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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NMAI copy 39088019788645 gift of The Cherokee Nation. The history of the Cherokee Nation has been a long and winding road from ancient traditions and self governance to survival and a return to self ...

The Cherokee Nation offers bidding preference to more than 1,000 certified Native-owned businesses through its Tribal ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. (WJHL)- Just a two-hour drive through the mountains from the Tri-Cities lies Cherokee, North Carolina, a town full of history, fun and adventure. It’s home to the Eastern Band of the ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — A new exhibit at the Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum shares the story of the Cherokee Advocate newspaper printing press and its return to the Cherokee Nation. According to ...

The Cherokee Nation has announced plans to introduce new specialty license plates recognizing specific branches of the U.S. military for Cherokee veterans and a ...

Cherokee Nation and the American Indian Resource Center Inc. signed an agreement Dec. 17 providing $800,000 from the Cherokee Nation to support AIRC’s Little Cherokee Seeds program in ...

The Cherokee Nation and U.S. Navy on June 8 christened the USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7), the Navy’s newest towing and rescue ship named in honor of all Cherokee citizens who served in the Navy and ...