" Echota Cherokee "
TOUCHING THE COMMUNITY
" ECHOTA CHEROKEE "
EARL " EAGLECLAW " AND FAYE GRIMMETT, and Linn Whitedeer
Sharing our culture with the fourth grade classes at West Elementary, Cullman, Alabama September 2008
Linn Whitedeer performing with area student's at the " Native American Heritage Festival " Burritt Museum - Monte Sano Mountain Huntsville, Alabama, October, 2008
" ECHOTA CHEROKEE DEER CLAN "
Honoring our Veteran's at Floyd E. " Tut " Fann State Veteran's Home
Huntsville, Alabama, December 2008
" Barb and Kim "
" Jerry with a Veteran "
" Linn playing for a Veteran and his family "
" Clan Member's Handing Out Gift's "
" Echota Cherokee Deer Clan member's "
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December 2008
Echota Cherokee Wolf Clan member's Mark and Linda Wimpee with
student's from Kate Duncan Smith " DAR " School - Grant, Alabama.
This is Linda's adopted class and she work's with the student's on an
ongoing basis.
" Keeping Our Fire's Burning For Future Generation's "
Background music by " Echota Cherokee " and NAMMY Nominee
" Ron Warren " - " Daughter Of The Sun " from his CD " Morning Star,Evening Star "
" Echota Cherokee Faron Weeks "
Faron is involved in many area's of representing our Tribe and culture including performing with the " White Horse Singer's " Drum at many powwow's within this and surrounding state's, MC'ing our state's " Miss Indian Alabama " contest and has filled the position of arena director of our anual powwow.
Faron is also the Vice-Chairperson of our Deer Clan.
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" Echota Cherokee Kim 'Tali ' Shaffer "
Tali is a contributing reporter for the " Tanasi Journal", the only Native American newspaper in the southeast and can be accessed online. Tali is also a wonderfully gifted traditional TsaLaGi craftsperson , you can visit his website provided on our links page to view his pipes and other items. A link to the Tanasi Journal is also provided on that page.
" 2009 4H Storytelling Contest "
Linda Wimpee - Echota Cherokee Wolf Clan, one of the event Judges.
Etowah County Extension Office
March 2009
Kate Duncan Smith " DAR " Elementary School
Grant Mountain, Alabama
Echota Cherokee Linda Wimpee, Linn Whitedeer and Janny Channy
Sharing Our Culture
Creating music with cedar flute, flat drum, turtle shell rattle,
deer toe shakers, rainstick and gord rattle
With 2nd grade teacher Nicole Guffey
With school principal Keith Buchanan
Our Inspiration .... the future generation !
" Native American Heritage Festival " Burritt Museum - Monte Sano Mountain, Huntsville, Alabama, October, 2009
Linn Whitedeer with student's from several area school's demonstrating traditional music and dance
With fellow performer
Native American flutist and 2005
NAMMA Award Winner Billy White Fox
