Cherokee Clans: An Informal History

by Donald N. Yates

This unique book introduces the reader to the seven Cherokee clans, found in no other American Indian tribe. They are Wolf (Ani-Wahiya), Bird (Ani-Tsiskwa), Deer (Ani-Kawi), Twister (Ani-Gilohi), Wild Potato (Ani-Gotegewi), Panther (Ani-Sahoni) and Paint (Ani-Wodi). In each section of notes appear the etymology of the Cherokee name, synonyms and related clans, the clan’s in-born strengths and character, mitochondrial DNA types, symbols and iconography, famous people, ceremonies, art and monuments. Illustrated and solidly documented, this down-to-earth guide by Paint Clan member Donald Panther-Yates, author of Old World Roots of the Cherokee, is the first and last word on an ancient matriarchal kinship system that began at the dawn of human history and lives on in contemporary times.

52 pages, Unknown Binding

Published April 4, 2013