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Lambert, and enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was born on September 4, 1963 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital on the Cherokee Indian Reservation to Henry Ray Lambert and Patricia Sneed Lambert, both from Cherokee, NC. His father, Henry, was a police officer for the Cherokee Indian Police Department for a short time and he worked as a "tribal ambassador", working in full regalia, known as "chiefing". He became known as "Chief Henry" and holder of the title as "World's Most Photographed Indian.[1] He was very personable and multi-generations of families came back annually to visit him and have pictures taken with him. He continued working as "Chief Henry" for over 35 years and became famous appearing on TV shows, postcards, and was the subject of an article in National Geographic. Chief Henry passed away in 2007 at the age of 72.[2] Lambert has 5 sisters that all live in Cherokee; his oldest sister, Henrietta, passed away in December 2016. Lambert attended Cherokee Indian Reservation School for a short time and also Swain County School. Lambert left high school before graduating and received his GED at the age of 16. Lambert attended school in Sevilla Spain in 1984-1985. In the summer of 1985 he met his current wife, Cyndi and they were married in April of 1986. Lambert joined the Army at the age of 23 and attended boot camp at Fort Dix, NJ and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Lee, Virginia, and was stationed in Anchorage, AK. While in Alaska, his second daughter, Gina, was born in 1987 and in January of 1988 he finished his tour of duty and returned home to serve 6 years in the Individual Ready Reserve. In May 1988, his son, Nelson, was born in Sylva, NC. Soon  

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