Quotes of Cherokee - somelinesforyou

“ I know the tribal issues. I was a congressman where most of the Indians are in this state. The problem is that most of them aren't Indians. The average Cherokee quantum is 1/512. ”

- Tom Coburn

“ My father was one-eighth Cherokee indian and my mother was quarter-blood Cherokee. I never got far enough in arithmetic to figure out how much injun that made me, but there's nothing of which I am more proud than my Cherokee blood. ”

- Will Rogers

“ My folks were Indian. Both my mother and father had Cherokee blood in them. born and raised in Indian Territory. 'Course we're not the Americans whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower, but we met them at the boat when they landed. ”

- Will Rogers
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