With federal recognition comes a bevy of federal resources, including access to new streams of federal dollars and grants, ...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee is the only NC tribe with full federal recognition. But NC recognizes seven others.

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (UKB) completed the acquisition of a new 7,700-square-foot ...

Rodeo announcer Randy Taylor (Cherokee) knows what he’s talking about. Taylor was a bareback rider for nearly 20 years. Forty years ago, the Oklahoma native was the first rider out of the chute at the ...

A Native American boarding school established by Moravian missionaries in North Georgia in the early 19th century reveals a complicated and compelling history.

Cherokee potter Crystal Hanna and dozens of Indigenous artists shared stories and artwork at the First Americans Museum’s ...

The exploitation that took place more than a century ago persists today; it just goes by a different name: the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit crisis, or MMIWG2S.

Cherokee author Vanessa Lillie's work begins with curiosity, a passion to learn about the Native nations around her and the histories that have long been overlooked. Her latest novel continues that ...

Growing up, people constantly asked me what I was. Often the questions were insensitive or blunt, especially for a child. Sometimes people didn’t even ask at all. They would guess, stereotype, or try ...

There are many hundreds of distinct indigenous nations and tribes throughout the Americas, each with their own unique languages, dialects and naming conventions. Though there's a vast array of ...