Florida Tribe of Cherokee Indians (U.S.)

Native American

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image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 17 February 2011

• The band
• The flag

See also:

• Index to North American Native Bands and Nations
• Florida
• United States of America

The Band

Florida Tribe of the Cherokee Indians
Milton, FL

It is a non-recognized tribal entity.
The fiscal arm of this tribe is the Florida Tribe
of Cherokee Indians, Inc., which is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization.
The tribe maintains an office in Milton, FL
Chrystian Kretowicz, 17 February 2011

The Flag

"When designing the flag, we really wanted it to be descriptive of our heritage and origins. At the top, we have a Cherokee Water Spider (part of the "First Fire" legend, in which the Water Spider preserves fire for the Cherokee People); at the bottom, we have a representation of a traditional
Cherokee settlement, along with crops that would be grown. The right side represents the various bays that our ancestors would have used for vital resources, while the left side represents a river, filled with cypress trees, another area of vital resources."
www.floridacherokee.org
Chrystian Kretowicz, 17 February 2011