Steve Russell told me that for the Cherokee one of their clans used to be their warrior society, but not for a long time. I know some vets in the CNO and the Eastern Band were planning to start up warrior societies in the past few years, but don't know how that turned out.
What's struck me though, has been how virtually every single would be Cherokee tribe is claiming to have a warrior society. Sometimes they'e vets groups, sometimes they're made up of simply all the males. I recall one where a man inducted his ten year old son.
The "Free Cherokee" are Duncan "Sings Alone"'s bunch. He's over in Europe selling ceremonies. Notice that these groups say anyone born here is a "Native" therefore they have the "right" to make up whatevertheyfeellike if it makes them feel good. Ol' Lord o' Dissin' would love these.
