He was 1/8 Cherokee and was elected to ten successive terms of four years each as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. He died in office as chief executive of a government fashioned after that of the United States of America. Intellectually, he was the greatest chief in the history of the Cherokee people.
NOTICE
The Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3, non profit organization. As such, any donation you make to the tribe is tax deductible. Donations may be sent to the tribal address at:
Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama
Post Office Box 830
Vinemont, Alabama, 35179
P. O. Box 830
Vinemont, AL 35179
Sequoyah
John Ross
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Principal Chief
Charlotte Hallmark
Tribal Chairman
John Berryhill
Recording Secretary
Belinda Finn
Treasurer
Pat Weeks
Membership Secretary
Rhonda Robbins
Echota Cherokee Tribe
of Alabama
The Official Web Site of the
"Listen As The Wind Whispers Our Name"
(1776 - 1843)
They called him Sequoyah. This great Cherokee Indian gave his people an enduring gift. He gave them a writing system so that the greatness of the Cherokee Nation would live forever.
B:Turkeytown(near Center), AL
October 3, 1790
D:Washington, D.C.
August 1, 1866
630 County Rd 1281
Falkville, AL 35622
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Log Cabin of the
Echota Cherokee Tribe of AL
in Lacon
Chief Charlotte Hallmark
and
Deer Clan Chief Lucky Bates
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
All tribal assessments or donations should be mailed to:
Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama
Post Office Box 830
Vinemont, Alabama 35179
If you or anyone you know has sent money to any other address please know that the Tribe cannot account for it and you will not be given credit or a tax write off for any amount sent to any other address.
Charlotte Hallmark
Principal Chief
You can E-mail us at
(256)734-7337
New Roll Cards
We have designed new roll cards that have a place for your picture, blood quantum, and signature. The cost for each card is $2.00. Members will be responsible for having their pictures made and attached to the card. Once you have signed your new card you should have it laminated. Since all members do not get the Smoke Signals, please tell any member you know, family and friends about the new card.
Due to the Echotas being such a large and scattered tribe we know that it will take quite awhile for everyone to get this done. We are putting a time frame of two years for the transfer to new card to be completed. After that time the card you are carrying now will no longer be a legal Echota roll card. This effort needs to be started immediately and should be completed by September 2009.
Please send your request for the new tribal roll card to the tribal address:
Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama
PO Box 830
Vinemont Alabama 35179
You must send:
Two dollars ($2.00) for each roll card requested
The full name to go on the card
The roll number of the card holder
Indian blood quantum (percentage of Indian blood) of the card holder
A stamped, self addressed envelope
Change in Annual Assessment Fees
The Governing Body has voted to raise the annual membership fee to $45.00. The change began January 1, 2008. This fee covers a husband and wife and all minor children under the age of eighteen (18). Members over the age of 18 will need to pay their fee independently.
We regret the necessity of having to raise the fee but the cost of utilities, supplies, insurance, services, printing, postage and numerous other expenses that the tribe pays consistently, has made the change necessary. This is really not to bad considering that in 1978 the fee was $20.00, later changed to $25.00, then later to $35.00. The change to $45.00 is just over double in thirty (30) years. All membership fees must be in the amount of $45.00 beginning January 1, 2008.
