TULSA, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation announced its production company, Cherokee Film Productions, will be releasing a feature-length documentary about Cherokee Freedmen. “We will not shy away from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A big festival put on by the Cherokees for Black History Preservation Foundation before COVID-19 fizzled out after the pandemic, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (L-R:) Secretary of State Shella Bowlin, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Freedmen Community Liaison Melissa ...

TULSA, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation celebrated Black History Month Tuesday afternoon with major announcements centered on honoring Cherokee Freedmen and expanding community investment. The event, held ...

In the Cherokee Heritage course designed by Chief Chad Smith, the first lesson is to define the difference between being Cherokee by blood and being a Cherokee Nation citizen. It is made clear they ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) – The U.S. Department of the Interior is asking a federal court to grant tribal citizenship rights to certain descendants of black slaves once owned by members of the Cherokee ...

A new report from the Government Accountability Office is shining a light on the status of Freedmen across the country.

Descendants of black slaves, known as freedmen, who were once owned by members of the Cherokee Nation have a right to tribal citizenship under a ruling handed down by a federal court in Washington, ...

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OKLAHOMA CITY — A group of descendants of former slaves once owned by the Cherokee Nation on Thursday protested an honor given to Cherokee Principal Chief Chad Smith. Smith attended an American Indian ...