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Al Herrin's Cherokee Center
- traditional bows and arrows - ancient culture and religion - history and stories - hunting and fishing - traditional foods - nature and spirituality
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 (Oh-see-yoe Gee-nah-lee; Greetings Friend)
Welcome to the mysterious and beautiful world of the Cherokees!  We are Frankie and Al Herrin. We would like to be your guides on a journey into the culture and history of our people, the Cherokees. As children growing up in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, we heard the stories told by our Elders about "The Real People", the Cherokees of bygone times. Now, we are Elders and tell the stories to our children and grandchildren and, if you wish, to you. Our home is on the beautiful Illinois River near Tahlequah, the Capitol of the Cherokee
Nation. Our emblem, at the top of the page, symbolizes the mystic harmony between nature,
the spirit world and our lives. The printing around our emblem is in the Cherokee alphabet
invented by Sequoyah. In the Cherokee language,
AGALIHA (THE SUN IS SHINING) February 11, 2010 I have not written in my log for several months and this is an update on what has happened and our present status. In August of 2008, Frankie was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had a mastectomy and went through chemotherapy and radiation. In September of 2009, her doctors declared her cancer free. Frankie had been suffering from depression for more than a year before her cancer was discovered. She was under the care of several doctors who prescribed several different medications, none of which was effective. Her depression finally began to improve in September of 2009, after she learned that she is cancer free. She continued to improve and her doctors were able to reduce her medications until she was removed her from all medication about a week ago. The depression, anxiety, panic attacks, short-term memory loss, lack of energy, desire to sleep about twice the ordinary amount each day, lack of motivation, and other symptoms have all disappeared. Our Frankie is back! During Frankie's illness, we lived life one day at a time, coping with whatever crisis arose that day. We were unable to operate our Bed and Breakfast during 2009. Although Frankie's health is improving, our future is uncertain and we do not plan to operate our B&B during the 2010 season. We will continue housing military personnel during their medical training at the W. W. Hastings Indian Medical Center in Tahlequah. Ginali^i (Your friend), Al ( <o-<>===
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We would like for you to visit us often here at our Home Page. We will always have a Cherokee story for you. I hope you enjoy the following story. For Story, click here. For more writings by Al Herrin from White Bear Publishing, click here. For Cherokee Articles for Sale, click here. |
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(ah-mah-yule-dee) means "by the water". The
(tskwah-yee: Great White Heron) was a Spirit
Bird, a sacred symbol of peace, to our ancient Cherokee ancestors.