Jordan Oocumma grew up hearing stories of the mound. His grandparents imbued his childhood with tales about the strip of land at the center of a Cherokee town built by their ancestors more than 1,000 ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Fifty years ago, the City of Kingsport transferred a small plot of land to the Eastern Band of ...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed a resolution allowing him to negotiate an agreement with Northeastern ...

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For many native peoples, colonization has had devastating effects on their way of life and traditions. The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Tahlequah, Oklahoma is no exception to this ...

For the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Qualla Boundary is also home to a justice system many people outside the tribe ...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. recently signed an executive order establishing a task force to study the ...

The Cherokee Nation estimates thousands of records related to its principal chiefs are scattered across the country. Now, the ...

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 ...

John Ross, left, and Major Ridge teamed up to protect Cherokee holdings in what is now Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Library of ...