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.

Each February, we pause to honor the achievements and enduring contributions of Black Americans. At the Cherokee Nation, Black History Month also calls to examine our own history honestly and to ...

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

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, tribal leaders and the community gathered at OSU ...

The Cherokee Freedmen monument will be completed and placed at the tribe’s historic courthouse square in Tahlequah in 2027. A ...

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

Cherokee Nation leaders, Freedmen descendants and community members were present Feb. 16 at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa 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 ...

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 ...

Through the end of May, the Cherokee Nation is offering free tours to students to help them learn more about the history and culture of the tribe. With 13 cultural attractions spanning over a ...

NMAI copy 39088019788645 gift of The Cherokee Nation. The history of the Cherokee Nation has been a long and winding road from ancient traditions and self governance to survival and a return to self ...

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 ...