She previously served as Attorney General of the Cherokee Nation, and was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma for a number of years. She was also the recipient of the Cherokee Patriot Award. A Mensan, Dr. Hammons is 1/4 Cherokee, the mother of three, and grandmother of three adorable grandchildren. An OU grad, she passed the bar in 1984. Dr. Tiffanie Hardbarger (Cherokee)