The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma launched a tourism campaign to promote tribal history and culture.
The Osiyo campaign will feature four tours. The tribe partnered with the Fort Gibson Historic Site, the Will Rogers Memorial Museum and other organizations to highlight the Trail of Tears, the setltlement of the Indian Territory and various aspects of Cherokee history.
As part of the effort, the tribe is spending $15 million to preserve and revitalize historic tribal buildings, such as the original Cherokee Nation Supreme Court.
Get the Story:
Cherokees launch cultural tourism campaign
(The Oklahoma Journal Record 8/18)
Cherokees plan cultural tourism ad campaign (The Tulsa World 8/18)
Trending in News
1 White House Council on Native American Affairs meets quick demise under Donald Trump
2 'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture
3 Jenni Monet: Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on leave after fatal shooting of Brandon Laducer
4 'A disgraceful insult': Joe Biden campaign calls out Navajo leader for Republican speech
5 Kaiser Health News: Sisters from Navajo Nation died after helping coronavirus patients
2 'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture
3 Jenni Monet: Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on leave after fatal shooting of Brandon Laducer
4 'A disgraceful insult': Joe Biden campaign calls out Navajo leader for Republican speech
5 Kaiser Health News: Sisters from Navajo Nation died after helping coronavirus patients
Share this Story!
You are enjoying stories from the Indianz.Com Archive, a collection dating back to 2000. Some outgoing links may no longer work due to age.
All stories in the Indianz.Com Archive are available for publishing via Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)