At 24, the Cherokee American stands at a height of 5"8", with very tantalizingly long legs. Her skin, bronzed and almost leathery from the time she spent outdoors, glows in the sunlight - bringing out those dark, honeyed brown orbs. If one looked close enough, they'd see the golden colored flecks throughout the iris. She's most often wearing traveling leathers, handmade of deerskin in the summer and in the winter, her furs.
Joehlle came to her grandfathers home, a reservation in South Dakota, at the age of 10 when her mother, Moema, died of a viral infection. Sam Johnson, the white man Moema married despite her fathers wishes, was not able to care for the girls as a father should. He sent them away and cared nothing for them.
Their father wanted boys, thus their naming, but on the reservation Joehlle was given the name "Makawee" which means, Mothering. She tended to Ahinawake, her sisters Cherokee name, as a mother would for her child. Joe never let her sister wander alone and rarely left her side until she was married at 17. Joehlle and Otaktay were married for 5 years and never had any children.
It wasn't until George was nearly 18 that their father came into the picture once more. Sam still cared nothing for his children, but had recently found out about a trust fund. He'd already lost Joe's when she married Otaktay, but for now, George's remained her own—guarded only by Makawee and Otaktay's marriage. Otaktay was murdered, Sam Johnson behind in in attempts to get the money. Forced into a corner, Joe and George both ran.
In their years on the reservation, the sisters both quickly learned the ways of a warrior. Joehlle's strongest area is on horseback. She's very rustic, riding bareback, on a horse that trusts her explicitly. Apache, her horse, was given to her as a foal by the only man Joe has ever loved. Now, 7 years later, Apache is all that Joe has left of Otaktay's memory. Her weapon of choice is a staff, found in the plains of South Dakota, also given to her by the man she speaks of no more. It's all about the 'dance' for Joe, expertly maneuvering her weapon - its an art to her. She's fairly good with a knife, but if given a choice, she'd rather just go hand to hand.
She and George are having to learn to adapt to a world that they never could have dreamed up. Whereas life on the reservation had been pleasantly simple and honor held dear, in Rhy'din it was a struggle just to make a simple deal without someone trying to go back and cheat them. Living was much more expensive, so they made camp in a clearing in the woods where most of their food is found or caught, and cooked over an open fire.
Currently in the process of creating pieces of Cherokee art, George hopes to open a small art shop with her sister in order to make a better living.
Joehlle came to her grandfathers home, a reservation in South Dakota, at the age of 10 when her mother, Moema, died of a viral infection. Sam Johnson, the white man Moema married despite her fathers wishes, was not able to care for the girls as a father should. He sent them away and cared nothing for them.
Their father wanted boys, thus their naming, but on the reservation Joehlle was given the name "Makawee" which means, Mothering. She tended to Ahinawake, her sisters Cherokee name, as a mother would for her child. Joe never let her sister wander alone and rarely left her side until she was married at 17. Joehlle and Otaktay were married for 5 years and never had any children.
It wasn't until George was nearly 18 that their father came into the picture once more. Sam still cared nothing for his children, but had recently found out about a trust fund. He'd already lost Joe's when she married Otaktay, but for now, George's remained her own—guarded only by Makawee and Otaktay's marriage. Otaktay was murdered, Sam Johnson behind in in attempts to get the money. Forced into a corner, Joe and George both ran.
In their years on the reservation, the sisters both quickly learned the ways of a warrior. Joehlle's strongest area is on horseback. She's very rustic, riding bareback, on a horse that trusts her explicitly. Apache, her horse, was given to her as a foal by the only man Joe has ever loved. Now, 7 years later, Apache is all that Joe has left of Otaktay's memory. Her weapon of choice is a staff, found in the plains of South Dakota, also given to her by the man she speaks of no more. It's all about the 'dance' for Joe, expertly maneuvering her weapon - its an art to her. She's fairly good with a knife, but if given a choice, she'd rather just go hand to hand.
She and George are having to learn to adapt to a world that they never could have dreamed up. Whereas life on the reservation had been pleasantly simple and honor held dear, in Rhy'din it was a struggle just to make a simple deal without someone trying to go back and cheat them. Living was much more expensive, so they made camp in a clearing in the woods where most of their food is found or caught, and cooked over an open fire.
Currently in the process of creating pieces of Cherokee art, George hopes to open a small art shop with her sister in order to make a better living.