Annotated
Cherokee Organizations and Resources (Addresses)
By Donald N. Panther-Yates, Ph.D.
(1995)

Alabama Department of Archives and History
624 Washington Ave., P.O. Box 300100
Montgomery, AL 36130-0100
Records depository

American Cherokee Confederacy
Rt. 4, Box 120
Albany, GA 31705
 State-recognized group

American Genealogical Lending Library
P.O. Box 244
Bountiful, UT 84010
 Interlibrary loan source for microfilmed Indian census rolls

American Indian Community House
708 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
 Oldest and most active urban community center

American Indian Library Association
c/o American Library Association
50 East Huron
Chicago, IL 60611
 Publishes directory of libraries

Americans for Indian Opportunity
681 Juniper Hill Road
Bernalillo, NM 87004
 Catalyst organization for tribes

American Indian Society of Washington
22226 Cool Water Drive
Ruther Glen, VA 22546
 Active D.C. group, newsletter

Association on American Indian Affairs
245 Fifth Ave., Suite 1801
New York, NY 10016-8728
 Oldest advocacy group, distributes genealogy guide-lines upon request

 Audio Forum
The Language Source
96th Street, Room G422
Guilford, CT 06437
 Source of hard-to-find instructional materials

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Public Information Office
1849 C Street NW – MS 4140-MIB
Washington, DC 20240-0001
 Principal federal agency for Federally recognized Indians

Bureau of Land Management
New Mexico State Office
Federal Building
Box 1449
Santa Fe, NM 87501
 Depository for original copies of Oklahoma land records about Indians

Cane Break Band of Eastern Cherokees Tribal Council
Route 3, Box 750
Dahlonega, GA 30533
 No information available

Center for Human Genetics
93 Cottage Street, P.O. Box 770
Bar Harbor, ME 04609-0770
 Information on mitochondrial DNA testing for Native American ancestry

Cherokee Heritage Center
P.O. Box 515
Tahlequah, OK 74465
 Gift shop, national museum, outdoor drama and recon-structed Cherokee village

Cherokee Historical Association
P.O. Box 398
Cherokee, NC 28719
 Concentrates on Eastern Band

Cherokee Indians of Hoke County
Rt. 1, Box 129-C
Lumber Bridge, NC 28357
 No information available

Cherokee Indians of Robeson County
 and Adjoining Counties
Rte. 2, Box 272-A
Red Springs, NC 28377
 No information available

Cherokee Language and Culture
4158 E. 48 Place
Tulsa, OK 74135
 Leading seller of language books and tapes

Cherokee Names and Facts
P.O. Box 525
Cherokee,  NC 28719
 Genealogy research service

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
P.O. Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465-0948
 Tribal government, publishes news about members and resi-dents, adminis-ters public programs and Registration Depart-ment

Cherokee National Historical Society
P.O. Box 515
Tahlequah, OK 74465
 Operates Heritage Center and Cherokee National Ar-chives, Library

Cherokees of Georgia, Inc.
 No information available

Cherokees of Jackson City
P.O. Box 41
Higdon, AL 35979
 No reply to inquiry

Cherokees of Northeast Alabama
3912 Cahaba Rd.
Birmingham, AL 34243
 No information available

Cherokees of Southeast Alabama
Dothan, AL 36301
 No information available

Cherokee-Powhatan Indian Association
P.O. Box 3265
Roxboro, NC 27573
 No information available

Cherokee Publications
P.O. Box 430
Cherokee, NC 28719
 Important publisher

Cherokee Reservation
Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council
P.O. Box 455
Cherokee, NC 28719
 Tribal government for 8,800 in residence, operates school and hospital, Cherokee Visitors Center, Oconaluftee Indian Village, Museum and Qualla Arts and Crafts

Cherokee Studies Institute, Inc.
501 Seminary
Tahlequah, OK 74464
 Distributes audiovisual materials and offers cultural courses

Chickamauga Cherokee Indian Nation of Arkansas & Missouri
133 J Street, N.W.
Miami, OK 74354
 Non-Federally recognized Indian Nation

Chieftains Museum
501 Riverside Pkwy.
Rome, GA 30162
 Has small library

Cross-Cultural Educational Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 92
Welling, OK 74471
 Source for language and other cultural materials

D'Arcy McNickle Center for the History of the American Indian
Newberry Library
60 West Walton St.
Chicago, IL 60610
 Important research center

Director, National Archives
Central Plains Region
2312 E. Bannister Road
Kansas City, MO 64131
 Branch of U.S. Government depository of records about Indians for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

Director, National Archives
Great Lakes Region
7358 S. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago, IL 60629
 Branch of U.S. Government depository of records about Indians for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin
 
 

Director, National Archives
Mid Atlantic Region
9th and Market Streets, Rm. 1350
Philadelphia, PA 19107
 Branch of U.S. Government depository of records about Indians for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Vir-ginia

Director, National Archives
New England Region
380 Trapelo Rd.
Waltham, MA 02154
 Branch of U.S. Government depository of records about Indians for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont

Director, National Archives
Northeast Region
Building 22 - MOT Bayonne
Bayonne, NJ 07002-5388
 Branch of U.S. Government depository of records about Indians for New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Director, National Archives
Pacific Northwest Region
6125 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
 Branch of U.S. Government depository of records about Indians for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington

Director, National Archives
Pacific Sierra Region
1000 Commodore Dr.
San Bruno, CA 94066
 Branch of U.S. Government depository of records about Indians for Hawaii, Nevada except Clark County, northern California and the Pacific Ocean area

Director, National Archives
Pacific Southwest Region
24000 Avila Road, P.O. Box 6719
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-6719
 Branch of U.S. Government depository of records about Indians for Arizona, southern California and Nevada's Clark County

Director, National Archives
Southeast Region
1557 St. Joseph Ave.
East Point, GA 30344
 Branch of U.S. Government depository of records about Indians for Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee

Director, National Archives
Southwest Region
501 Felix St., P.O. Box 6216
Fort Worth, TX 76115
 Branch of U.S. Government depository of records about Indians for Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas; houses many records about Indians not available in Washington, accessible only here (for instance, Records of the Office of Indian Affairs)
 
 
 

Early Sites Research Society
c/o James Whittall
Long Hill
Rowley, MA 01969
 Museum, library, newsletter and field archeology on pre-Columbian sites

E-Chota Cherokee Tribe of Florida
5 N. 24th Street
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
 Small tribe living in Northwest Florida

Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama
Route 1, Box 122-A
Maylene, AL 35114
 No information available

Etowah Cherokee Nation
P.O. Box 5454
Cleveland, TN 37320
 Has 150 residents, museum, library focusing on Upper Towns

Faircloth Indian Tribe of North Carolina
 No information available

Lee Fleming
2208 Woodland Lane
Tahlequah, OK 74464
 Private genealogy research service

Georgia Department of Archives and History
330 Capitol Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30334
 Records depository
 

Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokees Tribal Council
P.O. Box 993
Dahlonega, GA 30533
 No information available

The Indian Relic Trader
P.O. Box 88
Sunbury, OH 43074
 Sells books and supplies

Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
P.O. Box 770-A
Cherokee, NC 27719
 Tribal-operated museum

National Archives and Records Administration
Seventh St. & Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20408
 Central depository, publishes research guides, photos, films, records on microfilm

Native American Educational Council, Inc.
609 Bandy Lane 1-A
Ringgold, GA 30736
 Scholarships, school programs

Native American Educational Services College
2838 W. Peterson
Chicago, IL 60659
 Only Native owned and operated college in the country; library and Tribal Research Center

Native American Genealogy
8745 E. 9th Street
Tulsa, OK 74112-4815
 Genealogy research service and publisher

Native Peoples Magazine
5333 N. 7th Street #224C
Phoenix, AZ 85014
 Colorful arts journal

Native American Public Radio Stations
P.O. Box 83111
Lincoln, NE 68501
1-800-571-6885
 Information on stations carrying the show "Native America Calling"

New York and New Jersey Regional Office
American Cherokee Confederacy
P.O. Box 213
Flanders, NJ 07836
 Active band of Georgia group helpful to those connecting with their heritage

North American Indian Museums Association
c/o George Abrams, Chairman
Seneca-Iroquois National Museum
Allegany Indian Reservation
Box 442
Salamanca, NY 14779
 Publishes directory of museums and cultural centers

North American Native Authors Catalog
P.O. Box 308
2 Middle Grove Rd.
Greenfield Center, NY 12833
 Mail order bookseller

Northern Arizona University
Department of Anthropology
P.O. Box 15200
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
 Seed bank for traditionally grown Cherokee tobacco strains

Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
P.O. Box 770-A
Cherokee, NC 27719
 Tribal operated museum, offers info pack for $13

Mrs. Robin Mooney
P.O. Box 123
Park Hill, OK 74451
 Private genealogy research service

Oklahoma City Native American Indian Center
2830 South Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
 Helpful urban Indian house

Oklahoma Department of Libraries
State Archives Division
200 NE 18th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
 State depository of records

Oklahoma Historical Society
Historical Bldg.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
 Important research library

Pan-American Indian Association
P.O. Box 244
Nocatee, FL 33864
 Helps the 65 million persons of Indian blood who are denied access to their own culture with programs, publications, library

Pembroke State University
Native American Resource Center
Native American Studies Program
Pembroke, NC 28372
 Resource center

Photo Archive
National Museum of the American Indian
One Bowling Green
New York, NY 10004
 Information on 300 computerized photo images accessible on line

Pequot Times
4 Anne Wampey Drive
P.O. Box 3130
Mashantucket, CT 06339-3130
 Monthly newspaper of a tribal nation with one of largest gambling casinos

P.I.C.T.
Protect Indigenous Culture and Tradition
P.O. Box 4364
Brick, NJ 08723
 Active cultural preservation group

Qualla Arts and Crafts Store
Box 277
Cherokee, NC 28719
 Mail order cooperative of Eastern Band

Qualla Reservation News
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Cherokee Agency
Cherokee, NC 28719
 Government periodical, no street address
 

Red Clay State Historical Park
1140 Red Clay Park Rd., S.W.
Cleveland, TN 37311
 Small library

Rock Eagle Indian Mound
State 4-H Club Center
Eatonville, GA 30701
 Huge quartz eagle believed to be only ancient Cherokee na-tional monument preserved intact and in its original place
 

Sequoyah Museum
Vonore, TN 37885
 No information available

Shorey Book Store
110 Union Street, Box 21616
Seattle, WA 98111
 Sells reprints, scarce items

South Carolina Department of Archives and History
1430 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
 Records depository; does not allow researchers direct access to records

The Spike Newsletter
P.O. Box 368
Milltown, NJ 08850
 Most comprehensive monthly listing of East Coast powwows and other events

State of North Carolina
Department of Cultural Resources
Raleigh, NC 27601-2807
 Depository for North Carolina records about Indians

Tennessee River Band of Chickamauga Cherokee
P.O. Box 291
Flintstone, GA 30725
 No information available

Tennessee State Library and Archives
403 Seventh Ave. N.
Nashville, TN 37243-031
 Records depository

Tribal American Network (TAN) Inc.
P.O. Box 542231
Dallas, TX 75354-2231
 Publishes monthly "Dream Weaver" for North Texas tribes

TSA-LA-GI Library
P.O. Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465
 Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma's national library, pub-lishes Tsalagi Linguist

United Cherokee Tribe of Alabama
Route 1, Box 8
Daleville, AL 36322
 No information available

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Tribal Council
2450 S. Muskogee Ave., P.O. Box 746
Tahlequah, OK 74465
 Federally recognized tribe of 7,700, library

United South & Eastern Tribes, Inc.
711 Stewarts Ferry Pike #100
Nashville, TN 37214
 Offers courses, publishes newsletter
 

VIP Publishing Company
510 Ray Street
Fayetteville, AR 72701
 Source for unique language, music and storytelling tapes and workbooks

WBAI 99.5 Radio
505 Eighth Ave.
New York, NY 10018
 Airs news programs (Circle of Red Nations)

Will Rogers Memorial
P.O. Box 157
Claremore, OK 74018
 Personal papers of Will Rogers

Whispering Wind
P.O. Box 1390
Folsom, LA 70437
 Bimonthly magazine of crafts, culture, powwows and history

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20500
 Address of the President of the United States, still the "Great White Father" responsible for American Indian civil rights, state visits and official correspon-dence