Cherokee Nation leaders hosted an event at the Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa on Feb. 11 to celebrate Black History Month ...

In 1901, her father, who was Black and Cherokee, relocated to Native American ... was slightly more welcoming to Black people than Texas had been. In Chicago, Coleman was able to mingle with ...

Why it matters: The move by the Cherokee Nation comes as the Oklahoma tribe is welcoming the descendants of formerly enslaved ...

The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council approved an agenda item Feb. 10 that extended the Artist Recovery Act, adding $1 million and continuing the program into 2026.

Then began the march known as the Trail of Tears, in which 4,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, and disease on their way to the western lands. By 1837, the Jackson administration had ...