ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ • MISSION

Gathering the Cherokee Diaspora

“ᏗᏣᏓᏩᏛᎯᏓ • ditsadawadvhida • Find one another, check on one another, and care for one another.”

— Traditional Cherokee Teaching

Our Community Journey

For generations, Cherokee citizens have traveled far beyond our historical boundaries in search of education, employment, and family. Yet, our connection to our shared fire—our Tsalagi identity—remains unbreakable, even across the dry plains and soaring peaks of New Mexico.

The New Mexico Cherokee Community was founded to serve as a digital and physical hearth. We organize regular meetings, language study groups, and craft workshops, ensuring that our elders can share wisdom, our children can hear our syllables, and our community can stay deeply rooted in Cherokee heritage while thriving in New Mexico.