[Wiser now]

I’m guessing most people, including the Cherokees, have no idea this bird exists, much less who it was named for.
This nitpicking is what happens when busybodies don’t have anything better to do.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

I’m guessing most people, including the Cherokees, have no idea this bird exists

I'm guessing that most Cherokees have no idea that the author exists.