Pennsylvania Clan

Assistant Clan Chief Terry "Sunrise" Dickens

My Grandmother moved her family from Alabama to New Jersey, to escape the racisms of the South that not only plagued the African-American but of the American Indian as well. My Grandmother married Tom Grant who was a mixed blood Cherokee and African-American. My Father was from Alabama as well; He was a mixed blood Cherokee also, however his family were not slaves. In 1870 there was a article in the Mobile Alabama Press about my Great Grandfather, stating that a great Cherokee Chief had Died. His name was John R. Dickens, his son's name was John H. Dickens and my father's name was John J. Dickens. I spent eight years in the US Army, I had a secret clearance in Germany when I was one of the sergeants chosen to be assigned to NATO. I was also the district director for the Philippine American Martial Arts association for the Colorado region. I have a Master of Divinity Degree . I am not a Confederate in the meaning of the word. But I am Cherokee Indian.

Wado,

Chief Terry "Sunrise" Dickens