Aniyvwiya

(Principle People)

The Aniyvwiya are a genuine people from these native lands, having thousands of years of oral, graphic, and written history, expressing our culture and tradition. Our history consistently demonstrates that the Aniyvwiya have always been rich in our values for its remaining 7 clans, families, and for the expansion of our sacred ways.

The Aniyvwiya are the foundation of the Cherokee nation of Indians even though the “Cherokee” or its older spelling “Cherrokee” have no meaning in our language, and was first used by the English in treaties with the Aniyvwiya.

The Aniyvwiya people are dedicated to protecting Mother Earth, living by the ways of the one true Great Spirit and to restoring the quality of life for all our people.

HISTORY

Cherrokee in America

Having a common interest with the colonists against the invasions and trespasses of King George II, the Aniyvwiya people joined with colonists averse to tyranny and to aid in their resistance of the over-reaching efforts of the Crown.

The Treaty of alliance and commerce between Great-Britain and the nation of the Cherrokees in America, September 20, 1730 settled those conflicts and established a peace and means of conducting commerce.

Cherokee nation of Indians

CNOI ORIGIN

As European colonization entered the native lands of the Anivywiya people, resources and trade traditions overlapped causing controversies and conflicts which required treaty resolutions in order to provide the methods of reciprocity required between nations for maintaining the peace and mutual prosperity.

A Treaty of Peace and Friendship a.k.a. the Treaty of Holston, July 2nd, 1791 (under president George Washington) is the treaty where the Aniyvwiya are granted the title Cherokee nation of Indians (CnoI), a title recognized by the United States of America for doing commerce.

PURPOSE

Our Duty

We are known to live freely and fully as men and women, in oneness and unity with Mother Turtle Island as her sacred keepers.

The Principles We Live By

values

 Grace, Honor, Respect, Gratitude, Integrity, Equity, Harmony and Parity.

 We are Spirits who stand as men and women who are living
privately.

 The Golden Rule: Do No Harm; do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Treaty 1

Two Row Wampum Belt of 1613

Our first treaty is the Guswenta Treaty or Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of 1613. The Aniyvwiya base our philosophy of co-existing with other sovereign nations from the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty between the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) and the Dutch. It also memorializes the Dutch recognizing the sovereignty of the Haudenosaunee of which the Aniyvwiya are related.

The wampum belt recorded the meaning of the agreement. The pattern of the belt consists of two rows of purple wampum beads against a background of white beads. The purple beads signify the courses of two vessels — a Haudenosaunee canoe and a European ship — traveling down the river of life together, parallel but never touching. The three white stripes denote peace and friendship.

Treaty 2

Whitehall Treaty of 1730

Cherrokee in America
Our second treaty, the Treaty of Whitehall in 1730, The Articles of Trade and Friendship, was signed in England between King George II and seven Cherokee Chiefs. King George hosted the Chiefs for three months in London before the signing of the treaty.

King George II pledged: “A chain of friendship between the King of Great Britain and the Cherrokee nation to perpetuate this treaty of peace and friendship between the English and the Cherrokees, as long as the mountains and rivers arc in being, and as long as the sun shall shine."

Treaty 3

Treaty of Holston 1791

The third treaty, known as the Treaty of Holston (or the "Treaty of Peace and Friendship"), was established in 1791.

It was a treaty aimed at establishing permanent peace and friendship between the United States of America and the Cherokee nation of Indians.

DISCOVER

Our Nation's Flag

The word for seal, or the syllabic for seal is Ꭰ⁠Ꮠ⁠Ꭰ⁠Ꮝ⁠Ꮩ this is A⁠so⁠a⁠s⁠do.

Two rows of Purple color and a white center are the image of a wampum belt traditionally made from the Welk and Quahog Clam shells. The Guswenta Treaty, or two row belt, symbolized the sharing without interference such as two boats rowing on the same water and sharing the resources.

The seal of the Flag placed in the center on the 3 x 6 ratio stating in the sequoia syllabus text reads as follows:

 On the top section of the arch shall read:
ᎦᎵᏉᎪ  ᎠᏂᎳᏍᏓᎸ  ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ  ᏙᎯᏱ
 seven tribes for peace

The top and bottom separated by seven point stars, and; the Bottom section of the arch shall read:
ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ
Aniyvwiya or principle people

The symbol in the center is a reflection of our balance with the creation of the great spirits.

The eclipsed earth and moon floating in the blue sky all recieving the rays of the sun, producing the life light for our abundance.

TERRITORY

The Lands of the Aniyvwiya

Below is the Cherokee Country Map established by Metes and Bounds from the Holston Treaty of 1791. The Aniyvwiya Nation has roots throughout the Americas that extend thousands of years into the past. In the Americas, the Aniyvwiya were the mountaineers of the South, holding the entire Allegheny region. Our tribal lands were called Turtle Island, most of what is now referred to as North America.

Credentials

International
Tribal Credentials

– View samples of Aniyvwiya travel credentials.

– Click the arrows on either sides of the image to see more images.

– Click any image to zoom in. Click again to zoom back out.

Contact CnoI

INQUIRIES

All inquiries from a foreign country:
Email: consulate@cnoi.life
Mail: c/o Cherokee nation of Indians
117 East Main Street #506
Jonesborough, Tennessee [37659]

For CnoI credential verifications: 
Please contact our CnoI Counselate for International Affairs at
Phone: + 1 -865-272-9392
Email: validations@cnoi.life

For information concerning Trade and Commerce or Import / Export, check with Cherokee nation of Indians at: 1-865-272-9392