Only one of those tribes, the Cherokee Nation, continues to fully grant the rights of citizenship. For descendants of people who were enslaved by tribal nations, Juneteenth is both a celebration of ...

Brown believes that maintaining cultural traditions, from the Cherokee language to artistic practices, is an important responsibility for contemporary members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. ...

10th reconstruction among city projects complet… Main Street director discusses vision for future Cherokee Nation hosts CCO Conference, announces $1.27M generator grant Jun 9, 2025 ...

Talley said the Cherokee people overall had a love-hate relationship with the British. “But they always sided with the British,” he said.

Native Americans throughout the University of California system are calling out scholars who claim Indigenous heritage without evidence and demanding action from campuses that hire them.

The land has been held by the government for a few decades, but Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) has been working on getting it back in the hands of the Cherokee tribe.

Tulsa Public Schools partnered with the Cherokee Nation to enhance classroom resources, including a $20,000 grant for an outdoor environmental lab at Memorial Middle School to provide hands-on ...

The USDA announced $997,943 in grant money to help the Cherokee Nation teach the Cherokee language to more than 28,000 Oklahoma public school students.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury selected Cherokee Nation among 14 state and tribal grant awardees to support small businesses in Northeast Oklahoma.

The mountain has always been known as Kuwohi to the Cherokee people. The mountain was named Clingmans Dome following an 1859 survey that named the mountain for Thomas Lanier Clingman who was a ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The highest point in the Smoky Mountains has been renamed to honor its significance for the Cherokee people. You may know the mountain as Clingmans Dome.

Jennifer Loren, senior director of Cherokee Film, discusses the launch of Cherokee Film Institute and why it's focused on below-the-line training.