Hey Richard B. Yes, there is a state-recognized Cherokee tribe in Darien, GA on the coast. Some members appear to have Native American blood, but they don't look like typical Cherokees. It is 300 miles away from the nearest Cherokee set tlement. For that matter, the Cherokee were only in Georgia for a very short time. When the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was built, in the late 1800s, many of its workers were Lumbees and other Indians from eastern North Carolina & South Carolina, plus Creeks from SE Georgia. As Michelle has mentioned, the Carolinas adopted laws that stated that if one was not Cherokee, one was Colored. Therefore, people from many different tribes called themselves Cherokees in order to survive. Actors Pernell Roberts and Burt Reynolds are descended from Creeks living in the Okefenokee Swamp. Richard T. **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 )

Ah..... yes, but the Cherokees were in GA long enough for the whites (GA "Crackers" you mention..?? you say?) to discover gold on their land. The term "Lost Cherokees" also came up. One time (5-6 yrs) ago, I was in a Cheyenne tobacco shop (their land) in Oklahoma, buying tobacco , of course. One of the warriors standing next to me asked " what are you doing here..?" I replied, "Well , I'm a lumberjack..." and he said you look like a Cherokee to me..! and I said yes. He said , have you ever heard of the lost cherokee..?? I had not , so I said no. He said they were a group (band/tribe/ethnic group) of Cherokees who "long ago" went to the north west (Washington or Oregon maybe) and he said they were never heard from again (thus "lost"). He said some of them had blonde hair... maybe some vikings or related to custer or somebody. (true happening..) Wish I knew then when talking to the Chey, .. I could have told him the Cheroks made it to north AR and are enrolling as we speak!!! Also true. Frogs croaking here tonight, guess we will have some more rain. Only an Ind would know that.. Richard B. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 8:23 PM Subject: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Darien, GA Cherokees > Hey Richard B. > > Yes, there is a state-recognized Cherokee tribe in Darien, GA on the > coast. > Some members appear to have Native American blood, but they don't look > like > typical Cherokees. It is 300 miles away from the nearest Cherokee set > tlement. For that matter, the Cherokee were only in Georgia for a very > short time. > > When the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was built, in the late 1800s, many > of > its workers were Lumbees and other Indians from eastern North Carolina & > South Carolina, plus Creeks from SE Georgia. As Michelle has mentioned, > the > Carolinas adopted laws that stated that if one was not Cherokee, one was > Colored. Therefore, people from many different tribes called themselves > Cherokees > in order to survive. > > Actors Pernell Roberts and Burt Reynolds are descended from Creeks living > in > the Okefenokee Swamp. > > Richard T. > > > > **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your > budget? > Read reviews on AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 > ) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >