 Joan Hill (Cherokee name Chea-Se-Quah, or Redbird) was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on December 19, 1930, the daughter of William M. and Winnie Harris Hill.She is a descendant of both Muscogee Creek and Cherokee chiefs.She was named Cheh-se-quah, Muscogee for "Redbird," for both her great-grandfather, Redbird Harris, and her maternal grandfather.