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 ...

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — The State Archives of North Carolina is hosting a virtual program that explores the history of the American Revolution in the Cherokee Homeland. Different speakers will be ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...