About Bob Blankenship
Yellowhill Council Representative
Bob is serving his sixth term as a Tribal Council Member. He
graduated from Cherokee High School in 1956, received a BS Degree
from North Carolina State University in 1960 and MBA Degree
from Western Carolina University in 1972. Bob operates several
successful small businesses on the Reservation and is publisher
of five books on Cherokee Genealogy. He is retired in the rank
of Colonel with 30 years service in the United States Army Reserve.
He is an Army paratrooper and served as a helicopter pilot with
the 1st Cavalry Division Airmobile during the Vietnam War. He
is the President of the Museum of the Cherokee Indians, and
strongly advocates for the preservation of Cherokee Heritage
and Culture. He is married to Laura Wolfe Blankenship. They
have eight children and seventeen grandchildren. Bob’s
Cherokee name is OO- GAH- NAST. Translated, means "Sweet
Thing".
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