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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TULSA, Okla. – Cherokee Nation is partnering with the University of Tulsa's Oklahoma Center for the Humanities to share the history of the Cherokee Freedmen and explore the tribe's connection with ...

This is about the second in the series of "Roots of America" lecture series, sponsored by the Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club and the Oak Ridge Center for Continued Learning. This one featured 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 ...

Some people know the Cherokee Nation is the largest Indian tribe in Oklahoma. More are familiar with the glittering expansion of its casino in Catoosa. But few are acquainted with a past of internal ...

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 ...

The Cherokee Nation donated $100,000 to the U.S. Marshals Museum to support an exhibit on the 1872 Goingsnake Tragedy. The donation names the "Tragedy at Goingsnake Theater" within the museum's ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Cherokee Nation is marking four years since launching a major initiative to improve access to clean, safe water across its reservation. Since 2021, the tribe has invested $23.8 million under the ...