The Cherokee Nation has curated several educational tours for students to enjoy this fall in an effort to share the tribe’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (L-R:) Secretary of State Shella Bowlin, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Freedmen Community Liaison Melissa ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation announced Monday a proposal to invest $50 million in the current Cherokee Heritage Center, overhauling the historical building. The Council will consider the ...

Melissa Payne has always known she was "Indian" -- her choice of descriptor -- and that her ancestors came to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. Where her lineage gets more complicated is that her ...

TULSA, Okla. — As the Cherokee Nation celebrates Black History Month, they’re highlighting their investment in black communities while making sure tribal history is accurate when it comes to Freedmen.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VINITA, Okla. — A historical program is set for Saturday focusing on the Cherokee Freedmen. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., a panel ...

Through the end of May, the Cherokee Nation is offering free tours to students to help them learn more about the history and culture of the tribe. With 13 cultural attractions spanning over a ...

In the summer of 2017, I was scrolling through Facebook when I saw a post from Muscogee legal scholar Sarah Deer. It was about a court case I had not yet heard of. A man on Oklahoma’s death row was ...

I have a doctorate in American studies. My coursework and research for that degree involved learning about many different American people and phenomena — from the pilgrims to “Amos ‘n’ Andy” to the ...

"By the 1820s, Cherokees had perfected a system for writing their language--the syllabary created by Sequoyah--and in a short time taught it to virtually all their citizens. Recognizing the need to ...

*In a powerful Black History Month message reported by Richard Prince’s Journal-isms, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has committed the tribe to an unflinching examination of its own ...

When I saw this article in Sunday's Times Free Press, "John Ross House could be on move", I knew I had to say something. Ross was chief of the Cherokee nation in the mid 1800s and founder of Ross's ...