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 ...

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. — The Cherokee Nation celebrated Black History Month Tuesday afternoon with major announcements centered on honoring Cherokee Freedmen and expanding community investment. The event, held ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since time immemorial, Native Americans have lived on this continent, from the northern reaches of Alaska to the Gulf Coast of Florida. There are more than nine million Native Americans living in what ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Education was the topic of the Cherokee Nation's monthly Lunch & Learn April 15, with Julie Reed speaking on how her two books on ...

The Cherokee Nation has partnered with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in a multi-year agreement to preserve the Cherokee language and develop new talent through collaborative ...

A resolution to change the official name of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to "Eastern Cherokee Nation" has been submitted to the Tribal Council. The resolution highlights numerous points as to ...