INDIAN GENEALOGY WORKSHOP SET

Dorothy J. ("Tincup") Mauldin, a lecturer and researcher on Native Americans, will be guest speaker during at a Native American Genealogy Workshop in Cape Girardeau Sept. 22.

Mauldin, of Tulsa, Okla., is one-quarter Cherokee. She will discuss Indian genealogy during the 1 to 6 p.m. meeting, to be held at the Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant downtown.

The workshop is sponsored by the Northern Cherokee Nation and Pitters Cherokee Trails.

The Northern Cherokee Nation has been formed to enroll "Lost Cherokee" as official tribal members. The "Lost Cherokee" is the descendant of Indians who escaped during the Trail of Tears relocation or who were already living west of the Mississippi in Southeast Missouri and Northeastern Arkansas. Northern Cherokee Nation officials are trying to track down those descendants.

Mauldin, who has taught basic and advance genealogy courses in the Tulsa area since 1980, will discuss Cherokee history during the five-hour session.