Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor (R) is the latest state official to claim victory in a closely watched U.S. Supreme Court case.
The great Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller is remembered for being a defender, mentor, mother and leader.
The Cherokee Nation has created a blueprint for how all of Indian Country can pursue self-governance agreements.
We can see that the Americans are engaged in vicious cycles of self destruction.
By working together, we can catch enough fish to feed all of our families.
Our healing has only just begun and we speak our truth so that we, and others, may find healing.
The Samish Indian Nation has historically suffered significant obstacles in our path to self-determination, due to agency mistakes, inaction, delay and decades of litigation.
The days of corrupt dark money in Cherokee politics are over.
Together, we must always fight for our Native Peoples, our Native lands.
Changes in the national and global economy can be stressful but adjusting spending now will help prepare you for the road ahead.
Please vote like the future of Cherokee Nation depends on it.
In our Cherokee culture, we have always been a matrilineal society.
There is a severe resource gap impacting the ability of tribes to address intimate partner violence in their communities.
All children are a precious gift.
At Cherokee Nation we are committed to creating a safe, caring and supportive workplace.
The Cherokee people’s connection to the land and nature has always been central to our way of life.
As a helpline dedicated to serving Native Americans and Alaska Natives impacted by domestic, dating and sexual violence, StrongHearts Native Helpline honors our relatives and communities impacted by Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) and those working to end this crisis.
In Indian Country, the abusive tactics of domestic violence have their roots in colonization.
For almost two years, our tribal government made the hard choice to suspend official in-person gatherings with Cherokee communities.
Sexual violence is far too common throughout Native communities.
Public schools are central to communities across the Cherokee Nation Reservation in northeast Oklahoma.
For generations, education has been deeply important to the Cherokee people.
“We need to try and make a difference,” said an elder from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe approaching his nineties.
Christian churches destroyed the lives of more Lakota boys and girls than they will ever know.
Any law or order meant to restrict our freedom to teach and learn is a restriction on freedom.
Indian Country’s economic health is vastly more important than scoring partisan points.
Tens of thousands of Native children suffered abuse at residential schools run by the Catholic Church, all with the compliance of the Canadian government.
Cherokee Nation is strongest when our people have healthy bodies and minds.
Our past efforts have been successful, but we still have great need when it comes to secure homes.
When those wagons first began their way to break treaties and settle on our territory we were classified as lesser beings and genocide was justified as such.
The poorest of people in all of America refuse to accept one single penny for the theft of the Black Hills.
Ideally, a national flag is a symbol of pride and devotion to one’s country.
An issue that I passionately believe in is that every Cherokee woman should feel safe in her community and in her home.
The Maple Tree (Wahta in Mohawk) is recognized by the Iroquois people as the representative of all trees.
Social workers change lives every day. They serve our people – from newborns to elders – when they most need help.
Joe Biden is a man of vision — he is working to “Restore the Soul of America.”
It is high time that Indian organizations stand up and truly represent the people they claim to represent.
The Dakota Access Pipeline continues to trespass on the territory of the Great Sioux Nation and endanger the lives of our people.
Nobody within the Cherokee Nation Reservation should have to live without access to safe, running water.
For more than 150 years, Sequoyah Schools have been a safe place for Cherokee and Native youth to live, learn and grow.
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