Mary "Missy" Crow Shares Insight on Eastern Band of Cherokee Government Structure

In this third video from our “Indigenous Wisdom from the Mountains” series, Mary "Missy" Crow, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, shares details about ECB’s government structure and more.
This clip was filmed on October 22, 2020, when staffers from the Campaign for Southern Equality traveled to the Qualla Boundary of Cherokee, North Carolina to meet with members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Throughout a full day of programming, CSE staff members listened to powerful presentations from Indigenous people in Western North Carolina about what matters most to them.
Over the course of the day, as a part of our commitment to racial equity, CSE enthusiastically filmed segments of these conversations, and now, in honor of November’s Indigenous Heritage Month, we are excited to share these videos that amplify the experiences and voices of Indigenous people and the people of Western NC. These videos are only short snippets of the welcome, wisdom and community that was shared with us.