Tina Glory
Tina Glory was a Cherokee politician who served on the Cherokee Nation tribal council. She joined in 1996 after she was selected to replace her husband who had died.
Life
[edit]Glory was a member of the Cherokee Nation.[1] She was the mother of jurist and politician Tina Glory Jordan.[1]
In September 1996, Glory was selected by the Cherokee Nation tribal council to replace her deceased husband on the council.[1] She accepted this position and was sworn in as a member of the tribal council on September 17, 1996.[1] Her appointment to the tribal council had significant implications for her daughter's career.[1] The Cherokee Nation Judicial Appeals Tribunal had previously ruled that if Tina Glory took a seat on the tribal council, her daughter would become ineligible to continue serving as a district judge due to tribal laws regarding nepotism.[1]