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Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to keep language alive (January 18, 2022)

Without doubt, the Cherokee Nation is home to one of the best and most creative language departments in the world.

Gaylord News: Wilma Mankiller quarter slated for release (January 12, 2022)

The Wilma Mankiller quarter features an image of the first woman elected to lead the Cherokee Nation.

Native America Calling: The Native political issues to watch (January 11, 2022)

Native political watchers are giving their insights into the major issues likely to make waves in the coming year.

Gaylord News: Indian boarding school investigation continues (January 10, 2022)

Indian boarding schools were established in the 19th and 20th centuries with the primary objective of assimilating Native youth by denying the use of their languages, dress and other cultural aspects.

Indian Country starts off new year with surge in COVID-19 cases (January 6, 2022)

Tribal communities are once again seeing an explosion in COVID-19 cases following the busy holiday season and as a new and highly contagious variant brings upheaval to Indian Country.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation invests in health care projects (January 6, 2022)

Cherokee Nation citizens will soon have better access to world-class health care.

Gaylord News: Indian Child Welfare Act in limbo amid high-stakes challenge (January 4, 2022)

Tribes and their advocates are studying ways to strengthen state laws as the Indian Child Welfare Act remains in limbo in the courts.

Native America Calling: The complicated path to sovereignty in Oklahoma (January 4, 2022)

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in the McGirt case is forcing significant changes in Oklahoma.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation asserts its sovereignty (December 22, 2021)

The Cherokee Nation has outlasted many who tried to take away our sovereignty and destroy our identity as a people.

NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (December 13, 2021)

Our “5 Things” Newsletter gives you the info you need to start your week well!

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to preserve our language (December 13, 2021)

In our mission to save the Cherokee language, we cannot and we will not fail.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation raises tribal flag at public school on reservation (December 6, 2021)

The Cherokee Nation has always prioritized education.

Bureau of Indian Affairs seeks applications for Native language grant program (December 3, 2021)

“Preserving Native languages is fundamental to preserving all aspects of tribal cultures and traditions,” said Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland.

Freedom Socialist: Conservative attack on Indian Child Welfare Act continues (December 1, 2021)

Determined right-wing forces have piled onto a critical court case in order to overturn the hard-won Indian Child Welfare Act.

Chuck Hoskin: Giving thanks for the Cherokee Nation (November 30, 2021)

I thank my ancestors, whose collective decisions are the reason we still have a Cherokee Nation and why I have the good fortune to be its elected chief centuries later.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation invests in our workforce (November 22, 2021)

The workers employed by Cherokee Nation take care of all of us.

Gaylord News: Indigenous Peoples’ Day continues momentum across nation (November 22, 2021)

Nineteen states now observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day, following the early lead of South Dakota’s Native American Day. Tribes are joining in too.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation honors our brave veterans (November 15, 2021)

Citizens of the Cherokee Nation, like most tribes across the country, have a deep commitment to the American military.

Indian Health Service COVID-19 Media Event (November 9, 2021)

The Indian Health Service hosts a COVID-19 media event in Anadarko, Oklahoma, on November 8, 2021.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation celebrates Native American Heritage Month (November 8, 2021)

Cherokee citizens can celebrate not only the accomplishments of our ancestors, but also what we are doing to preserve and strengthen our unique culture.

NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (November 1, 2021)

Happy Native American Heritage Month!

Chuck Hoskin: Protecting women and children from violence on the Cherokee Nation (November 1, 2021)

The Cherokee people are counting on us to end domestic violence on our reservation.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation helps citizens boost their careers (October 25, 2021)

Our people deserve every chance to support their families and pursue their dreams.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation champions Native film and television (October 18, 2021)

Not very long ago, Native people were hard to find in the film industry.

Chuck Hoskin: Protecting tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma (October 12, 2021)

Our mission as tribal government leaders is always to protect our sovereignty and advance issues critical to our people.

Supreme Court returns to in-person arguments as justice tests positive for COVID-19 (October 1, 2021)

The nation’s highest court is running into snags that have plagued other institutions grappling with the ongoing health crisis.

Cherokee Nation reaches $75 million settlement in opioid case (September 29, 2021)

The Cherokee Nation announced a $75 million settlement in a lawsuit filed against opioid manufacturers.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to protect Native voting rights (September 27, 2021)

Today we continue the fight for our rights, until everyone in Indian Country can freely cast their ballot.

Howard Center: Historic trauma contributes to abuse in Indian Country (September 23, 2021)

Experts say intergenerational trauma, dating to the colonization of North America, adds to the problem of child sexual abuse in Indian Country.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation invests in our youngest learners (September 21, 2021)

Our collective future is being written today by the investments we make in our youngest children.

Gaylord News: Voting rights bill addresses long-standing obstacles in Indian Country (September 17, 2021)

“There was a time, not long ago, where Indigenous people were supposed to be terminated,” said attorney Victoria Holland.

Native America Calling: The First Americans Museum debuts (September 17, 2021)

After years of start-and-stop planning and construction, the First Americans Museum of Oklahoma is opening to the public.

Gaylord News: Chickasaw citizen secures top legal post at Department of Agriculture (September 16, 2021)

For the first time in history, an Indigenous woman is overseeing U.S. agriculture law – but Janie Simms Hipp is just the latest in a number of Native people nominated to top posts in the Biden administration.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation joins regional partnership to boost opportunities (September 13, 2021)

To grow the economy across the Cherokee Nation Reservation, we must be forward thinking, collaborative and willing to work across borders.

Native America Calling: The Delta variant, COVID-19 booster vaccines and reinstating safety measures (September 9, 2021)

Native America Calling will hear from health experts and tribal leaders about the COVID-19 messages that are connecting with tribal citizens.

Gaylord News: COVID-19 booster shots rolling out in Indian Country (September 8, 2021)

Formal guidance from the Indian Health Service on how and when to give COVID-19 vaccine booster shots still are in the works, but some tribes aren’t waiting.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to hold U.S. accountable for health care (September 7, 2021)

The federal government has never fully met its trust responsibility to ensure that all citizens of tribal nations have quality health care.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation enters educational partnership (August 30, 2021)

As a tribe, we are building programs and making strategic investments that will benefit Cherokee citizens, families, communities and neighbors for generations to come.