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Cherokee Nation Flag
During most of the past two centuries, the country’s failed federal Indian policy inflicted a great injustice on the Cherokee Nation.
Cherokee Nation
Every time a Cherokee finds success in business creation, they are generating wealth and stability for their community.
NAFOA
Help rebuild communities and lives impacted by recent fires in southern California.
Durbin Feeling Language Center
This month we celebrate an important birthday: Our Speaker Services turns three.
Neal McCaleb
Neal McCaleb dedicated his life to public service, a calling that led him to prominent positions in tribal, state and federal government.
Cherokee Nation
Tribal nations and the federal government are working to address affordable housing and homelessness.
U.S. Supreme Court
The Department of Justice is kicking off a series of consultation sessions to address a U.S. Supreme Court decision seen as detrimental to tribal sovereignty.
U.S. Capitol
The 119th Congress is scheduled to begin on January 3, 2025, with both chambers of the legislative branch of the U.S. government coming under Republican control.
Chuck Hoskin
With every word of Cherokee spoken or written, we reclaim another piece of what it means to be Cherokee.
Jesse Ed Davis
Kiowa guitarist Jesse Ed Davis was in high demand as a session player and a touring musician. His legacy is finally being spotlighted.
Rebecca Jim
Rebecca Jim was a school counselor when she witnessed Tar Creek in Oklahoma run orange with pollution.
Cherokee Nation
The Osage Nation and the Cherokee Nation are among the tribes celebrating #LandBack victories.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina): 'The Network Working Against the Lumbee Tribe
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) lashes out against the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at a hearing on sports betting on December 17, 2024.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina): 'The Network Working Against the Lumbee Tribe
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) lashes out against the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at a hearing on sports betting on December 17, 2024.
Cheyenne and Arapaho Department of Education
A focus on reducing chronic absenteeism among Native students is paying off for one Oklahoma tribe.
NAFOA
It’s not too late to make your gift to Native youth count by donating to NAFOA.
Ocmulgee National Monument
A bill to protect the Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia is making progress in Congress.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Tribal businesses and Native entrepreneurs are preparing for tariffs and other international trade shifts with Donald Trump in the White House.
Strengthening the Nation-to-Nation Relationship at 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit
Tribal leaders and federal officials participate in a panel titled “Strengthening the Nation-to-Nation Relationship” at the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Cherokee Nation At-Large Mutual Assistance Inc
This season, in the spirit of Gadugi, give what you can to Cherokee Nation At-Large Mutual Assistance Inc.
Eugenia Charles-Newton
Paul Begay, Anne Curley, Ella Mae Begay and Everett Charley are the names of just a handful of people who have gone missing on the Navajo Nation.
Jesse Ed Davis by Wovoka Trudell
Tickets are on sale this week for a concert in honor of Jesse Ed Davis, a Native guitarist who was one of most talented and in-demand musicians of the 1960s and 1970s.
Eugenia Charles–Newton
Despite grants and numerous programs to help mitigate the issue, cases of missing or murdered Indigenous women continue at relatively high rates.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
With time quickly running out in the 118th Congress, a leading Democratic lawmaker is laying down the law when it comes to advancing Indian Country’s legislative interests.
Cherokee Nation
There has never been a better time to unleash the potential of Cherokee families.
Julia Coates and Johnny Jack Kidwell
Progress for at-large Cherokee Nation citizens has been the result of decades of advocacy by various leaders and Cherokees at the grassroots level.
Jesse Ed Davis
Kiowa guitarist Jesse Ed Davis was in high demand as a session player and a touring musician. His legacy is finally being spotlighted.
Cherokee Nation Rare Disease Summit
Cherokees deserve help, treatment and hope — especially those who’ve long felt unseen by the health care system due to their unique conditions.
Tim Sheehy
A Republican in the White House isn’t the only big change Indian Country is facing as tribes seek to hold the U.S. government accountable for its trust and treaty responsibilities.
Cherokee Nation
Child care is a growing obstacle for Cherokee families.
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
The UKB is not a threat to the historic Cherokee Nation.
Halloween
Halloween is the right time to dive into new spooky books by Native authors.
Shelly Lowe, Maria Rosario Jackson, Joe Biden and Jill Biden
Four Native people just received the nation’s highest honor recognizing work and dedication to enriching the community.
Cherokee Vote
Voting is one of the most powerful ways tribal citizens can make their voices heard, whether in tribal, local, state, or federal elections.
Cherokee Nation Flag
“Oklahoma was home to 87 boarding schools in which thousands of our Cherokee children attended,” said Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
John Harvard
Native student admissions for the class of 2028 have suffered after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down race-conscious recruitment in colleges and universities.
Chickasaw Nation
The Department of the Treasury is celebrating a major milestone in tribal economic development, surpassing the $500 million mark in investments for small businesses and entrepreneurs in Indian Country.
Chuck Hoskin Jr.
I cannot meet my oath of office if I do not defend Cherokee sovereignty against all attackers.
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
A federal appeals court has revived a long-simmering dispute between two tribal nations but both parties remain far apart on what the decision means for sacred Creek land
Chuck Hoskin Jr.
We are in the midst of what could become the greatest century in Cherokee history.