CNN

The Cherokee Nation reckons with its history of slavery in a new exhibit

From life before European contact to the Trail of Tears to the modern-day tribal government, the Cherokee National History Museum tells the long, rich story of the Cherokee people. But one of the ...
CNN

The Cherokee Nation’s demand for a congressional delegate gets a hearing in the House

Nearly two centuries ago, the US government promised the Cherokee people a seat in Congress in exchange for giving up their homelands. So far, it hasn’t delivered. But that promise came one step ...
Time

The Cherokee Nation's New Battle

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings A Freedmen family in the Oklahoma Territory, 1900. Personalized Content ...
Reuters

Cherokee tribe reaches agreement to reinstate 2,800 "Freedmen"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The country's second-largest Indian tribe came to an agreement on Tuesday that could reinstate some 2,800 African Americans to the Cherokee Nation, just four days before an ...
The New York Times

Seeds of Native Knowledge Grow in North Carolina

Countless generations of Cherokee Indians have cultivated lands in the shadow of the Smoky Mountains. More people want to learn from them. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America defines itself one ...
Cherokee Phoenix

Cherokee Nation leaders OK NSU partnership

Cherokee Nation lawmakers voted in favor of an annual donation to Northeastern State University in legislation that calls for a workgroup to explore historic preservation and repatriation of Cherokee- ...