 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.  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 AwardsWe 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. 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 Miss Indian Alabama
Blue Clan NewsAfter 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.  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.  Comments are closed.
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