Cherokian Clan
| “ | I am 1/32 Cherokee. I do not currently live on a reservation, yet I think a lot of us Native Americans do live on Reservations. | ” |
| Chris, Regina e-mails | ||
| “ | I will admit, my knowledge of the Cherokees can be better. | ” |
| Chris, Mailbag 8 | ||
Chris claims to have at least one ancestor who is Cherokee. Thus, the Cherokian Clan is the tribe he believes this ancestor belongs to. The ancient exploits of the clan figure heavily into the mythology of the Sonichu comics.
The primary rival tribe of the Cherokian Clan was the Wasabi Clan, which Chris stole from Naruto.
Fictional history
Apparently living in what is now Virginia many centuries ago, the Cherokians (pronounced [tʃəˈɹɑkiən] - chuh-rock-ee-uhns by Chris) possessed considerable mystical powers and skill for prophecy. The Cherokee leader, Christian's ancestor, wore a coveted Cherokian crown which somewhat resembled the ears of Sonichu, suggesting that there is more than meets the eye to Christian's creation.
The Cherokians and Wasabi fought frequently over both the crown and the Cherokian queen, whom the Wasabi leader wanted as his own. Despite this, the Cherokians and Wasabi joined forces to defeat and imprison their mutual enemy, Count Graduon.
Recognizing that Graduon could someday again threaten mankind, the Cherokians wrote the Anchuent Prophecy, describing the exact circumstances of Graduon's escape and the identity of the individuals who would summon the power to defeat him. The prophecy was locked away in the Destiny Cave somewhere near the future site of CWCville, Virginia, along with the Fireshock Pendant and Lightning Bracelets that would empower two of the three "electric creatures" fated to stop Graduon.
Seriously?
Chris is among a very large number of Americans — most of whom aren't autistic man-children — who claim to have some distant Native American heritage. In particular, it is especially common for many white and black people, and especially in the South, to specifically claim Cherokee heritage. How accurate all of those claims are is another matter. At least in some cases, it is more likely that the "Cherokee ancestor" is a cover for having a distant Black ancestor (if the person claiming the ancestry is White) or White ancestry (if the person claiming it is Black).
Chris has actually given multiple values for how much Cherokee blood he has; for example, in Chris's emails to Jackie, he says multiple times that he's actually 1/16 Cherokee Indian, but then in the Regina Emails, he states he's 1/32 Cherokee. Bob seems to encourage this response from Chris, saying in the Emily recording that he is "at least" one fourth Cherokee, claiming that this came from his father. Therefore, no one is truly sure how accurate this is.
In Chris's case, it needs to be noted that he also claims to be descended from Anne Boleyn, whose only offspring, as Wikipedia reminds us, died without children. And for someone who takes pride in his Cherokee ancestry, he is remarkably ignorant regarding actual Cherokees, who resemble Chris's Cherokees the way the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki resemble the American Godzilla remake. He depicts the Ancient leader of the Cherokee Clan as White and blue-eyed, referring to Cherokee artifacts, customs, and people with the dubious demonym "Cherokian," and slathering them in solid gold Sonichu-themed jewelery and armor. You know, like so many Indians were known to wear. Interestingly, the large amounts of gold, the decoration, the color, and the overall design makes the character look far more Mayan than anything else.
When a letter in the Mailbag asked to explain his inaccuracies regarding the Cherokee people and how he came to presenting them in the comics the way he did, Chris offered that he didn't know as much about the Cherokees as he possibly could. He doesn't admit that he was blindingly, mind numbingly wrong, simply that there might be a few facts he glossed over.[1]
Chris later compared the Trail of Tears, a tragedy in which 4,000 Cherokees and many other Native Americans were killed, to a few pranks in which people on the Internet made fun of him.[2]
The Cherokee Respond to Chris's claims about his heritage
Gallery
Artist's depiction of Chris celebrating his Cherokee ancestry.
Somehow, the real Chris doing it looks sillier than the troll art.
My Little Pony featured heavily in ancient Native American culture.
See also
- War Paint Video - Chris pretends to be a real Cherokee to threaten trolls.
- ECV 00001 - Chris reads the Wikipedia article on the Cherokee Clan for several minutes.
- Chris and race - More analysis of Chris's racism
- Megatron Pistol - As used by the ancient Cherokees.