The original Mount Tabor Indian Community ceased to exist in 1975 after a no-vote by the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma.
In 1972, the Cherokee Nation was reorganizing and grew politically distant from the original and historical Mount Tabor Indian Community.
[5] In 2015, JC Thompson registered the Mount Tabor Indian Heritage Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based in Kilgore, Texas.
[5][10] J.C. Thompson served as chairman from the founding of the group in 1997 until 1998, when Terry Jean Easterly was selected to lead the community.
On New Years Day in 2025 Giordano issued a public address, as chair, requesting assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, federal and state recognized tribes, Native American advocacy groups, the Mount Tabor Indian Community, and the public at large to assist her in taking on corruption within the Mount Tabor Indian Community.
[5] Reception for this community from federally and state recognized Native American tribes and the general public have been largely negative.
Giordano's public address confirmed much of the information stated by the Chiefs, Presidents, and representatives of the Federally Recognized Native American Tribes present at the "Peace Circle" ceremony.
According to current Chairwoman Cheryl Giordano in her public address, founder JC Thompson and other members have used congratulatory bill as a claim of state recognition.
The current Texas State resolutions and congratulatory bills for Mount Tabor Indian Community are in danger of being cancelled or revoked as Chairwoman Giordano has now made public the fact that certain genealogies and lineages cited in order to obtain these honors may not be legitimate.
Giordano claims she is currently attempting to correct this misinformation with the State of Texas and have the bills edited or removed.