About

The Willamette Tsa-La-Gi is a community of Cherokees dedicated to preserving Cherokee history, culture, heritage, tradition, and fellowship. We are a non-political, non-profit Native American organization whose members reside outside the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation and Bands.

We have come together on the basis of our shared history, heritage, and our interest in the continuation of and a love for the Cherokee people and Nation.

We are a satellite community of the Cherokee Nation and act as the official point of connection between the Cherokee Nation and its Willamette Tsa-La-Gi citizens.

As Cherokees “At Large,” valuable traditions and language may have been lost as we assimilated into our communities. The Willamette Tsa-La-Gi community seeks to reconnect with Cherokee traditions and keep our culture alive and thriving. We would like to invite you to become a member of our Cherokee community as we seek to perpetuate Cherokee culture, language & community. Group membership comes with many opportunities to be of service to the Cherokee people in our community. We plan on hosting many community activities such as annual picnics and language/activity workshops.