A plot of land in western North Carolina that served as a starting point for the notorious Trail of Tears is being handed ...

Throughout this year, there will be stories, events, and exhibits giving a nod to America’s two-hundred-and-fifty-year Anniversary. But, for all the pomp and circumstance that comes with the ...

The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail traces Cherokee removal across nine states, with deep roots in Western North ...

CHEROKEE - The face in the painting is split down the center. On one side is the seal of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ...

Guest Opinion Modern Cherokee history celebrates several key moments, including adoption of Sequoyah’s syllabary in 1821, ...

In September of 1838, Nancy Still filed a claim to recoup $820 she said was stolen from her after federal troops expelled her and other Cherokee Indians from their homes in what is now North Georgia.

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 ...

TULSA, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation celebrated Black History Month Tuesday afternoon with major announcements centered on honoring Cherokee Freedmen and expanding community investment. The event, held ...

For more on the Cherokee National Holiday, call (918) 453-5536 or go to tulsaworld.com/cherokeeholiday TAHLEQUAH - Around 100,000 people are expected to celebrate the ...

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 ...