Lochlaha                                                          My family name today is spelled Locklear, My father often pronounced it Lock-a-lear the a being  pronounced as a short a. It was always hard for the white people to spell, So we had to spell it  for them.

There is much written about my family and everyone being an authority on the subject of what tribe  we are from and who we are. Anyway this is my thoughts on the the subject. From the time I was a  little boy my father always claimed to be Cherokee Indian. So I started a long study in my  family's history and found many interesting facts. I would like to share what I found and my  people can decide for themselves what they may.  My Father Weldon B.Locklear born the 15th of May  1930 in Scotland, North Carolina. RACE RECORDED AS INDIAN BORN TO PETER LOCKLEAR AND VINNIE  MCGIRT, 
 Roll Number: B_C088_66001 Volume: 16 
 Page: 314

MY FATHER PASSED THIS LIFE ON EARTH 18 Mar 2001, Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA. AND WAS 
BURIED ON HIS PROPERTY.
 


Amazing Grace in Cherokee Language


~ the lyrics ~

 
 

"u ne la nv i u we tsi
i ga go yv he i
hna quo tso sv wi yu lo se
i ga gu yv ho nv

a se no i u ne tse i
 i yu no du le nv
 ta li ne dv tsi lu tsi li
 u dv ne u ne tsv

e lo ni gv ni li squa di
ga lu tsv he i yu
ni ga di da ye di go i
a ni e lo hi gv
    
u na da nv ti a ne hv
do da ya nv hi li
tsa sv hna quo ni go hi lv
do hi wa ne he sdi" 
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