Tribal Government
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Chief Dexter Sharp
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Vice Chief and Fire Keeper Mark Williams
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Powwow Director, Scott Gephart
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News & Treasurer, Tommy Sanders
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Tribal Council, Tracy Cook
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Tribal Council, Kimberly Lance
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Tribal Council, Gene Durham
Elders Council
Lillian Bryant, Founding Council (Memorandum)
Victoria Yellow Rose
Elizabeth Liggett
Patsy Durham, Elders Council Chairwoman
Harold Norwood
Jim Howell
Gene Durham
Faye Ebright
In 2002 Chief Howard White Bull Norris initiated the Elders' Council. The Elders' Council is the advisory committee to the entire tribe. These Elders have the knowledge and the experience to give counsel and advice to the Chief, Vice Chief, and the tribal council members on matters of tradition and culture.
In Memorandum: First Chief, Howard Norris
“Whereas, Whenever the welfare of Indians in South Carolina was affected, Chief Norris endeavored to ensure that his people were standing on a level playing field. He and his wife devoted their life, their income, their dedication, and their personal assets to improving the plight of Indian people in this state. Together, they were a force not be defeated, never to be ignored and who would light the path for hundreds, who would follow into the leadership of a people determined to take their rightful place in the history, the culture, and the rights afforded citizens of South Carolina but often denied Indians.
Whereas, he is survived by his wife Victoria, his children: Dwight (Elizabeth); Denise; and James (Stephanie) Norris; 3 grandsons; 2 great grandsons; and dedicated Tribal members and friends.
Whereas, it would be fitting and proper to pay tribute to the life and legacy of this dedicated South Carolinian by recognizing and honoring the memory of Howard Eugene (Gene) “White Bull” Norris, First Chief of the State Recognized Piedmont American Indian Association /Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation of South Carolina.”
State of South Carolina
In the House of Representatives
Columbia, South Carolina
June 6. 2017
