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The tradional Cherokee philosophy
is that even the smallest drop of
Cherokee Blood
makes one a Cherokee.




There is no such thing as 'part-Cherokee.'
Either you're Cherokee or you're not.
It isn't the quantity of Cherokee blood
in your veins that is important,
but the quality of it . . . your pride in it.
I have seen full-bloods
who have virtually no idea of
the great legacy entrusted to their care.
Yet, I have seen people
with as little as 1/500th blood
who inspire the spirits of their ancestors
because they make being Cherokee
a proud part of a their everyday life."

Jim Pell: Principal Chief
of the North Alabama Cherokee Tribe