Cherokee of Georgia was recognized in 1988 and has about 400 members. They have held nonprofit status since 1989 for their mission of maintaining a traditional Cherokee community while preserving and ...

In McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020), the Supreme Court rejected Oklahoma's attempt to prosecute crimes committed on a reservation by an Indian. Henceforth, the tribe, not the state, would have jurisdiction ...

In 1975, Jeep presented a vehicle that experts often credit as the first SUV: the Cherokee. After a production hiatus from 2002-2013 during which the Jeep Liberty replaced the Cherokee, the automobile ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — When Kevin Stitt campaigned for governor of Oklahoma, he said his identity as a citizen of Cherokee Nation gave him “firsthand” knowledge of the clout Native American tribes wield in ...

In the early nineteenth century, white settlers in the eastern United States increasingly encroached upon the lands of Native Americans. Although the U.S. government had signed treaties demarcating ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Department of the Interior partnered to help preserve and advance Native languages. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed a memorandum ...

Tribal programs addressing mental health and substance abuse in Oklahoma lost federal funding overnight Tuesday. Roughly 24 hours later, the Trump administration moved to reinstate that support ...