MUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION
SECOND CHIEF ALFRED L. BERRYHILL
Alfred
L. Berryhill is the current Second Chief of the Muscogee Nation.
Mr. Berryhill has a son Gregory, daughter-in-law Sherry, and two
grandsons, Kenneth and Nicholas. His parents were the late Togo
M. Berryhill and Lilly Belle Starr. Mr. Berryhill resides in Okmulgee
County.
The Second Chief is also a Decon/ Exhorter, at the Tallahassee
Indian Methodist Church, the church his dad once Pastored. Also
the Second Chief belongs to the Alligator Clan and his tribal
town is Arbeka. Second Chief Berryhill’s father was of the deer
clan.
The Second Chief has served as the Administrative Inter (Economic
Development) Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington D.C.; Member
of the Board of Trustees, Tallahassee Church, Assistant Treasurer,
Tallahassee Church; Member of Diabetes Advisory Board; Secretary
and Co-founder of Bearers of the Cross, Inc.; and the former Administrative
Assistant, Okmulgee Indian Health Center.
As Second Chief he currently serves as Chairman of the Tribal
Trade and Commerce Board, also the Muscogee Nation Business Enterprise
Board. He also serves on the Claremore Indian Hospital Board,
Okmulgee Creek Council House Board, Five Civilized Tribes Museum
Board, and the Festival Committee Board.
The Second Chief speaks, reads, writes, and sings in Mvskoke.
The Second Chief is a graduate of Sequoyah High School and Haskell
Institute. He also attended Oklahoma State University, majoring
in Business Administration.
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