Oh, of course the OP knows so much more about the Cherokee roots, history and culture than the Cherokee Nations themselves, and all of them are just "fake Cherokees", whereas the "true Cherokees" are those unrecognized individuals who suddenly appeared in the 21st century claiming their "true ancestry" (which, most of the time, was completely unknown to their fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers… but of course they were all victims of "brainwashing" to forget a history that was much closer to them than to us now), unable to show one single academically accepted proof that they're culturally and genealogically more connected to the old Cherokees (or any other Native American people) than those who look Amerindian, speak Amerindian languages and inherited Amerindian practices and beliefs from their own elder family…