Lost Cherokee of
Arkansas and
Missouri Inc.
2201 Washington Ave.
Conway, AR 72032
Phone: (501) 932-0928  
Fax: (501) 932-0929
office@lost-cherokee.com
Click here for an excerpt from chapter one
from "The Cherokee Nation:  A History"
Meeting in Antlers, Oklahoma on April 12th, at 12:00 noon at the library was a success!!
There was a large attendance with an abundance of questions and a large amount of input for the people of the Lost
Cherokee. The question of quantum of blood was asked, the council answered that this is important; but think of the
past--- John Ross was 1/8 Cherokee, Ounann Parker’s mother was a full blooded white woman that went to her grave
saying she was Indian. There is Sequoyah, who identified the Cherokee symbols, whose father was white, Stand Waite
part white, on and on. The important thing is to ask yourself and your friends--- why don’t I know my language, how do I
say Hello (o si yo) in Cherokee, or come in (ga li tso-de e-hiyv-ha), when was the last time I participated in my
ceremonies.  Without knowing your language or your culture, you are not Cherokee. A tribe is its members that practice its
ways for traditional and social survival.


Everything is going in a positive way toward federal recognition. The genealogy and family tree is making tremendous head
way. We have had so much input and support from our people. It makes you proud to see how far we have traveled. We
wished that the process of recognition were not so complicated.  We received bad news from two other tribes that are
seeking recognition and they are the Steilacoom tribe located in Steilacoom, Washington and Juaneno Band of Indians of
Santa Ana, California. These two tribes were denied federal recognition.
The council voted for an award to be given out yearly for the outstanding Cherokee member of the year.  This award will
be named The Joe Casey Spiritual Award. Permission was asked and granted from wife Pat Casey. Mr. Joe Casey was
one of our Elders and was a strong leader in our tribe.
The council wants to thank Diane Chiles for the fund raising committee she headed.  Diane made tickets, called many
people, and promoted this cause with great enthusiasm. Diane is a very strong promoter for our people. We thank you so
much, Diane, you are well cherished.    
Councilman Buddy Whiteley and wife Barbara Whiteley donated a Lost Cherokee jacket for Diane’s fundraiser, with seal
and winners name to be placed on jacket. Thank you, Buddy and Barbara. Michael Chase Hocutt, 3 year old grandson of
Headman Don Harness and Kathy Harness, drew the winning name of Billy J. Farris for the Lost Cherokee jacket.  
The Elder Board had a lot of ideas to be examined. Linda Bagnall and sister, Ruth, are pursuing some of these ideas and
will be reporting back to the council.
Thank you, Cherokee brothers and sisters of Antlers, Oklahoma, for a wonderful afternoon!!    
Click here to read the inspiring story
of the song "taps" written by retired
Colonel and Lost Cherokee member
Will Ingram.
 
Update August 22nd, 2008


  There are still those out there who take no activity in trying to get our tribe recognized, but pursue every
waking moment trying to kill the Lost Cherokee's chance at recognition.  Case in point is the letter we we're
forwarded today from a disgruntled applicant from several years ago named Doyle Turner.  Although his files
were never certified Lost Cherokee, in a fit of greed for power he is still to this day trying to shut down our tribe
and our people's chances at recognition.  The information in Doyle Turner's e-mail sent today is totally bogus and
uniformed.  Please disregard any correspondence you might get from this person as his only purpose is to try
and dissolve our group.  For those who would like to know more please read our rebuttal below.


 Here is Mr. Turner's first paragraph.

 "The report from the Stafford firm is simply stating there were no records to audit. This was the first auditor’s
report which did not favor the defendants and their attorney talked the judge into another auditor appointed by
the Judge. In the second report (which we view as another full year of deliberate delay) of Connor/Sartain there
are a couple of misleading statements made by Bo Conner in that Dub Maxwell was in charge of operations when
in fact Mr. Curtis Smith was the registered treasurer until their reappointments in 2005 then Mr. Smith became
the President. Many illusions have been created by Mr. Bishop to shed blame on everyone else when in fact it is
he that has been the head “Ram-Rod” as you will see in some of the future information that we are going to
expose on the Lost Cherokee. Mr. Conner’s remarks show him to be ignorant of the facts or there are other
reasons for him to make such remarks."


 This information from Doyle Turner seems to be nothing more than a mindless rant.  The Stafford Firm is our
accountant, and his letter attached in Mr. Turner's document is just a statement accompanying a random balance
sheet.  We fail to see in anyway were it could possibly be relevant.  Regarding the Connor and Sartain audit, this
has all been discussed and dismissed before.  Read the letter for yourselves and see what it says.  It says that
"Mr. Bishop, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Smith were very cooperative with us throughout the engagement" and that no
audit could be done because "Dub Maxwell was responsible for the operation of the organization during the time
period [the audit was to cover] and is no longer a part of the organization."  We really don't know what Mr.
Turner is trying to get at here.


 The next part of his letter cites several deficiencies we had in our first submission to the BIA.  After our first
submission we got an assistance letter from the BIA showling us the spots that needed work.  We have been
diligently working everyday to correct the errors (many of which as cited by Mr. Turner were made by former
members Dub Maxwell and Jim Davis) and have historians, genealogists and consultants guiding our way to a
proper submission that will bring a wonderful review for us in the next submission (hopefully by December of
this year.  So his last attached letter of review is just that, a review, a piece of advice from the BIA on how we
could do better on our next submission.  Mr. Turner is trying to put us all in a bad light and stop our recognition.  
We hope most of you have not had to deal with his nasty letters, and if you feel like it please e-mail back your
support and we will get your comments posted on the website.  So thank you all very much and we look forward
to hearing from you soon!


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