The National Cherokee Youth Choir performs "Orphan Child"
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"Orphan Child" is a song of unknown origins but is believed to have been created on the Trail of Tears in the 1830s, when the Cherokee people were forcibly removed to the American West. The National Cherokee Youth Choir, formed in 2000, is based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and is composed of around 40 youth in grade five to eight from across the Cherokee Nation.
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very Beautiful music.im cherokee also
nastygurlzrock 1 month ago
thats me at 1:20 in the back. dang i was young
FBProductions101 10 months ago
im in this video!!!
FBProductions101 10 months ago
@kardancer1 Anyway, to get to the point I was trying to say, there was mixing of races because they heard of black gold under the Five Civilized tribe's lands as well as they whites were moving in on the land to get whatever they could and 'live the american dream.' That is where there was mixing and all that stuff. There was even mixing before the trail of tears because some people would marry and have children with other races. So it's actually very common so see that in this current age.
SexyAngelNative 1 year ago
@kardancer1 The Cherokee Nation did not live on or have anything to do with any reservations. They had to deal with something called land allotments which were completely different. And the reason why some have blonde hair is because they were born that way. In truth, I know many Native Americans that are nearly full blood and they have pale skin or light colored hair.
SexyAngelNative 1 year ago
do some of these kids have blonde hair? Is their mixing on reservations?
kardancer1 1 year ago
very nice, thank you Grandfather for bringing these beautiful young people together to remind of the grace of our Cherokee heritage.
MyDebbiem 1 year ago
thankyou
iamearthbornami 1 year ago
nice video
revlations 1 year ago
yes, they sing nice. for me it's interesting, cause we don't have got this kind of music.
martina1982ful 2 years ago