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My name is Doug
"Two Horses" Phillips
I was born and raised
in North Louisiana. My ancestors migrated from
Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama. They are of the
Deer Clan. In my younger years my friends would make
sport of me saying one horse was not enough for me as
I would wear it out and I would need two horses to
keep up with me, hence my name.
I am a retired deep-sea
diver. I am a former Marine and Viet Nam combat
Veteran.
As a child I hunted
rabbits and set traps, while my little friends watched
sports on TV. My family still has it's own ritual
involving the blood when a boy makes his first kill
when hunting deer. So as a child I knew I was
different than the others as I was only comfortable in
the forest, as was my father.
On my mothers side my
granny is 3/4 Cherokee and on my fathers side, my
grandpa was 7/8's Cherokee. Only enough Irish to carry
the Welsh/ Irish last name, which is fine.
However with no
paperwork and being young, out looking for excitement,
none of this seemed to matter at the time. In 1988 my
father died. That last summer I spent every moment I
could with him as we were close and spent every spare
moment hunting, fishing, and trapping together. He
told me before he died that the only thing he
regretted in his whole life was not listing me and my
brother as Cherokee on our birth certificate.
Admiring my father as I
did, and I still do, I realized it was the most
important thing for both of us. I was glad to find
Chief Stone Bear and the United Cherokee Nation (UCN),
for myself and the memory of my father.
I am looking forward to
do whatever is needed to move forward with "The
Gathering".
Chief Doug "Two
Horses" Phillips
- Louisiana
Clan
- Chief Doug
"Two Horses" Phillips
- 210 Nelson Road
- Monroe, Louisiana
71203
- 318-355-3027 cell
