>I don't know if u can help me or not, or if you know of a better way to go >about getting this information. I have tried everyway I know how and am >getting no where. I know both my maternal great grandparents were full >Cherokee, my Mom said they were in Kentucky (hazard) I don't know if that >means anything or if there is a place to start from there, all my mother has >is my great grandmothers last name. I am trying to get ahold of my great >aunt which has more info. I hope. My 9 year old daughter would really like >to know more about it, since she has learned some things in school, I believe >she really carries a lot of the spiritual sense ( I think that is what I want >to say) hard to explain. If you know of a way I can find out more PLEASE >help me. > The NCCHEROK- list is for Cherokee County, North Carolina, rather than for the Cherokee as an ethnic group. There are some other resources that might help you, however: Take a look at the Qualla Boundary page for NCGenWeb: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7525/cherokee/ This is the Cherokee reservation in western NC. Even if your ancestor wasn't from the reservation area, there are quite a few other links on this page to Native American research sites. Also check out: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ If you click on the Ethnic Groups link at the top right of this page, you'll get a page that includes two lists on the Cherokees, one on general history and culture and the other more focused on genealogy. Elizabeth Harris state coordinator, NCGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/