The Western Cherokee Nation Tribal Office is located near Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Physical address: Corporations Building
12912 Liberty Street
Fort Smith, AR 72916
Mailing address: Western Cherokee Corporation
P.O. Box 23280
Barling, AR 72923
Phone number: (479) 434-2953
Email address: WesternCherokeeNation@gmail.com
Joyce Pipkins and Michelle Tyndale volunteer in the Western Cherokee Nation office near Fort Smith, Arkansas one day each week, usually on Fridays, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The Cherokees moved west of the Mississippi River before the Removal of 1838. During the French / Indian war, King George IV had asked the Cherokees to move west of the Mississippi River. In 1805, the federal government also asked the Cherokees to make the move west of the Mississippi River. In 1819, Presidents Jefferson, Adams, and Monroe signed a treaty to move west of the Mississippi into Arkansas. The treaty was ratified by Congress in 1819. After the Cherokees moved, a letter was written to Jefferson by the Indian agent wanting to know how to identity the Cherokees. Jefferson wrote back that everyone west of the Mississippi at the time was Western Cherokee.
The mission of the Western Cherokee Nation is ... *COMING SOON!
To subscribe to the Nation's quarterly publication, mail a check for $35 to the: Western Cherokee Press P. O. Box 23280 Barling, AR 72923
Ruby Thorne / Beverly McNutt Scholarship Application (pdf)
DownloadApplication for Tribal Membership - updated 20220617 (pdf)
DownloadDirections to August 2022 Gathering at Spadra Park in Clarksville AR.docx (pdf)
DownloadApplication for Tribal Membership with reformatted genealogy page - updated 20220621 (pdf)
DownloadApplication - page 4 - Genealogy page from scanned version of application (jpg)
DownloadSpadra Park, Clarksville, AR
Members and Guests of the Western Cherokee Nation are invited to a Meet and Greet Gathering. Enjoy time with fellow tribal members and gues...
Spadra Park, Clarksville, AR
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