Jeff,
Where would they find gators?
UberTechnoid(a)home.com wrote:
  Some things you don't often see but Cherokee eat
often are Venison,
 Buffalo, Aligator, Rabbit, snakes, frogs, and just about any bird large
 enough to be worth cleaning. 
Must vary by states.  I think one of our local chains had some venison
when I worked there in High School(10yrs ago).  Buffalo is available
sometimes too, I think.  Unless it is just Beefalo.
 If you haven't been to your local Indian reservation to dine, I strongly
 reccomend you do.  There are foods available there that you cannot buy
 anywhere else either due to species protection laws or more likely, low
 demand outside the reservations and hunting laws which restrict game like
 deer etc to your own table and not for sale.
 Regards,
 Jeff 
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA