Cherokee Earth Dwellers

Christopher B. Teuton (Cherokee Nation) is professor of American Indian studies at the University of Washington. He is author of Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars' Club. Hastings Shade (1941–2010) was deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation (1999–2003) and named a Cherokee National Treasure in 1991. Loretta Shade (1946–2021) was a master level speaker of the Cherokee language and named a Cherokee National Treasure in 2018. Larry Shade (Cherokee Nation) is an educator and cultural traditionalist. MaryBeth Timothy (Cherokee Nation) is an accomplished artist noted for depictions of Native life and the natural world.

Loretta Shade is a master level speaker of the Cherokee language, which she has been teaching since the 1970s.

Hastings Shade was deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1999 to 2003. He accepted the title of Cherokee National Treasure in 1991 for his traditional knowledge. Hasting's teachings and stories are foregrounded in Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars' Club, which was dedicated to his memory.

Larry Shade is an educator and cultural traditionalist.

MaryBeth Timothy (Cherokee Nation) is an accomplished artist noted for depictions of Native life and the natural world