Sharri Pheasant – Vice Chief candidate

  Siyo Nigada, My name is Sharri Pheasant. I am a member of the Bird Clan. I was raised in the Big Cove and Snowbird Communities. I am the daughter of the late Allene Ledford Watty and the late Charles Pheasant. I am the granddaughter of the late Mason...

LETTER: Apology to Cherokee community

  In 2016, I was part of a “cultural exchange” trip to New Zealand.  I made a mistake.  I spoke indirectly on behalf of Cherokee people. Those in charge of this trip were a Maori woman named Doreen Bennett and a man who claims to be Cherokee named...