Government

The government of the Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama consists of a bipartite system, composed of an Executive Branch and a Legislative Branch. The Executive Branch is composed of a Principal Chief, First Vice-Chief, and Second Vice-Chief. The Legislative Branch consists of a Tribal Council that is composed of seven tribal councilors representing the different regions of Alabama and any at-large members that do not reside within state jurisdiction.

Executive Branch

Principal Chief: Stan Long - jstanleylong@bellsouth.net

First Vice-Chief: Mary Slaton - firstvicechief_mary@yahoo.com

Second Vice-Chief / Tribal Council Chairman: Rita Skelton - grayfthr@otelco.net

Legislative Branch

Secretary: Tonnia C. Maddox CPS- Tonnia@uab.edu

Treasurer: Betty Baker- bettynsteve7@att.net

Tribal Councilors:

Ollis Brown Jr.: Red Wing District serving Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan counties- cooniedean@otelco.net

Maybelle Blackbear: Wills Town Creek Path District serving Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, and Jackson counties.

Janie Tatro: Tuckaleechee District serving Blount, Cullman, Marion, St. Clair, and Winston counties- janietatro@bellsouth.net

Valerie McCay: Eagle Point District serving Chilton, Jefferson, and Shelby counties- valariemccay@yahoo.com

Audrey Lemley: Cheaha District serving Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Randolph, Talladega, and Tallapoosa counties- misslemley@gmail.com

Skip Adams: Nauvoo District serving Bibb, Fayette, Green, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, and Walker counties. adamsskipadams@gmail.com

Danny Skillman: Tanasi District serving all remaining counties in Alabama and at-large members- tanasi7nighthawk@gmail.com

Enrollment

Rolls of The Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama are presently closed until further notice.

Historians and Cultural Advisors

Bomba Little Easter- 4easter@comcast.net

These individuals are officially recognized by the by-laws of the Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama.

The Great Seal of the Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama is trademarked under U.S. and International law.