CHEROKEE NATION — While many Americans are struggling under threats to democracy and the rule of law, citizens of Cherokee Nation have another focus: Gadugi. The word is a central tenet of the ...

The Cherokee Nation distributed $7.6 million from tribal car tag sales to 107 school ... with the exact amount determined by shifts in buying patterns for Cherokees living in those counties.

The report shows the Cherokee Nation set aside $7.8 million dollars to school funding and another $17.5 million dollars to scholarships. In terms of community input, Hoskin thinks it’s a great idea.

Cherokee Phoenix Staff. TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – In what the Cherokee Nation leaders call a “shameful and cowardly ruling” the tribe will seek to overturn, an opinion handed down in the final ...

In 1985, Mankiller became principal chief of the Cherokee Nation — a position she would hold for a decade. In that role, Mankiller typically dressed in professional attire such as suits ...

“The Cherokee Nation has 450,000 citizens but less than 2,000 fluent Cherokee speakers, and most of them are over the age of 70,” he articulates.

Since the Cherokee Nation passed the Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act in 2019, and with a $120 million boost in 2022, the tribe has built more than 360 homes and rehabbed more than ...

Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., left, and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner on Friday celebrate legislation that permanently reauthorizes the tribe’s Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act.

The Cherokee Nation will also begin sharing driver information with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority for PlatePay billing and to assist law enforcement. The compact takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

A Cherokee nation marijuana retailer will begin selling cannabis products to anyone over the age of 21 on Sept. 7, following a three-year effort to legalize marijuana for the tribe. On April 20 ...

Mar. 1—Between the two Cherokee Nation Tribal Council meetings Thursday, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed an executive order launching the Cherokee Nation College Internship Program and ...