(229)574-5120
THIRTEEN DISTRICTS OF SECCI
BANDS & CLANS
OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNCIL, INC.
Chief of Bands/Clans:
Jack WHITE EAGLE Shryock
607 W. Bell St.
Springfield, MO 65803
Phone: 417-865-1834
47ALL MEMBERS OF BANDS/CLANS MUST BE MEMBERS OF SECCI
There are currentsly 28 bands/clans in nine districts. The Chief of Bands represents these bands before the Council. Contact him to form a new band, to disband and to register changes in band leadership. He will work with the Tribal Web-Master to keep this page up to date. When a band in formation is choosing a name, please consult the Tribal Registrar and the Chief of Bands & Clans. Than Annual Band Report will be filed with the Chief of Bands early in Januray. He will forward a copy to the Tribal Registrar.
To become an official band, you must have ten members of SECCI, elect a chief and other officers as needed, and choose a name in consultation with the Chief of Bands. At this point you will be considered a band "in formation". When you have held meetings, then petition the SECCI Council through Chief Panther for full band status. Copies of the band petition should be sent to Chief of Bands & Clans and the Tribal Registrar. (The tribal registrar is listed under the "contacts" page) All bands operate under the bylaws of SECCI and file an annual membership report/income-expense statement with the Chief of Bands & Clans each year to remain active.
BANDS ARE REQUESTED TO REMIT A $25.00 ANNUAL FEE to the Tribe to help defray operating expenses not covered by other revenues. Bands are also asked to participate in raising money for the Scholarship Fund each year.
STANDS TALL DISTRICT ~ 6
(Tennessee)
CHOTA BAND
Chief James "Howling Wolf" Allison
602 Gillenwater Road
Maryville, TN 37801
865-856-2945
BUFFALO CREEK BAND
Chief Starr "Thunderfoot" MaCauley
1913 Allensville Ridge
Sevierville, TN 37876
865-453-2466
ONE SPIRIT BAND
Chief Kathy "Little Dove" Elison
134 Chipmonk Hollow
Newport, TN 37821
423-623-0056
BEAR SPIRIT BAND - in formation
Chief Mike "Stone Carvr" Utz
119 Rowe Lane
New Tazewell, TN 37825
OVERLAND DISTRICT ~ 7
(Indiana, Ohio)
THERE ARE CURRENTLY
NO BANDS IN THIS DISTRICT
GREAT LAKES DISTRICT ~ 8
(Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin)
WHERE RIVERS MEET BAND
Chief Lee "Spotted Pony" Billingsley
9161 W. 26 Road
Mesick, MI 49668
231-389-2272
WANDERING WATERS BAND
Chief Ken "Wounded Elk" Washburn
10391 Bankers Road
Quincy, MI 49082
571-283-1545
THUNDERBIRD BAND
Chief Scott "Bear Paw" Scriber
194 Stringtown Road
Quincy, MI 49082
517-639-3873
OLD SETTLERS DISTRICT ~ 9
(Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma)
HUMMINGBIRD MEDICINE CLAN
Chief Jack "White Eagle" Shryock
607 W. Bell St.
Springfield, MO 65803-2405
417-865-1834
TURTLE BAND - Charter Band
Chief Joyce "Running Deer" TwoHatchet
P.O. Box 492
Fort Cobb, OK 73038
405-643-9903
BUFFALO DISTRICT ~ 10
(Arkansas, Texas)
RUNNING WOLF BAND
Chief Jeanette Bynum
101 Crown Road
Willow Park, TX
817-441-1736
RUNNING HORSE BAND
Chief Linda "Bright Moon"
815-594-3184
GREAT BEAR DISTRICT ~ 11
(Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
BIG LAKE BAND
Chief John "Brave Bear" Crowder
P.O. Box 520348
Big Lake, AK 99652
907-892-8203
MYRTLEWOOD BAND
Chief Alice "Eagle Spirit" Zanous
92252 Cape Argo Hwy #18
Coos Bay, OR 97420
541-290-2150
FOUR CORNERS DISTRICT ~ 12
(Arizona, California, Colorqado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah)
WA LE LI BAND
Chief Lloyd "Lo Yo Di" Thompson
3226 Clear Lake Road
Ontario, CA 91761
909-930-0497
MEDICINE KEEPERS BAND
Chief Ayanvlideha Rick
100 Oak Creek Blvd.
Sedona, AZ 86336
928-202-8915
KEETOOWAH DISTRICT ~ 13
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont)
THERE ARE CURRENTLY
NO BANDS IN THIS DISTRICT
THE NEW WORLD
DISTRICT ~ 1
(DC., Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania)
EARTH BAND
Chief Buffy Red Feather Brown
6473 Ardleigh St.
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-549-0828
WINDSONG BAND
Chief "Three Feathers" Kazemi
2065 38th Street, S.E.
Washington, DC 20020
202-450-5143
OCHLOCKNEE DISTRICT ~ 2
(Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi)
GREY WOLF CLAN
Chief James "Black Wolf" Barfield
25580 US Highway 19 N.
Ochlocknee, GA 31773
229-574-5846
MEDICINE CROW BAND
Chief Sidney "Medicine Crow" Pope
608 3 Notch Road
Collins, MS 39428
601-517-0326
CEDAR WOLF CLAN - in Formation
Chief Jimmy "Running Bear" Bundy
89 Atlantic Street
Ariton, AL 36311
334-762-2613
RED BIRD SMITH
DISTRICT ~ 3
(Florida)
BLUE BAND - Charter Band
Chief Emilie "Bright Moon" Long
2119 Garden View Road
Sebring, FL 33870
863-385-4836
LONG HAIR BAND
Chief Tommy "Dragonfly" Bragg
375 Citrus Highlands Drive W
Bartow, FL 33830
863-537-4329
TURTLE MOON BAND
Chief Joyce "Spirit Wind" Bugaiski
4709 S. Dossey Road
Lakeland, FL 33811
SPIRIT WOLF WATCHES CLAN
Chief Audrey "Autumn Snow" Jones
1710 SE 20th Lane
Cape Coral, FL 33990
239-574-5981
NIGHT HAWK CLAN
Chief Don "Standing Bear" Schreiner
23551 Hwy 44
Eustis, FL 32736
352-589-2331
ECHOTA DISTRICT ~ 4
(North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia)
RED CEDAR BAND - Charter Band (Inactive)
Chief Phillip "Black Turtle" Pettie
7881 Bradbury Road
Richmond, VA 23231
804-795-1315
WEE TOC BAND
Chief Polly "Talks with Hands" Ritchie
307 Banks Street
Jacksonville, NC 28540
910-347-4515
ENOLA BAND
Chief Joann "Many Waters" Denton
208 Lenoir Road
Morgantown, NC 28655
828-430-7790
NC MOUNTAIN BAND
Chief John "Walking Bear" Hoilman
39 Mtn. Cherokee Road
Bakersville, NC 28705
828-688-1584
John Hoilman
68 Mtn. Cherokee Road
Bakersville, NC 28705
SACRED VALLEY DISTRICT ~ 5
(Kentucky)
THERE ARE CURRENTLY
NO BANDS IN THIS DISTRICT
BLACK WOLF WARRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT
Due to a lack of participation, dedication and the lack of enough young and/or physically fit people to perform the duties of the Black Wolf Warrior Socity, (as to serve and protect the Tribe,) the Black Wolf Warrior Society has been dissolved as of October 4, 2010, until such time as there is enough genuine dedication and interest from the people to re-instate it.
Guards for the Tribal Grounds and Ceremonies will be selected from the general membership in attendance for each gathering.
The design for the Black Wolf Warrior regalia belongs to the SeCCI and from this point, NO ONE is authorized to wear it for any reason.
Principal Chief Vivian Panther Lawson
