I'm from the Upper Cumberland River Cherokee Indians of Kentucky on my
dad's side, and the Delaware-Muncie Tribe of Kansas on my mom's side .
Both tribes are non federally recognized. My mom's tribe has applied for
recognition. My dad's tribe, which is my tribe as well, has not yet
applied. I was due to move to Rockholds, Kentucky (I live in the San
Diego, CA area) when I came down with multiple sclerosis. I'm doing much
better now and, I still intend to go back there in a few years. When our
land was sold by fraudulent treaty, we were given the option of moving
south with the tribe or, staying as individuals on individual pieces of
land. My ancestors chose to stay (this was the birth of the Chickamauga
as a politically seperate group of Cherokee, we were followers of
Dragging Canoe). Here is a link to some incidents in the history of our
tribe:
http://victorian.fortunecity.com/rothko/420/aniyuntikwalaski/index.htmlhttp://www.angelfire.com/tn2/inada/chickamauga/