Negotiated in 1835 by a small group of Cherokee citizens without legal standing, challenged by the majority of the Cherokee nation and their elected government, the Treaty of New Echota was used by ...

Howard Paden works daily to preserve Cherokee language and lifeways. Jeff Edwards brings the Cherokee Syllabary into his award-winning art, and Mary Jean Robertson uplifts Native voices through 50 ...

Long before the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's highest peak was named "Clingmans Dome," the Cherokee people called the mountain "Kuwahi" for hundreds of years. Now, tribal members are hoping to ...

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 ...

Master craftsman, finger weaving activist, and a Cherokee singer-songwriter. John David Israel creates renowned horse bits and spurs. Lily Drywater uplifts her community through finger weaving and ...

The Cherokee Nation and U.S. Navy on June 8 christened the USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7), the Navy’s newest towing and rescue ship named in honor of all Cherokee citizens who served in the Navy and ...

EXCLUSIVE: Cherokee Nation Businesses on Monday unveiled a new company name with four distinct branches and logos, as well as new social media accounts and website, aimed at better representing the ...

In 2022, staff at the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal historic preservation office identified over 200 sacred or funerary objects in the Museum of the Cherokee People that should not be ...

(L to R): Kenneth Ruggiano, Hannah Roark, Tava Maloy Sofsky, Jennifer Loren, Maggie Cunningham, Danielle Culp, Colby Luper, LeeAnn Dreadfulwater and Brettlyn Bevenue. Courtesy of The National Academy ...