In 1776, Cherokee leaders looked for ways to navigate a foreboding future. Nanyehi, a.k.a. Nancy Ward, is venerated and ...

The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma is using opioid settlement funds to build a culturally competent healthcare system.

It took a single sentence in Ken Burns’ documentary series The American Revolution to change the way I thought about the American Revolution. It was a passing reference to British agents living among ...

Ten powerful Native American sayings speak directly to our most urgent modern challenges with timeless wisdom. The post 10 ...

I came to Cleveland, Tennessee expecting a small-town weekend with a few historic stops, local shops, and good food. What I found instead was a place where Cherokee history kept showing up over and ov ...

Rebecca Nagle shares her Independence Day plans and breaks down what you didn’t learn in American history class in conversation with KOSU’s Sarah Liese.

At first, they laughed. Then they scoffed. Finally, they accused him of witchcraft. The Cherokee silversmith named Sequoyah had spent years scratching strange marks on paper. In 1821, his fellow ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee language classes are set to be held throughout the summer in both north Tulsa and south Coffeyville. "We've worked hard to revitalize and preserve our language, and now we ...

Students use iPad to study the Cherokee language. They write out words and phrases in Notes and record themselves speaking them aloud to practice good pronunciation. In the hallways of the Cherokee ...

If you wanted to learn the Cherokee language in the 1990s, there weren’t many written resources. Even on most Cherokee land, it was unusual to see street or building signs in this endangered ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — Culture is vital for recovery. That’s a lesson Juli Skinner, a citizen of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, learned during her time in foster care, years later working in child ...