#Tonia Hogner-Weavel

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This Stacked Star Tear dress was made by Cherokee artist, Tonia Hogner-Weavel. It won the Judges Choice Award at the 9th Annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show in 2004.  

The Cherokee Tear dress was adopted in 1975 as the official tribal dress for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Many believe that the tear dress originated with the ‘Trail of Tears’ death march of Eastern Cherokees to Indian Territory, what is now Oklahoma, in 1838-1839. This actually is not true. The dress was created in what appeared to be an embarrassing situation for the Oklahoma Cherokees in 1968. Virginia Stroud was chosen to be "Miss Indian America" and was crowned wearing a Kiowa style dress. A group of Cherokee women approached W.W. Keeler, Chief at the time, to talk about creating a new dress that would represent the Cherokee Nation. After extensive research for a true representative style of the Cherokees, the tear dress was designed. The name refers to the actual tearing, not cutting, of cloth to make the dresses.  

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Winners Announced for 24th Annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show

Winners Announced for 24th Annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show

“Heart on Heart” by Tonia Hogner Weaver

Published Ausgust 14, 2019

Art show and sale runs through Sept. 21 at Cherokee Heritage Center

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee National Historical Society announced the winners of the 24th Annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show at an awards reception Friday night.

Cherokee National Treasure Tonia Hogner-Weavel was awarded the grand prize for “Heart on Heart.”…