San Diego Cherokee Community

Osiyo!

Hello and welcome to the website for the San Diego Cherokee Community. We are a newly formed satellite community of the Cherokee Nation created to act as the official point of contact between the Cherokee Nation and its citizens in the San Diego County area.

Our vision is to:
• Promote and nurture the historical values for Cherokee citizens living outside the Cherokee Nation boundaries.
• To learn and retain Cherokee language and culture for future generations.
• To be knowledgeable and assist the tribal nation in the issues facing modern Cherokee citizens.
• To disseminate information on issues and to act as liaison for the Cherokee Nation.
• To work in concert with other pilot California citizen organizations for the benefit of the Cherokee Nation as a whole.

This organization will be directed predominately by citizens of the Cherokee Nation. However, non-citizen Cherokees, family members, and non-Indians with an interest in the Cherokee Nation are also welcome to participate.

Schedule of Regular San Diego Cherokee Community Meetings.

We are looking for a new regular meeting place. If you have any suggests, please let us know.

Saturday, December 12, 2009 - Holiday Dinner Meeting -- Time: 1:00pm

The meeting is at the Hometown Buffet at 10660 Camino Ruiz, north of Aero Drive and west of I-15.

All members and their guests are cordially invited to this sponsored event.

PLEASE RSVP with the number in your group

Click here for directions to the Hometown BUffet on Camino Ruiz in San Diego

Sunday, October 11, 2009 - Meeting with Chief Smith -- Time: 10:00am - Location: DeAnza Cove - Mission Bay Park, San Diego

Agenda:
10 a.m. – Program
     Invocation -  Star Spangled Banner, Cherokee National Youth Choir
     Introductions:
     State of the Nation, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith
     Cherokee Nation Deputy Principal Chief Joe Grayson, Jr.
     Cherokee Nation Tribal Council
     Cherokee National Youth Choir

11 a.m.  – Stickball

11:30 a.m. - Marbles
	
12 p.m.  – Lunch is Served
     Hog Fry – Pork, beans and fry bread

Bring your own lawns chairs and bring the following dishes according 
to the first letter of your last name:  
A-E – Drinks,  F-J – Desserts, K-O – Salad, 
P-T – Vegetables; and U-Z – Ice

1 p.m. – Concurrent Activities
Informational booths/tables including: registration, voting information and 
general information regarding Cherokee Nation programs.  There will also 
be Cherokee arts and crafts: baskets, pinch pots and cornhusk dolls.

Sunday, September 27, 2009 - Regular Meeting

Time: 1:00pm - Location: 3755 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego

We will talk about the recent Cherokee National Holiday, The Angel tree, have a book drawing; and plan for the Chief's visit in October.

The meeting is at the Sizzler on Murphy Canyon, north of Aero Drive and west of I-15.

Click here for directions to the Sizzler on Murphy Canyon Road in San Diego

Click here for directions to the Lemon Grove location

Click here for directions to the Lake Murray loaction

Click here for a map to the Clairemont Community Center

Click here for a map to the De Anza Cove