Chief Ammie Gordon “Silver Eagle” Jacobs
Chief Ammie Gordon “Silver Eagle” Jacobs is truly an elder pillar of the Coharie Indian Tribe. A lifelong resident of the Coharie Tribal Community and he is an outstanding Member of the Coharie Tribe. Chief Jacobs was seated as Coharie Chief in August of 2019. Chief Jacobs has served the Coharie People as a Coharie People Board Member for years prior to being seated as the Coharie Chief. Chief Jacobs is very active in the Coharie tribal community. You will often see him volunteering in our tribal community garden helping with planting, harvesting and disturbing produce to elders in our community. Assisting with the Cohaire river tours, visiting the Coharie senior sites in Harnett and Sampson County. You will see him at our monthly community meetings and any event that we host in Coharie land.
Coharie Intra-Tribal Council, Inc.
7531 N US Hwy 421, Clinton, NC 28328
Phone: (910) 564-6909
Email:Chairman@coharietribe.org
Chairman: Phillip Strickland
The Coharie Intra-Tribal Council consists of seven tribal members representing Harnett and Sampson Counties with our Chief as an honorary member. Three members from each county are elected annually to serve on the Coharie Intra-Tribal Council. The Chairperson is elected by the people every three years.
THE COHARIE INTRA-TRIBAL COUNCIL MISSION STATEMENT:
To Provide the enrolled members of the Coharie Tribe with increased opportunities to raise their standard of living by providing housing and related services to members residing in Sampson and Harnett Counties by improving housing conditions to standard level and provide economic, employment, educational opportunities, and improving the tribal governmental structure and operation and preserve the culture of our Coharie Tribe, with the aid of the Wisdom Keepers, our elders.
Vice Chairperson: Sharon Williams
Secretary: Gnaynelle Ammons Faircloth
Council Member: Dawn Chumley
Council Member: Cory Brewington
Council Member: Martha Jones Carter
Council Member: Shelby Autry
Coharie People, Inc.
PO BOX 1454
Clinton, NC 28329
Chairperson: Gnaynelle Ammons Faircloth
The Coharie People Board consists of nine tribal members representing South Clinton, Herring and Shiloh districts with our Chief as an honorary member. Through the help of committees, we operate and oversee our annual Coharie Powwow, and the Title VII Indian Education Program along with other Coharie business relations. Three members are elected annually to serve on the Coharie Intra-Tribal Council.
Vice Chairperson: Cory Brewington
Secretary: Shelby Autry
Treasurer: Beryl Jacobs Brashears
Council Member: Valarie Sweat
Council Member: Cathy Ammons
Council Member: Madison Thornton Millen
Council Member: Brad Brewington
Council Member: Anthony Brewington
Harnett County Coharie Indian Association
1943 Arrowhead Road, Dunn, NC 28334
Phone: (910) 892-0032
Chairperson: Sharon Williams
The Harnett County Coharie Indian Association consists of nine tribal members representing all of Harnett County. We operate and oversee our programs along with other Coharie business relations. Three members are elected annually to serve on the Coharie Intra-Tribal Council.
Vice Chairman: Dawn Chumley
Secretary: Mary Brewington McKoy
Treasurer: Martha Jones Carter
Council Member: Doroles Worley
Council Member: Daniel Robbins
Council Member: Edward Simermeyer