The Cherokee language is the heart of who we are as a people. It carries our history, our way of life, and the values that connect us across generations. When we speak our language, we honor our ancestors and ensure that future generations can know themselves as Cherokee.

Cherokee Nation’s Talking Leaves Job Corps recently celebrated a new class of 73 graduates. The graduates met with Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and members of the Council of the Cherokee Nation during the graduation ceremony. Family and friends gathered with them to celebrate the milestone.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. participated in a historic signing ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 23, with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to formally acknowledge the transfer of operations of the Claremore Indian Hospital.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, members of the Council of the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Public Health leaders and staff gathered to sign an amended Public Health and Wellness Fund Act legislation Monday, Sept. 29.