Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wilma Mankiller served in the top leadership role of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995. Peter Turnley/Corbis Historical via ...

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 ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation will be providing education on various aspects of Cherokee history and culture during their spring “Lunch and Learn” lecture series at the NSU Jazz Lab. “This is ...

Schools and student groups can explore the deep history and living culture of the Cherokee Nation through a series of free education tours available this spring. The tours will be offered from ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Cherokee Nation announced its production company, Cherokee Film Productions, will be releasing a feature-length documentary about Cherokee Freedmen.

An 18th-century relationship between William & Mary and the Cherokee Native Americans was renewed recently through an anthropology class’ visit to the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina, home of the ...

The proposal approved by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council to restore the name of Clingmans Dome to the mountain’s original name of Kuwohi (the Cherokee word for “mulberry”) is one of the ...