Tag: Cherokee Nation

Two Sisters Publish Beginner Cherokee Syllabary Textbook To Help Preserve the Cherokee Language

Congratulations to Cherokee Citizens, Dr. Anita McGruder-Johnson and Mrs. Diana McGruder Harper, who have published, Sensational Syllabary Sentences: Read, Write and Remember the Cherokee Syllabary. https://amzn.to/3OaSHmO Their family oral history includes ancestral connections to Dorcas Buffington, the daughter of Chas. Foreman and Patsey (a slave) who created a family in Candy’s Creek, Tennessee. Their grandmother,…

November 16, 2022
OSU College of Veterinary Medicine Recognizes the accomplishments of African Cherokee graduate, Dr. Deorsey McGruder, Jr.

https://news.okstate.edu/articles/veterinary-medicine/2021/cvm-celebrates-black-history-month.html

January 31, 2022
The Wisdom of Doc Series: (part 1)

An Autobiography of Dr. Deorsey Earl McGruder, Jr., An African-Cherokee American (born 1937 and written at age 49) This series includes excerpts from an autobiography by Dr. Deorsey Earl McGruder, Jr., an African Cherokee veterinarian from Oklahoma, written in the 1970’s. He reflects on life experiences and shares his wisdom. “I don’t know if I…

December 30, 2021