CHEROKEE, N.C. — Founded in 1948, the Museum of the Cherokee Indian is one of the oldest tribal museums in the U.S., and for the first time since 1998, the museum is getting a major renovation. It's ...

Negotiated in 1835 by a small group of Cherokee citizens without legal standing, challenged by the majority of the Cherokee nation and their elected government, the Treaty of New Echota was used by ...

This is a selection from a conversation during the Appalachian Studies Conference at BPR’s Listening Lounge at Western Carolina University. A new exhibit at the Museum of the Cherokee People opens ...

Lawmakers, churches, Oklahoma American Indian tribes and nonprofit organizations are pulling together to make sure the ...

Guest Opinion. The Cherokee language is the heart of who we are as a people. It carries our history, our way of life, and the values that connect us across generations. When we speak our language, we ...

Short of going through the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office in the Office of Federal Acknowledgment, the Lumbee Tribe of North ...

Claremore Indian Hospital, a federal facility for nearly a century, came under ownership of the Cherokee Nation Wednesday. Brassy letters on the facade of the old brick building declare its new name: ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation named three new leaders for three of their tribal departments. Sally Wilson has been named Senior Director of the tribe's Indian Child Welfare department, ...