As the Cherokee Nation celebrates Black History Month, they’re highlighting their investment in black communities while making sure tribal history is accurate when it comes to Freedmen.

The Cherokee Nation will be providing education on various aspects of Cherokee history and culture during their spring "Lunch ...

The Cherokee Nation is hosting a historical program to discuss the Cherokee Freedmen's fight for citizenship.

The Cherokee Nation celebrated Black History Month Tuesday afternoon with major announcements centered on honoring Cherokee Freedmen and expanding community investment.

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 ...

Hoskin referenced findings of a task force assigned to determine the impact of enslavement on the tribe, which found specific examples of how Cherokees used forced labor in ways not fully addressed at ...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, tribal leaders and the community gathered at OSU Tulsa Monday, Feb. 16 to celebrate Black History Month ...

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 ...

In the summer of 2017, I was scrolling through Facebook when I saw a post from Muscogee legal scholar Sarah Deer. It was about a court case I had not yet heard of. A man on Oklahoma’s death row was ...

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Investigators say Troy Wayne Poteete was shot and killed by his wife, 70-year-old Elizabeth Poteete. The beloved Cherokee ...