Cherokee National Treasure

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Several people designated as Cherokee National Treasures. Clockwise from top left: Jane Osti, Durbin Feeling, Hastings Shade, Wilma Mankiller

Cherokee National Treasure is a distinction created in 1988 by the Cherokee Nation to recognize people who have made significant contributions to the preservation of the tribe's art, language, and culture. [1]

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The tribe published a biographical overview of these cultural bearers, Cherokee National Treasures: In Their Own Words, co-edited by Shawna Morton-Cain and Pamela Jumper-Thurman in 2017. [2] [3]

List of recipients

List of Cherokee National Treasures
NameYear InductedBirthday [1] [nb 1] Death DayReason for Induction
Alex England1988September 3, 1903Before 2017 [nb 2] Bow making [4] [5]
Todum Hair1988February 1, 19172010Gig making [6]
Anna Sixkiller Mitchell 1988October 16, 1926March 3, 2012Pottery [5]
Lyman Vann1988 (posthumously)May 22, 1907June 15, 1985 [1] Bow making [5]
William Cabbagehead1989Blowgun/Darts [5]
Stella Livers1990April 20, 19111994Basketry [5]
Knokovtee Scott1990February 10, 1951December 12, 2019Carving [7]
Lucille Hair1990April 2, 1917October 11, 2012Weaving [8]
Lorene Drywater1990June 19, 1932July 30, 2021Traditional clothing sewing [9]
Mattie Wildcat Drum1990February 26, 19201991 [nb 2] Weaving [5]
Rogers McLemore1990September 18, 1912Before 2017 [nb 2] Weaving [5] [10]
Hester Chair Guess1990September 15, 1915Before 2017 [nb 2] Weaving [5]
Ella Mae Blackbear1990August 23, 1930Basketry [5]
Clarence Downing1990Carving [5]
Ruth England1990Traditional clothing [5]
Mary Foreman1990September 24, 1926Before 2021 [11] Basketry [5]
Sally Lacy1990September 11, 1920Before 2017 [nb 2] Basketry [5]
Thomas Muskrat1990Carving [5]
Jennie Sapp1990February 21, 1923Before 2017 [nb 2] Basketry [5]
Maxine Stick1990Basketry [5]
Hastings Shade 1991May 20, 1941February 9, 2010Carving/Gig making, one-term deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation [6]
Wendell Cochran1991Traditional clothing [5]
Alan Herrin1991Bow making [5]
Dorothy Ice1991Weaving [5]
Eunice O'Field1991Basketry/Weaving [5]
Scott Rackliff1991May 29, 19231994Flintknapping/Carving [5]
Anna Sixkiller-Huckaby1991Basketry [4] [5]
Nancy Smith1991Turtleshell Shackles [5]
Eva Smith1991Turtleshell Shackles [5]
Betty Jo Smith1991March 26, 1931Traditional Cooking [5]
Edith Catcher Knight19922016Traditional clothing [5] [12]
Minnie Handle Jumper1992July 25, 1922Before 2017 [nb 2] Doll making [5]
John Ketcher1992June 5, 1922October 17, 2011 [13] Weaving [5]
George Fourkiller1992December 8, 1907Before 2017 [nb 2] Basketry [5]
Thelma Forrest1992Basketry [5]
Betty Scraper Garner1993February 23, 1924June 1997Basketry [5]
Vivian Bush1993Turtle shell shackles [5]
Jess Oosahwee1993Blowgun/Darts [5]
David Neugin1994August 26, 1920Bow making [5]
Luther "Toby" Hughes1994Carving
Tom Webber Wildcat1995August 11, 19222008Turtleshell Shackles [5] [14]
Vivian Garner Cottrell1995May 24, 1959Basketry [5] [15]
Lena Blackbird 1996Basketry [5]
Richard Rowe1996Carving [5]
William Foster1997August 13, 1920Bow making [5]
Nadine Wilbourn1997Basketry [5]
Noel Timothy Grayson1998Bow making/Flintknapping [5]
Lee Foreman1999October 19, 1928Marble making [5]
Mildred Justice Ketcher1999November 26, 1922Basketry [5]
Bessie Russell1999Basketry [5]
Albert Wofford1999July 2, 1929Gig making/Carving [5]
Wyona Dreadfulwater2000Loomweaving [5]
Marie A. Proctor2000Basketry [5]
Pollie Whitekiller2001September 18, 1917Before 2017 [nb 2] Quilting [5]
Willie Jumper Sr.2001 (posthumously)March 31, 1911August 1977Stickball Sticks [5]
Margaret Wilson2001Quilting [5]
Wanna Lou Barton20022010Turtle shell shackles [6]
Jim Buckhorn2002September 13, 1943September 28, 2020Bow making [16]
Linda Lou Mouse Hansen2002March 25, 1925Before 2017 [nb 2] Basketry [5]
Sam Lee Still2002January 28, 1925Before 2017 [nb 2] Wood Carving [5]
Lizzie Jane Whitekiller2002Hand Sewn Quilting [5]
Kathryn Kelley2003June 12, 1930 [17] or December 6, 1930 [1] June 20, 2021Traditional basketry [18]
Rosie Chewie2003Basketry [5] [18]
Kathy Mae VanBuskirk2004Basketry [5] [19]
Perry Lynn VanBuskirk2004Bowmaking [5] [19]
Jane Osti 2005Pottery [5]
Shawna Morton Cain2006Basketry [5] [20]
Rachel Michelle Dew2006Basketry [5] [20]
Roger Cain2007Masks [5]
David Scott2008Languages [5]
Bill Glass Jr. 2009Sculpture [5]
Wilma Mankiller 2010 (posthumously)November 18, 1945April 6, 2010First woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation [6]
Ed Fields2010Language [4]
Betty Christie Frogg2010Basketry [4]
Edna Sue Thompson2010Language [4]
Lisa Smith2011Turtle Shells [4]
Bill Rabbit 2011December 3, 1946April 9, 2012Artistry and preserving Cherokee culture [21]
Durbin Feeling 2011April 2, 1946August 19, 2020Advancing the Cherokee Language, Published first Cherokee-English dictionary [22]
Victoria Vazquez 2012Pottery [23]
Cecil Dick 2012 (posthumously)September 16,1915April 25, 1992Arts [4] [23]
Tonia Weavel2012Traditional clothing [23]
Martha Berry 2013Beading [24]
Donald Vann2013Painting [24]
Tommy Wildcat 2013Blowgun and flute making [24]
David Comingdeer2014Stickball sticks [25]
Clesta Manley2014November 23, 1924Painting [25]
Eddie Morrison2014Sculpture [25]
John Ross2014Language [25]
Robert Lewis2015Storytelling [4]
Dan Mink2015Graphic Design [4]
Dennis Sixkiller2015Language [4]
Richard Fields2016Bow making [26]
Demos Glass2016Metalsmithing [26]
Vyrl Keeter2016October 28, 1931Flintknapping [26]
Jesse Hummingbird2017February 12, 1952June 17, 2021Unique paintings and graphics [17]
Mike Dart 2017February 1, 1977Contemporary Basketry [27]
Troy Jackson2018Sculpture [28]
Lisa Rutherford2018Pottery [28]
Loretta Shade2018Language [28]
Annie Wildcat201819452018Clay Beads [28] [14]
Candessa Tehee 2019Weaving [29]
Choogie Kingfisher2019Storyteller [29]
Lula Elk2019Shell Shaker [29]
David Crawler2020Language [30]
Crosslin Smith2020Language [30]
Traci Rabbit2020Painter [30]
Dorothy Sullivan2020Painter [30]
Danny McCarter2021Blowguns [31]
Cathy Abercrombie2021Weaving [31]
Harry Oosahwee2021Artist and Stonecarver [31]
Barbara Adair2022Basketry [32]
Weynema Smith2022 Cherokee language preservation [32]
Lena Stick2022Basketry [32]
Diana Smith Cox2023Turtle shell shackles [33]
Steven Daugherty2023Traditional weapons [33]

Notes

  1. ↑ Birthdays for all Cherokee National Treasures up to 2017 are from the "Cherokee National Treasures" book.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 While specific death dates are unavailable, the book "Cherokee National Treasures" confirms their death.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Morton-Cain, Shawna; Jumper Thurman, Pamela, eds. (2017). Cherokee National Treasures: In Their Own Words. Cherokee Nation. ISBN   978-1-934397-18-3.
  2. ↑ ""Cherokee National Treasures: In Their Own Words" receives international recognition". Native News Online.
  3. ↑ ""Cherokee National Treasures: In Their Own Words" wins award". Muskogee Phoenix. 12 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-12.
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  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 "The Lost Arts Project-1988" (PDF). cherokeeheritage.org. Cherokee Heritage Center. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Archives, Phoenix (17 September 2010). "Cherokee National Treasure more than a title". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Cherokee National Treasure Knokovtee Scott dies". Cherokee Phoenix. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "OBITUARY Margaret Lucille Hair". dignitymemorial.com. Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Cherokee National Treasure Lorene Drywater dies at 89". Cherokee Phoenix. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Chavez, Will (22 February 2012). "National Treasure teaches class to save weaving". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Cherokee National Treasure Bessie Russell "Weaving a Tradition" at Saline Courthouse Museum". Anadisgoi. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Cherokee National Treasures Art Show opens Oct. 1". Cherokee Phoenix. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "BREAKING: Former Deputy Chief John Ketcher dies". Cherokee Phoenix. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  14. 1 2 Wildcat, Tommy (29 July 2021). "Osiyo, my Late Father, Cherokee National Treasure Tom Webber Wildcat, a Mono-Fluent Cherokee Speaker R.I.P 1922-2008 & my Late Mom Cherokee National Treasure Annie Wildcat, a Mono-Fluent Cherokee Speaker, R.I.P 1945-2018. Both were my greatest Cherokee teachers on my Life's Path". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Cottrell to virtually demonstrate basket making March 16". Cherokee Phoenix. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Cherokee National Treasure, bow maker Buckhorn dies at 77". Cherokee Phoenix. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  17. 1 2 "CN loses two Cherokee National Treasures". Cherokee Phoenix. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  18. 1 2 Chavez, Will (10 October 2003). "Kelley, Chewie named Master Craftspeople". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  19. 1 2 Chavez, Will (30 September 2004). "Cherokee National Living Treasures Named". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  20. 1 2 Chavez, Will (1 September 2006). "2006 Cherokee National Living Treasure artists announced". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  21. ↑ "Cherokee National Treasure Bill Rabbit dies". Cherokee Phoenix. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "Cherokee Nation mourns passing of Cherokee National Treasure Durbin Feeling, single-largest contributor to Cherokee language since Sequoyah". Anadisgoi. 19 August 2020. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  23. 1 2 3 Chavez, Will (5 September 2012). "3 named 2012 Cherokee National Treasures". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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  26. 1 2 3 "3 named 2016 Cherokee National Treasures". Cherokee Phoenix. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "Hummingbird, Dart named Cherokee National Treasures". Cherokee Phoenix. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  28. 1 2 3 4 "4 named as 2018 Cherokee National Treasure honorees". Cherokee Phoenix. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  29. 1 2 3 "CN announces 2019 Cherokee National Treasures". Cherokee Phoenix. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  30. 1 2 3 4 "Cherokee Nation announces 2020 Cherokee National Treasures". Cherokee Phoenix. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  31. 1 2 3 "Cherokee Nation announces 2021 Cherokee National Treasures". Cherokee Phoenix. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  32. 1 2 3 "Cherokee Nation announces 2022 Cherokee National Treasures". Cherokee Phoenix . September 2, 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  33. 1 2 "Cherokee Nation announces 2023 Cherokee National Treasures". Cherokee Phoenix . September 3, 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

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