The Cherokee Nation distributed $7.26M to 107 school districts as part of the tribe’s 2026 Public School Appreciation Day held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa on Tuesday.

First Lady January Hoskin has launched the Cherokee Nation Public Service Career Explorers Program which this week welcomed students from Kenwood School to discover their potential within the tribe's workforce.

The Cherokee Nation served more than 18,000 citizens in 2025 by traveling to communities across the country and in the reservation by taking its Registration staff to help citizens take advantage of the Photo ID and new citizen application services.

The foundation of community strength across the Cherokee Nation Reservation begins with stable, secure housing. Unfortunately, no community large or small is immune to the national housing crisis — a long-term housing shortage that has driven up home prices and pushed…