TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Two Native tribes in Oklahoma are responding to a federal opinion that affects the jurisdiction of their territory which is a large part of northeastern Oklahoma. The Cherokee ...

The solicitor general for the Department of the Interior issued an opinion Friday afternoon stating that the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee ... reservation. The UKB’s current trust land ...

Out of these funds, Cherokee Nation has spent $23.8 million in the past four years to increase water quality access for citizens across the 14-county reservation ... a digital map showing where ...

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story mistakenly said the opinion from the Department of the Interior is not a legal opinion. The Department of the Interior opinion affirming the UKB ...

A federal ruling has cleared the way for the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians to resume gaming operations on its trust land in Tahlequah. The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Members of the United States Congress passed a bill earlier this week that calls for the return of 76.1 acres of land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. District 3 ...