Cherokee Nation May calendar of events
May 9
All fluent Cherokee speakers are invited to this free monthly luncheon held from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. every second Thursday of the month and hosted by the Cherokee Nation Language Department at the Durbin Feeling Language Center in Tahlequah. Gather for fellowship, a free lunch and door prizes. For more information, please call 918-207-4901 or email language@cherokee.org.
May 11
Stop by the Cherokee Arts Center in downtown Tahlequah from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn about screenprinting from artist Crystal Walters. This class costs $25 per person — or $40 for you and your mom as an activity close to Mother’s Day. For more info or to sign up, call 918-453-5728 or email artscenter@cherokee.org. Learn more at https://fb.me/e/8IkILHNsZ.
Run for the Berries 5K: Join Cherokee Nation Public Health for this 5K and fun run in Stilwell. The race will start at the Edna M. Carson Park, 1155 Hickory St., with the 1K fun run beginning at 7 a.m. and the 5K beginning at 7:30 a.m. Register, view the race map and learn more at cherokeepublichealth. org/wings. Spring Powwow: Sequoyah High School’s H.O.P.E. Club will be holding a powwow with grand entry starting at 6 p.m. at the Sequoyah Old Gym in Tahlequah. A free feed event will precede the event from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Follow Sequoyah Schools on Facebook for more information or contact Amanda Little at amandalittle@cherokee.org.
May 14
The Sequoyah High School graduation will take place at 6:30 p.m. at The Place Where They Play gymnasium in Tahlequah.
Cherokee Nation Health Services is offering a breastfeeding class for pregnant mothers from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center in Stilwell. The class, which will focus on the basics of breastfeeding, infant nutrition, and common breastfeeding issues, is open to all Native Americans. To reserve a spot in the class, contact Bailey Waldrop at 918-696-8846.
May 18
Traditional Native Games: Join Cherokee Nation for the next round of the tribe’s beloved Traditional Native Games at Sequoyah’s Cabin in Sallisaw. Competitions will include horseshoes, marbles and blowgun which will start at 10 a.m., with the stickball shootout at 11 a.m. and cornstalk shoot, hatchet-throwing and chunkey at noon. Registration will be held 30 minutes before each of the games. Competitors in the hatchet throw, stickball shootout, and cornstalk shoot must bring their own sporting materials for the games. For more information, go to thecherokeeholiday.com/communitygames.
The Greasy Community Car Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Greasy Community Center in Bunch and will include a full day of fun, cars, music and food. Categories for the car show include Top 30, Best of Show, Rat Rods, Work in Progress, People’s Choice, Special Interest and Motorcycles. For more information, contact Whitney Deerinwater at 405-338-5781 or Carrie Burnett at 918-575-6113.
May 20
Beginning today through June 27, Sequoyah High School will offer free breakfast and lunch Mondays through Thursdays to all children 18 years and younger at the Sequoyah Cafeteria, 17091 S. Muskogee Ave., in Tahlequah. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meals will not be served on Fridays or Memorial Day. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. For more information, contact Deena Johnson at 918453-5191 or Randy Bighorse at 918-453-5190.
May 27
The Cherokee Nation’s W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex, satellite offices, and health centers will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital emergency department and other emergency services will remain open.
May 28
Join Cherokee Nation at 9 a.m. at the Cherokee Nation W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex in Tahlequah for a send-off ceremony for the 2024 Remember The Removal Bike Ride participants! The cyclists will travel nearly 950 miles in June, retracing the steps of their Cherokee ancestors who were forced to march along the Trail of Tears in the late 1830s.
May 29
Cherokee Vote will be holding a voter registration drive from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex in Tahlequah. Stop by and register to vote in both Cherokee Nation and Oklahoma elections. There will be Cherokee Vote merch while supplies last! For more info, contact Maggie Glory at maggie-glory@cherokee.org or 918-370-0248.
May 31
World No Tobacco Day: Join Cherokee Nation Public Health in raising awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use. Staff from Public Health will be present in the lobby of every Cherokee Nation health center from 8 to 11 a.m. to recruit Cherokees to quit tobacco use and enroll in our tobacco cessation classes. To learn more about this event or about Cherokee Nation’s tobacco prevention programs, contact Mandy Russell at miranda-russell@cherokee.org or 918-506-7274.
