“Chief Cheryl Cail: The Waccamaw Indian People”

The Horry County Museum presents a program by acting Chief Cheryl Cail on the Waccamaw Indian People on Saturday, August 29th at 1 PM.
Cheryl Cail is the Acting Chief of the Waccamaw Indian People and Chairperson of SC Idle No More; a SC Indian Affairs Commission committee which focuses on environmental and cultural preservation, and indigenous sovereignty. She is a small business owner, the mother of three sons and grandmother of seven. She is currently attending Coastal Carolina University pursuing a B.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on Environmental and Cultural Sustainability of Indigenous Lands.
Cheryl has been a guest speaker, presenter and panelist at college lecture series and community events, as well as a consultant and contributor for academic publications and reports. She is a co-founder of the Indigenize SC Education Task Force, serves as a member of the board of the Waccamaw Community Foundation, on the leadership team for the National PFAS Contamination Coalition, and is a sitting member of the Council of Chiefs of the Tribal Alliance of South Carolina Nations.
The program is free to the public and will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, S.C. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. For more information about our programs, visit the museum website Click for Details.