The land has been held by the government for a few decades, but Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) has been working on getting it back in the hands of the Cherokee tribe.

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 ...

The late Dr. James Livingood, distinguished University of Tennessee at Chattanooga professor of history, discussed the ...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner signed legislation designating the tribe's $80 ...

Nine seats on the the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council, the legislative branch for Oklahoma’s largest tribe by population, drew ...

A bill returning historical sites in Monroe County to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians passed the U.S. House of Representatives for the fifth time.

Anthony Sneed's short Slamdance comedy film, "The Great Cherokee Grandmother," addresses culture and respresentation.

Native American journalism began 197 years ago when the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper was first printed on Feb. 21, 1828, in the ...