Cherokee Nation leaders delivered valentines to veterans at the Mige Glory veterans housing addition near the W. W. Keeler Tribal Complex this week. “It’s always an honor to take a moment to recognize...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Bills that would legalize sports betting, including one that would allow the Oklahoma City Thunder to obtain a gaming license, advanced Thursday from a Senate committee despite concern...

The final section of the Tahlequah John Hair Cultural Center and Keetoowah Museum’s “Getting Back to Basics” series begins in February. It’s hard to say which one of the sections is most popular -- ca...

For Cherokees, agriculture has always been more than another industry. Producing our own food is not only a means of sustenance for our people; it is a cornerstone of our self-determination and cultur...

Cherokee Nation has signed MOUs with various Community and Cultural Outreach organizations to enter into the newly announced Hawiya Food Sovereignty Program. CCO organizations will distribute food pac...

There’s growing evidence that some American demographic groups need more help than others to live longer, healthier lives. American Indians in Western and Midwestern states have the shortest life expe...

A new path lies before us on the Oklahoma Cherokee Reservation. On Jan. 17, 2025, the United States Department of the Interior officially reaffirmed UKB jurisdiction on the Oklahoma Cherokee Reservati...

Beginning Feb. 3, the Cherokee Nation will offer its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to help eligible families prepare to file their 2024 state and federal income tax forms for free. Th...

The Cherokee Nation honored two Cherokee veterans with the Medal of Patriotism during the January meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation. David M. Hall of Sallisaw and Loyd England of Welling w...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner on Jan. 15, announced that the tribe has reached an $80 million settlement with the U.S. federal government and proposed ...

This month we celebrate an important birthday: Our Speaker Services turns three years old. Its future is bright. In 2022, Speaker Services, a program in our Language Department, was born of our twin e...

The new Acting Marshal of the Cherokee Nation, Daniel Mead, was sworn into office by Cherokee Nation Justice Shawna Baker Monday during a public ceremony at the W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex. Mead was na...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner gathered in Tahlequah recently to celebrate the third anniversary of the “Speaker Services” program. Chief Hoskin announc...

After months of negotiations, the Oklahoma Legislature’s Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations approved a renewal of the state’s motor vehicle compact with the Cherokee Nation, following the Counc...

The Cherokee Nation has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct environmental assessments and cleanup planning across multiple sites within the reser...

The Cherokee Nation honored a Muldrow Cherokee veteran with the Medal of Patriotism during the December meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation. Billy W. Bryant of Muldrow was recognized by Cher...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner signed legislation on Dec. 18, on the “Cherokee Connect Broadband Initiative” to construct 15 communications to...

Cherokee Nation recently invested $10,000 into each of 10 women-owned, Cherokee companies in a partnership with The University of Tulsa to help Cherokee businesses thrive. The Cherokee Women’s Acceler...

Cherokee Nation leaders gathered Dec. 11 to officially celebrate a lease agreement with the Muldrow Cherokee Community Organization (MCCO) for a community center space that will provide the group a pl...

Cherokee Nation officials gathered with Bureau of Indian Affairs regional leaders on Dec. 5 to celebrate the deed transfers of five separate, historic boarding school-era day school properties located...