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O’siyo
“Being
NDN is not what is in your Blood it’s What’s in
your Heart that counts the most”…
Bill
Charfield, elder teacher and historian, agrees with
this philosophy.
"My
cultural identity makes me what I am. It is my beliefs
that make me Indian."
I
have, like many People, come from a NDN background.
Simply put my family did not go on the trail or sign
up with the government or their programs. There is in
my eyes nothing wrong with being Non-gov. NDN’s or
Gov NDN we all follow our own Paths “We are Brothers
& Sisters”.
My
Uncle Chief Two Trees his Grandfather George
Washington Cannon and his Father William Jackson
Cannon were all Keepers of Wisdom and Knowledge as
were their Fathers before them. The Knowledge of
Healing was handed to me in the same way it was handed
to them ~ Teacher to student ~.
I work in the here & now the and at times
integrate the Old Ways from my Heart into the Healing.
I feel a need to bring the two worlds together while
keeping the Old Ways Sacred as I work with each
Person…
I
have been walking a Healing Path most of my life.
There were times that I was walking this path and did
not know I was on it. When I performed Stunt work and
Acting I played the Bad Guy in Live Western Stunt
Shows at Theme parks in Southern California and in
Oklahoma City. Even then I was learning about Energy,
Spirit & Healing and did not know it until I
looked back at the lessons that I have learned.
I
have been a Guided in the Healing Arts from a young
age by my Ancestors.
My
Uncle Chief Two Trees was Knowledge Keeper &
Medicine Man of the non-gov Cherokee Family Clan. The
title was handed down to him from his Granny, Mary
Edna “Eyes of Fire“ Andes wife of George
Washington Cannon, then at his transformation into
Spirit the title was handed down to his little sister
Jan “Singing Water” LaValle. In Sept. 2005 the
Title of Chief of the Family Clan was handed down to
me through a vote of my Clan Elders.
I
am honored and privileged to serve as the North
Carolina Clan Chief of The United Cherokee Nation
(UCN).
Wado
Chief
Robert “SunHawk”
North
Carolina Clan
Chief
Robert "SunHawk" Sowders
Ashville,
North Carolina 28806
828-707-4055
ChiefSunHawk@theucn.com
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