Words from Cheif Pell

There is no such thing as “Part Cherokee”
either you are Cherokee or you are not.
It isn’t the quantity of Cherokee blood in your veins
that is important, but the quality of it, Your pride in it.
I have seen full bloods who have no virtually no idea
of the great legacy in trusted in their care.
Yet, I have seen people with as little as 1/500th blood
quantum who inspire the spirit of their ancestors
because they make being Cherokee a proud part of their life.

“The Honorable Jim Pell, Principal Chief of the
Cherokee Tribe of Northwest Alabama”