Tommy Wildcat, Sharing Cherokee Culture

Tommy Wildcat's life work is sharing Cherokee culture and history. We talk about what drives him to create a better understanding of the Cherokee people.

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Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People is a groundbreaking series inviting you to discover the rich traditions and compelling modern advancements of the Cherokee people told through a documentary lens. The edutainment show features the people, places, history, language and culture of the Cherokee Nation, the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States. These are Cherokee stories, told by Cherokee people.

[jaydemon]

Osyio it makes me happy that this guy is doing this im half cherokee and i never got to learn the language im glad hes teaching these kids

[meschellelinjean]

Tommy has been humbly and respectfully sharing Cherokee culture for as long as I've known him - over 20 years. This is a great segment on his contribution to our tribe. Osda!

[cherryboob]

We would stand in a circle, pray and say “I’ll see you later”. True that in my family we never said goodbye.

[raymondbarton]

Thank you for the things that you do for upholding our heritage and beliefs and traditions. My elders have passed on and I wish that I could have spent more time learning more from them . God Bless you for what you are doing 🇺🇸

[disgustd]

i’ve known all my life that my mothers side is cherokee, but only recently have i realized the importance of that, and i want to learn more about cherokee culture and language but i have hardly any native blood in me (my grandfather is 1/8). i want to learn as much as i can about my family and cherokee language and culture without being disrespectful, which i’m most afraid of

i don’t know much about native cultures in general but i’m glad people like him still exist and are passing on their culture to younger generations

[jackboychris]

that was his reason for being in this world blessing the little kids teaching them the real heritage.❤❤❤

[starlenehusk]

My grandmother taught me so much about my culture. My mother kept that going.

[elainewinter]

Our people need more respected leaders like yourself. Wado

[Dingdongwitchisdead]

One of my Great+ Grandmother's was full Cherokee making me 1/4. Unfortunately, all records of that burned down in a schoolhouse long ago when people kept records in places like that. Thank you for keeping this heritage alive so we can learn about it.

[edenhawthorne]

My dad and my nana told me we have cherokee blood in us, so i'm trying to learn more about it!

[sammirunninghorsewhite]

Love ya Tommy, havent talked to ya in a while, keep up the great work brother!! PROUD TO BE CHEROKEE✊✊✊

[hadenprentzler]

Very cool. Thanks from fellow Cherokee that wasn’t able to
Totally get in touch as you were, I am trying more now as I get older. Much love, and respect brother. Keep spreading the culture. Thank you.

[ClassicCityMinistry]

this is awesome!...my grandmother was half cherokee!...im proud to be an ancestor of a cherokee and proud!!!! thank you tommy!!!

[toxicwaste]

Massive respect for Tommy he seems like a great guy

[vincentwells]

When and where is the next Cherokee Nation Pow Wow ...How can I find out more about my Cherokee Roots?

[judascolwell]

I'm Cherokee an I'm from Kentucky.

[miolee]

I barely found out I'm Cherokee maybe about a year ago. Idk why I'm barely trying to connect with my ancestors. But I really want to be with my people more than ever lately.

[iyaworld]

This is a beautiful channel. Thank you. My mothers great grandmother was Cherokee .. born in around 1902 .. not sure what happened to her parents but she was in Knoxville Tn homeless and ended up as a border with a white family named Cruze.. she grew up with whites and married whites over the course of her life. Not sure how this came about but she would cross the bridge from Tennessee to Cherokee North Carolina to meet the chief and go visit the reservation established there every Sunday. She was a minor child during the finalization of the Dawes Rolls and it is very unfortunate for many of the people who stayed behind or chose not to go to the new land even the ones who died .. so there are many people who are Cherokee in the south east region who may not have any records or history of their Cherokee lineage .. my great great grandmother kept all the family information in a small book but after her some of her grandchildren have recent past things were left with other family hoping we can find more information about her parents and theirs. I wonder what did we call ourselves before indian. And what would our native names be? This is so sad we probably would be speaking our language and practicing our traditions of it was not for the Indian Removal Act .

[carihammons]

Tom Wildcat thank you for your inspiration blessings.

[kz]

Ni mitz tlazohtla to all Cherokee people, I love you all, from your brothers in Mexico