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Sociocultural identification
documented Cherokee descent who do not meet the criteria for Cherokee tribal citizenship may describe themselves as "being of Cherokee descent" or as "being
Cherokee_descent
Native American musician
folk singer-songwriter of Cherokee descent from Oklahoma. Pomeroy was raised in Moore, Oklahoma. She is a member of the Cherokee Nation. Pomeroy took an
Ken_Pomeroy_(singer)
American actress (born 1991)
Times reported Asbille to be of Taiwanese, British, and Eastern Band Cherokee descent. She told the newspaper that playing an Indigenous woman in Wind River
Kelsey_Asbille
American actor (1928–2014)
ancestry, and his mother, who died when he was five years old, was half Cherokee. His older brothers were Jack Garner (1926–2011), also an actor, and Charles
James_Garner
Native American tribe in Oklahoma, United States
The Cherokee Nation (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ, romanized: Tsalagihi Ayeli or ᏣᎳᎩᏰᎵ, Tsalagiyehli) is the largest of three federally recognized Cherokee tribes
Cherokee_Nation
American actor and filmmaker (born 1955)
original on June 14, 2007. "The Costners, of Irish and German descent (with a hint of Cherokee blood) (...)" "Kevin Costner Plows His Own 'Field of Dreams'"
Kevin_Costner
American actor (born 1946)
field worker. The two were married and divorced twice. Jones is of Cherokee descent. He was raised in Midland, Texas, and attended Midland Lee High School
Tommy_Lee_Jones
Indigenous people group in the United States
contains Cherokee syllabic characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Cherokee syllabics
Cherokee
American actor (born 1962)
described as an American of Scots-Irish and Cherokee descent. Phillips has claimed to have one-eighth Cherokee ancestry, which was disputed by skeptics,
Lou_Diamond_Phillips
American actor (1941–2017)
Georgia. He was half Cherokee descent, one-eighth Seminole descent, and speculated the rest as German, English, and Irish descent. Landham had at least
Sonny_Landham
American actor (born c. 2002)
"mixed-race, Native American" and a "Cherokee tribe member" was released. However, it was later reported by the Cherokee Phoenix that he is not a citizen
Ian_Ousley
American actress (born 1981)
Yancy Spencer III. She has two brothers. Spencer has said that she is part Cherokee. Spencer's first major acting role was playing Rebecca "Becca" Tyree on
Abigail_Spencer
American singer and actress (1927–2008)
Her mother, Annie Mae Keith (later Annie Mae Riley), was of Cherokee and African descent. Though she had little knowledge of her father, it was reported
Eartha_Kitt
American singer-songwriter (1939–2014)
and Margaret Embry Everly (1919–2021). He was of German, English and Cherokee descent. The Everly family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1953, where the
Phil_Everly
People formerly enslaved in the Cherokee Nation and descendants
early 1980s, the Cherokee Nation administration amended citizenship rules to require direct descent from an ancestor listed on the "Cherokee By Blood" section
Cherokee_Freedmen
American singer (1943–2022)
Irish American ancestry and that their mother was of African American and Cherokee ancestry. Veronica and her sister Estelle Bennett (1941–2009) were encouraged
Ronnie_Spector
American actress
First Screenplay at the 19th Independent Spirit Awards. Reed's mother is Cherokee-Italian whereas her father, a set designer, is Jewish. Reed was raised
Nikki_Reed
American actor (1936–2018)
English, Scots-Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Reynolds also claimed some Cherokee and Italian ancestry. During his career, Reynolds often said he was born
Burt_Reynolds
US Border Patrol officer (born 1970)
naturalized citizens in 1927. He has also claimed Cherokee ancestry, but is not a member of any Cherokee tribe. Bovino's parents moved to Blowing Rock, North
Gregory_Bovino
American actor (1942–2022)
Freddie Joe Ward (December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022) was an American character actor. Starting with a role in an Italian television movie in 1973, he appeared
Fred_Ward
United States Army officer (1943–2006)
Great Britain. He identified his paternal grandmother as being of Cherokee descent. Hugh Clowers Thompson Sr. was an electrician and served in the United
Hugh_Thompson_Jr.
American actor (1959–2025)
(1921–1993). His mother was of Swedish descent, and his father's ancestry included Scots-Irish, German, and Cherokee roots. His parents divorced in 1968
Val_Kilmer
American farm worker, subject of Dorothea Lange's photo 'Migrant Mother' (1903–1983)
Indian Territory, present-day Oklahoma. Both of her parents claimed Cherokee descent. Her father, Jackson Christie, allegedly abandoned her mother, Mary
Florence_Owens_Thompson
American singer and actress (born 1946)
Georgia Holt, was a model and actress of Irish, English, German and Cherokee descent. Cher's paternal grandparents were survivors of the Armenian genocide
Cher
American author and poet (1923–2025)
was African-American and had indigenous heritage. Her grandfather was Cherokee. She was educated at the historic Brainerd Institute in Chester, where
Vivian_Ayers_Allen
Mixed-race ethnic group in North Carolina
to recognize the Lumbee as Cherokee, but it failed after opposition from the Cherokee Nation and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. In 1912, legislation
Lumbee
American adult film actress
Haughville neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana, and is of Irish and Cherokee descent. She attended the local high school, where she performed in several
Hyapatia_Lee
American musician (born 1948)
School. Craig Frost (keyboards) joined the band in 1972. Farner is of Cherokee descent on his maternal side. Farner was the guitarist and lead singer for
Mark_Farner
American film producer (born 1945)
June 2, 1945, in Van Nuys, California. Peters is of Cherokee (father) and Italian (mother) descent. While growing up in a rough neighborhood, Peters's
Jon_Peters
American academic, women's rights and anti-violence activist
American descent". Since at least 1991, Smith has publicly claimed to be Cherokee although she has never been enrolled in any federally recognized Cherokee tribe
Andrea_Smith_(academic)
American martial artist and actor (1940–2026)
February 15, 2017. Mr. Norris also grew up poor, with an alcoholic father, a Cherokee Indian, who was gone from home much of the time, and he and his brother
Chuck_Norris
American actor (born 1991)
Swedish of Japanese ancestry, while his father is American of German and Cherokee descent. Barnet's grandfather was swing musician Charlie Barnet. He has an
Darren_Barnet
American athlete and actor (1914–1994)
of African-American and Cherokee descent, his grandfather was an African-American and his other grandmother was of Creek descent. He attended Thomas Jefferson
Woody_Strode
American singer (1941–2009)
Irish American ancestry and that their mother was of African American and Cherokee ancestry. Bennett attended George Washington High School in Manhattan where
Estelle_Bennett
American singer-songwriter (1937–2021)
and Margaret Embry Everly (1919–2021). He was of German, English and Cherokee descent. The Everly family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1953, where the
Don_Everly
American actress and singer (born 1968)
met her biological mother. She believed that she was of one-quarter Cherokee descent, but genetic testing showed that she is 4% Native American. At an early
Kristin_Chenoweth
American singer, lead vocalist of Creed
School. Stapp stated in his memoir that his maternal grandfather was of Cherokee ancestry. Stapp was a founding member and the original lead vocalist of
Scott_Stapp
American actress and dancer (1923–2004)
Machine Gun Kelly, and Baby Face Nelson. Her maternal grandmother was of Cherokee descent. Miller was put in dance classes at the age of five in an attempt to
Ann_Miller
American guitarist (1942–1970)
the blues with which he began." Hendrix was of African-American and Cherokee descent. His paternal grandfather, Bertran Philander Ross Hendrix, was born
Jimi_Hendrix
State-recognized tribe in Alabama, United States
their current principal chief. CTNEAL members identify as being of Cherokee descent. As members of a state-recognized tribe, CTNEAL individuals are eligible
Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama
Cherokee_Tribe_of_Northeast_Alabama
American country singer (1932–2022)
Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951). The family claims Cherokee heritage on Lynn's mother's side, but they have not been officially recognized
Loretta_Lynn
American singer (born 1945)
Priscilla, and brother Raymond. Coolidge's father was Cherokee, and her mother was half Cherokee and half Scottish. However, the Coolidge family was never
Rita_Coolidge
Cherokee annual cultural leadership title
Nation to a young woman of Cherokee descent. The role of Miss Cherokee includes acting as an ambassador for the Cherokee Nation, representing the tribe
Miss_Cherokee
American television host
boys, giving them his surname Pennington. Ty claims to be of partial Cherokee descent. A self-described "Jack of all trades", Pennington learned woodworking
Ty_Pennington
American actor and musician
“Let Me Go”, was released on July 11, 2011. Kane has stated that he is Cherokee (Native American). His parents participated in, and met at, the rodeo.
Christian_Kane
American singer (born 1971)
Dearborn community... all my family." She is of Lebanese descent on her father's side and German descent on her mother's side. Tiffany began singing at age
Tiffany_Darwish
American actress (born 1977)
Texas, on June 1, 1979. Collins has claimed English, Scottish, Irish and Cherokee ancestry. Collins grew up in Houston, Texas, and lived in Singapore from
Lynn_Collins
American singer-songwriter (1926–2022)
Georgia Holt (born Jackie Jean Crouch; June 9, 1926 – December 10, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter, model, and occasional bit part actress. She
Georgia_Holt
Federally recognized Cherokee tribe based in Oklahoma
The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (ᎠᏂᎩᏚᏩᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ or Anigiduwagi Aniyvwiya, abbreviated United Keetoowah Band or UKB) is a federally
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
United_Keetoowah_Band_of_Cherokee_Indians
American actor (born 1950)
and Pennsylvania governor General James A. Beaver. Beaver's mother has Cherokee, German, and Scottish ancestry, and is a descendant of three-time U.S.
Jim_Beaver
American novelist
Prize-laureate Ernest Hemingway. She claims to be the great-granddaughter of a Cherokee chief on her mother's side. Her maternal grandfather, Henry L. Rhodes,
Lorian_Hemingway
American singer and actress (1931–2017)
steelworker) and Nellie Mitchelle (a cook). Her mother was alleged to have Cherokee ancestry. She also had five older sisters and one brother. From a young
Della_Reese
American novelist
1930 – June 4, 1998) was an American novelist and screenwriter of Cherokee descent. He is perhaps best known for his 1980 novel Honkytonk Man, made into
Clancy_Carlile
American singer-songwriter (born 1963)
She has spoken about ancestors on her mother's side she said were of Cherokee descent. Of particular importance to her as a child was her maternal grandfather
Tori_Amos
American rapper (born 1979)
Cherokee language. See the Cherokee Dictionary and the Cherokee word list at the official site of the Cherokee Nation, to look up the actual Cherokee
Yelawolf
Executed American mass murderer
ethnicity of Smith's mother. Truman Capote himself stated that Smith was Irish–Cherokee, saying so in various interviews and in his book. But in his 2019 true
Perry_Edward_Smith
Premier of Alberta since 2022
historical Cherokee tribes, including the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma, or the Cherokee Nation
Danielle_Smith
American musician (born 1976)
Through his mother Cher, Allman is of Armenian, Irish, English, German, and Cherokee ancestry. On December 1, 2013, he married Marieangela King, "Queenie",
Elijah_Blue_Allman
American actor (1904–1999)
worked in film and television until his death. Cody claimed his father was Cherokee and his mother Cree, also naming several different tribes, and frequently
Iron_Eyes_Cody
American comedian, writer and musician (born 1954)
and grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He says he is of partial Cherokee descent. Early in his career, he performed as a street comedian with a suitcase
Rich_Hall
American singer (1940–2014)
hummingbird in Cherokee. Coolidge considered this group important not only in honoring her ancestors, who she believes were of Cherokee descent, but also in
Priscilla_Coolidge
American fantasy writer (1931–2009)
Eddings and Theone (Berge) Eddings, in 1931. Eddings claimed to be part Cherokee. He had a younger brother, Dennis; a sister, Kay; and a half-brother, Richard
David_Eddings
American actress (born 1991)
and Braden Jow when she was nine years old. Jow is of Chinese and Cherokee descent. As a child, she would often sing the national anthem at local baseball
Malese_Jow
American actor and stuntman (1918–1996)
Oklahoma, on the Osage Indian Reservation, he believed he was of Irish and Cherokee ancestry, though this turned out not to be accurate (genealogists have
Ben_Johnson_(actor)
American basketball player (1969–2002)
1998, he changed his name to Bison Dele to honor his Native American (Cherokee) and African ancestry, and played his final season under that name. Dele
Bison_Dele
American country musician (1937–2002)
adding that "along the way, a lot of Indian blood mixed in," including Cherokee and Comanche families. The name on Jennings's birth certificate was Wayland
Waylon_Jennings
American actor
Youth Chorale. Rainwater describes himself as having Osage, Cherokee, Irish, and Filipino descent. He has said his grandfather was a Native American from
Gregg_Rainwater
American pretendian and New Age figure
to be of Cherokee descent. The film is a pornographic film made to look like a documentary. It depicts various women of supposedly Cherokee ancestry copulating
Harley_Reagan
American musical duo
(1919–2021). Don and Phil were of mostly German and English descent and also had some Cherokee ancestry. Actor James Best (born Jewel Guy), also from Muhlenberg
The_Everly_Brothers
American actress (1923–1965)
former Margaret "Pearl" Brown. One of her maternal great-grandparents was Cherokee. She was the younger sister of Undeen and the older sister of Monte Maloya
Linda_Darnell
American model and actress (born 1971)
Merrillville, Indiana, near Gary. She self identifies as Cherokee, and is of Scottish, and Irish descent. She is the eldest daughter in the family, with three
Karen_McDougal
American religious leader (1918–2009)
an interview on Larry King Live, Roberts claimed his mother was of Cherokee descent. Roberts also claimed Choctaw heritage. Roberts began life in poverty
Oral_Roberts
American murderer (1930–2006)
heritage, asserting that his mother was part Choctaw and his father part Cherokee; his race was listed as White with correctional authorities and he was
Clarence_Ray_Allen
American country singer and songwriter (born 1993)
mother, Tabatha Brown and an African-American father who is also part Cherokee. In 2018, he told People magazine he did not know he was biracial until
Kane_Brown
Youth choir
of the Cherokee Nation. It consists of youth of Cherokee descent who sing gospel music in the Cherokee language. The directors are Mary Kay Henderson and
Cherokee_National_Youth_Choir
American stuntwoman and racer (1946–2018)
died in an airplane crash during Kitty's childhood. Her mother is of Cherokee descent. At five months of age, O'Neil contracted simultaneous childhood diseases
Kitty_O'Neil
2012 nonfiction book by Thomas King
International Film Festival in 2020. Although King claimed to be of partial Cherokee descent when The Inconvenient Indian was published, King accepted findings
The_Inconvenient_Indian
American actor (born 1963)
American. She grew up Cherokee or maybe Creek Indian. Makes sense in terms of coming from Kentucky, which is rife with Cherokee and Creek Indian." Depp's
Johnny_Depp
American country music singer (born 1951)
cousin of singer Patty Loveless. Gayle and her siblings claim Irish and Cherokee descent, although she is not enrolled with any Native tribe. Gayle's father
Crystal_Gayle
American painter and graphic artist (1925–2008)
his mother of Dutch descent. Rauschenberg incorrectly claimed that his paternal grandmother Tina “Tiny” Jane Howard was Cherokee. His father worked for
Robert_Rauschenberg
American singer (1967–2001)
was a businessman and owner of J.C. Thornton Excavating. Julius is of Cherokee and Portuguese ancestry. Melanie Thornton's elder sister Lois Chisolm is
Melanie_Thornton
American pornographic film actor (1959–2018)
Brooklyn to a Jewish father and a mother of half German/Irish and half Cherokee descent. His paternal grandfather, Sam Siederman, was reportedly the half-brother
Jerry_Butler_(actor)
American filmmaker (born 1963)
his son's birth. He has claimed to have Cherokee ancestry through his mother, who was also of Irish descent, while his father was Italian-American. He
Quentin_Tarantino
American writer (1921–1992)
who had grown up in Henning. The family had Mandinka, other African, Cherokee, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish roots. The younger Haley always spoke proudly
Alex_Haley
American lawman
century. He invented the "Tom Threepersons holster." Historians from the Cherokee Nation, including Morningstar, have claimed that "Tom Threepersons" was
Tom_Threepersons
American professional golfer (born 1975)
and was also described as having European, Chinese, and Native American (Cherokee) ancestry. Kultida was originally from Thailand, where she met Earl during
Tiger_Woods
American pastor
to New York City to interview Donald Trump. Batchelor is of Cherokee and Jewish descent. After becoming a Seventh-day Adventist he became a vegetarian
Doug_Batchelor
American author
(born in 1985) is an American author from Circleville, Ohio. She is of Cherokee heritage. She started writing as a child. As a self-taught author with
Tiffany_McDaniel
American segregationist (1925–1979)
Alabama as a white supremacist. Later, under the pseudonym of supposedly Cherokee writer Forrest Carter, he wrote The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales (1972), a
Asa_Earl_Carter
Americans with both Indigenous American and Black identities
exclude Freedmen from Cherokee rolls and enter them separately, even when they claimed Cherokee descent, had records of it, and had Cherokee physical features
Black Indians in the United States
Black_Indians_in_the_United_States
American DJ and influencer (b. 1992)
Kathleen Jeffries. She is of mixed African-American, French, Cherokee, Irish and Italian descent. Shortly after being signed to the Universal Music Group
Chantel_Jeffries
Father of American golfer Tiger Woods (1932–2006)
American, a quarter Chinese and half African American", the former through a Cherokee grandparent. Woods attended Kansas State University (then known as Kansas
Earl_Woods
American religious leader from Arkansas, U.S. (1916–1997)
degree." She continues, "He claimed to be Cherokee but had no ties to any of the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes." In the 1970s, Rolling Thunder
Rolling_Thunder_(person)
Australian actress
Wangkatha, Yamatji, Noongar, and Gidja descent through her mother and Cherokee, Blackfoot and African-American descent through her father. She first studied
Shareena_Clanton
American musician (born 1954)
Rican mother. Rose has said his father was Mescalero Apache, Lakota, and Cherokee. He was raised in Brooklyn, where he displayed an interest in the arts
Felipe_Rose
African American cowboy, rodeo performer and actor (1870–1932)
brothers and eight sisters. The family's ancestry was African-American and Cherokee. By 1888, the family had moved to Taylor, Texas. In 1890, Pickett married
Bill_Pickett
American actor (1899–1973)
Rex Allen and Lee "Lasses" White. Of Irish and Cherokee ancestry through his father, he spoke Cherokee until he was about 13 years old, but in 1972 he
Glenn_Strange
Native American tribal law
enrolled in the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes or if they are unenrolled individuals of Cherokee descent." The magazine further states that "No
Cherokee Nation Truth in Advertising for Native Art
Cherokee_Nation_Truth_in_Advertising_for_Native_Art
American boxer (1895–1983)
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie and The Manassa Mauler, was an American boxer who competed from 1914
Jack_Dempsey
Historic, autonomous Native American government
instead of Cherokee syllabics. The Cherokee Nation (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ) was an autonomous tribal government of the Cherokee people that existed from 1794 to
Cherokee_Nation_(1794–1907)
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