share books with visitors and to encourage both adults and children to take advantage of this program. “I’m excited to be a part of this program,” said Anna. “It came at a wonderful time because this year’s Caldecott winner is a Native American, Carol Lindstrom, who wrote, “Water Protectors”.
Mullican went on to emphasize that in addition to books about Native American heritage and history, the Little Library will also offer books about wildflowers, myths and legends and other topics suitable for family reading. “Two of my favorites are “Water Protectors” and “Fry Bread”,” she said.
Mullican is just finishing up a pictorial history of Lawrence County which will be available in the spring. An avid reader herself, she is looking forward to this effort to enrich the lives of area residents and to encouraging people to read more. “This is like having a treasure box filled with books,” she described the new kiosk. “It will be stocked with new and gently used books celebrating Native American history and diversity.”
"If anyone wants to donate funding, Oakville can purchase bulk books though First Books or Scholastic," Mullican added.
The site is opened Monday through Friday. Hours of operation are 8 am – 4 pm Monday through Thursday and 8 am until 3:30 pm on Friday. “Any monetary donations so designated will be used to purchase new books,” she concluded.
November 6, mark your calendar for events at the Oakville Indian Mounds and Education Center, 1219 County Road 187, Danville, Al. 35619. The AHSAA State XC Race on is also held on the Mounds grounds on the morning of November 6, as well as the ribbon cutting for the Little Free Library.
Phone: 256-905-2499 email: OakvilleIndianMounds.com
Sidebar:
Little Free Library was honored to receive the 2020 World Literacy Award from the World Literacy Foundation. They are a Top-Rated Nonprofit by the Great Nonprofits organization and received Guidestar’s Platinum Seal of Transparency.
Little Free Library is a recipient of the Library of Congress Literacy Award, the National Book Foundation’s Innovations in Reading Prize, Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers Award, the Women’s National Book Association’s Second Century Prize, and the Force for Positive Change Award.
Ann Mullican suggests the following authors for children's books with Native American themes; Joseph Bruchac , Traci Sorrell, Tomie dePaola, Cynthia Leititch Smith, and Brenda Child are great!
Report by Loretta G., Blue Clan Member and Reporter for the Moulton Advertiser.
Upcoming State Meeting
There will be a state meeting at the tribal grounds on October 16. The meal will be at noon and the meeting will follow the meal. Please bring a covered dish to share that will feed a family of four (4). Everyone is welcome to attend.
The Citizens of The Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama would like to extend a thank you to the following people for their help in making the festival a huge success.
Thank you to:
Jimmy and DeAnna H. , head man and head lady dancers.
Don M., the event coordinator and for singing, storytelling, language and blessing the circle.
Gary P. for grounds work and arena director on Sunday
Tunder R. and his wife for helping out with everything for the festival, including helping Gary on Sunday with the smudging and assisting the head man and head lady on both days and blessing the circle.
Wayne S., Almon M., Dennis W., and James W. for putting the Echota sign to its new location.
Sharon S. for the fry-bread and cleaning the council house and outdoor bath houses.
The drum team for playing for free.
Foy S. for smudging supplies at the last minute.
Dennis W. for stepping in where needed, arena director, smudging dancers and grounds upkeep.
Almon M. for stepping in where needed and grounds upkeep.
Weeya C. for storytelling.
Miss Indian Alabama, Reagan B. for being there & playing the flute.
Sharon K. and her husband for running the gift shop.
Chief Hallmark for handling things behind the scenes like making phone calls, assigning duties and revising the festival.
Danny S. and Tommy K. for posting the pow wow signs.
Richard S. for loaning the tribe his sound system.
All the vendors and dancers.
If anyone was left out, it was unintentional. Thank you all who helped to bring our festival together.
Thank you to:
Jimmy and DeAnna H. , head man and head lady dancers.
Don M., the event coordinator and for singing, storytelling, language and blessing the circle.
Gary P. for grounds work and arena director on Sunday
Tunder R. and his wife for helping out with everything for the festival, including helping Gary on Sunday with the smudging and assisting the head man and head lady on both days and blessing the circle.
Wayne S., Almon M., Dennis W., and James W. for putting the Echota sign to its new location.
Sharon S. for the fry-bread and cleaning the council house and outdoor bath houses.
The drum team for playing for free.
Foy S. for smudging supplies at the last minute.
Dennis W. for stepping in where needed, arena director, smudging dancers and grounds upkeep.
Almon M. for stepping in where needed and grounds upkeep.
Weeya C. for storytelling.
Miss Indian Alabama, Reagan B. for being there & playing the flute.
Sharon K. and her husband for running the gift shop.
Chief Hallmark for handling things behind the scenes like making phone calls, assigning duties and revising the festival.
Danny S. and Tommy K. for posting the pow wow signs.
Richard S. for loaning the tribe his sound system.
All the vendors and dancers.
If anyone was left out, it was unintentional. Thank you all who helped to bring our festival together.
A huge thank you goes out to all the citizens who donated this year for the At-Large fundraiser we hold annually to donate money to the festival committee. This years funds were very useful in paying the drum, paying the head man and head lady and for paying for someone to clean our tribal council house and outside bath house. Thank you all for your help.
Scholarship Awards
We would like to congratulate all of the scholarship award winners.
This years awards recipients are:
Erin B.
Shelby B.
Julie B.
Noah B.
Noah G.
Kyle G.
Emma H.
Lydia H.
Hunter H.
Robert K.
Julia M.
Mamie O.
Timberland S.
Hunter W.
This years awards recipients are:
Erin B.
Shelby B.
Julie B.
Noah B.
Noah G.
Kyle G.
Emma H.
Lydia H.
Hunter H.
Robert K.
Julia M.
Mamie O.
Timberland S.
Hunter W.
The first week of January, look for scholarship applications on the internet from The Alabama Indian Affairs Commission website. This is for the college year 2022-2023.
For more information, visit: https://aiac.alabama.gov/pdf/2020/ScholarshipReq2020.PDF
For more information, visit: https://aiac.alabama.gov/pdf/2020/ScholarshipReq2020.PDF
Miss Indian Alabama
For more information, please contact the Indian Affairs Commission at 334-240-0998 or visit their website at: https://aiac.alabama.gov/pdf/2021/2022MissIndianAlabamaApplication.pdf | The deadline to apply for Miss Indian Alabama 2022 is September 30, 2021. The application is available on the website of the Alabama Indian Affairs Commission Miss Indian Alabama receives a $5,000 scholarship and acts as a Goodwill Ambassador throughout the state representing the state's recognized tribes and all of the American Indians of this state. Please encourage all of our Echota Cherokee young ladies in the Tribe and in your clan to represent us and our great state. |
Blue Clan News
After some discussion and a follow up meeting on Sunday the 29th at 9 pm, the Blue Clan concluded their Elections.
As follows our new officers are ;
Chief - Commander James S.
Vice Chief - Jonathan H.
Treasurer/Secretary - Hans F.
The Blue Clan has made plans to meet in other Counties, rotating our meetings so all can have equal access. If you have any good meeting locations in Walker, Winston, and Lawrence Counties, please let an Officer know.
Plans are underway for recognizing some of our most outstanding Elders! If you have any nominations, please inform an officer .
Congratulations to all ! We look for more good things to happen with our Clan and our Tribe!
The Blue Clan created a new permanent standing Committee to administer and support our newly unveiled Little Free Library program. Congratulations to our new Committee Chairwoman Sharon P. !
Our Free Little Library will be one of the first in the Nation to feature books from the "Read in Color" program that will feature books for and about Native Americans! Our Free Little Library will be placed where you see the blue mark on the picture below at the Oakville Indian Mounds Park & Museum.
As follows our new officers are ;
Chief - Commander James S.
Vice Chief - Jonathan H.
Treasurer/Secretary - Hans F.
The Blue Clan has made plans to meet in other Counties, rotating our meetings so all can have equal access. If you have any good meeting locations in Walker, Winston, and Lawrence Counties, please let an Officer know.
Plans are underway for recognizing some of our most outstanding Elders! If you have any nominations, please inform an officer .
Congratulations to all ! We look for more good things to happen with our Clan and our Tribe!
The Blue Clan created a new permanent standing Committee to administer and support our newly unveiled Little Free Library program. Congratulations to our new Committee Chairwoman Sharon P. !
Our Free Little Library will be one of the first in the Nation to feature books from the "Read in Color" program that will feature books for and about Native Americans! Our Free Little Library will be placed where you see the blue mark on the picture below at the Oakville Indian Mounds Park & Museum.
Clan Meeting: Sunday, September 12, 2021
Time: 12:00 pm
The Deer Clan and Blue Clan will be meeting this Sunday at the tribal grounds. You are welcome to come join the meeting. Please bring a covered dish to share with others. There will be a discussion on items that need to be covered, the upcoming elections and a memorial for one of our elder citizens that passed away. Bring yourself and your family. We look forward to seeing you. Make sure to participate, your thoughts & ideas are needed.
Time: 12:00 pm
The Deer Clan and Blue Clan will be meeting this Sunday at the tribal grounds. You are welcome to come join the meeting. Please bring a covered dish to share with others. There will be a discussion on items that need to be covered, the upcoming elections and a memorial for one of our elder citizens that passed away. Bring yourself and your family. We look forward to seeing you. Make sure to participate, your thoughts & ideas are needed.
Updated Flyer - See You There!!!
Career Development for Native Americans
Being a tribal citizen of the Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama give you the opportunity to enroll in the Career Development program created by the Inter-Tribal Council of Alabama. Please click on the link provided to read the requirements and process to apply.
http://www.itcala.net/img/itcala-brochure.pdf
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