The Cherokee (/ËtÊÉrÉkiË/; Cherokee: á áá´á«á¯, translit. Ani-Yunwiya or Cherokee: á£á³á©, translit. Tsalagi) are a Native American people, originally indigenous to the Southeastern United States, including Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
Both gray and white hair are the result of your hair losing its pigment. When there is a significant reduction in the pigment, the hair turns gray. When there is absolutely no pigment present, it turns white. But, the exact causes of gray and white hair are still inconclusive.
As a result, white, silver or gray hair tends to more easily show colors deposited by foreign materials such as copper tinged water, well water or chemicals from swimming pools or the shower. 1  3. Residues from shampoo, conditioners or other product build-up. 4. Smoking may cause white, gray or silver hair to turn yellow.