Cherokee Nation

Seeds for Community Resilience

Feather Smith has worked for Cherokee Nation since 2007. She worked as a tour guide in the Diligwa Village at the Cherokee Heritage Center until 2015. She then served as a cultural biologist before becoming the current Ethnobiology Manager with the Secretary of Natural Resources Office. As the Ethnobiology Manager, she oversees the Cherokee Nation Seed Bank, and helps care for The Cherokee Nation Heirloom Garden and Native Plant Site. Feather has a Bachelor of Science in Fish and Wildlife Biology from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK.