Georgia changes state flower from 'invasive' rose to native magnolia

Georgia's state flower is changing from the 'invasive' Cherokee Rose to the native Sweetbay Magnolia after a Senate vote.
Georgia Recorder

Bill naming the native sweetbay magnolia Georgia’s state flower is running out of time to bloom

Georgia could soon have an official new state flower.  Senate Bill 240, sponsored by Milledgeville Republican Sen. Rick ...
Yahoo

Word from the Smokies: Museum of the Cherokee Indian honors ancestors by removing sacred objects

Shana Bushyhead Condill is a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and has always considered Western North Carolina and the Smokies home. Because her father traveled to work in “Indian ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin is a member of which Native American tribe?

Sen. Markwayne Mullin is set to be the next DHS secretary, replacing Kristi Noem. He would be the first Native American to ...

Native Americans react to Sen. Markwayne Mullin's DHS appointment

Many tribes are encouraged by Trump's choice of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a member of the Cherokee nation, as the new DHS Secretary. ICE agents have been accused of racially profiling Native Americans.
News on 6

Cherokee Nation Gives Members Free Seeds For Native Crops

The Cherokee Nation is giving away seeds to its citizens to help them grow native Cherokee plants. Feather Smith, an Ethnobiologist with the Cherokee Nation, said these seeds are an important part of ...
NPR

Opioids are devastating Cherokee families. The tribe has a $100 million plan to heal

Late one afternoon, Mazzy Walker gives a tour of her family's farm near Tahlequah, Okla., capital of the Cherokee Nation. "Cows are walking, turkeys, a dog," she said, giggling at her role as ...