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O’siyo
to The United Cherokee (Tsalagi) Nation
(UCN), honorable Principal Chief Steven
“Stone Bear” Phillips, Tribal
Elders, Tribal Council and members of
The UCN Arkansas Clan,
I
was born in the Cherokee Strip,
Oklahoma.
I did not learn of my biological
Tsalagi and Osage blood until I was 27
years old after my adopted parents died
and my biological mother reached out to
me. I have for the last 35 years been
conducting Baker family research to
confirm my native indigenous Indian
heritage, roots and family tree and have
learned that I am ¼ Tsalagi/Osage, ½
Indigenous American Indian. I joined
“The Gathering” of The United
Cherokee Nation (UCN) so that I may
research and celebrate my Indigenous
Indian heritage.
Genealogy
Father
– Tilton Lafayette (T.L.) Baker –
Tsalagi/Osage
Grandmother
– Agnes Kill Born - Tsalagi
Grandfather
– John Cae Baker II – Osage
Great
Grandmother – Martha A.J. Kill Born -
Tsalagi
Great
Grandfather – Till Man Kill Born –
Tsalagi
Great
Grandfather – John Cae Baker – Osage
Great
Grandmother – Juett Baker – Osage
My
favorite indoor activities are wood
working (furniture design and
construction), studying and writing
about Cherokee and American history and
gourmet cooking. My Favorite outdoor
activity and passion is nature
photography and the study of Cherokee
and related American history. I am also
an avid fisherman utilizing a kayak. My
favorite animal is my toy miniature
Schnauzer, Clooney and dogs in general.
I hunt and photograph the American Bald
Eagle and other birds, Elk, Deer, Bear
and all wildlife. I see animals as the
Creator’s beautiful creatures and thus
I do not hunt them with a gun or bow and
arrow, but only with my camera and lens.
I believe animals were intended by the
Creator to be a source of food and
nourishment and support seasonal managed
harvesting of wild game for food only. I
am researching the Tsalagi and have
contributed historical Tsalagi articles
to The UCN newsletter and have been
trained and certified by the Tsalagi
Nation of Tahlequah, Oklahoma in the
Tsalagi Language level II.
I
am honored to have been called to head
The UCN Arkansas Clan as Clan Chief.
Wado,
Chief
Terry “Ditlihi Tsalagi” Evers
Chief
Terry “Cherokee Warrior” Evers
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