Cherokee Nation to celebrate Woody Hair Day
The Cherokee Nation is gathering to observe Woody Hair Day in honor of the late Woody Hair, a beloved first language Cherokee speaker and cultural fixture of the Kenwood community.
Sequoyah High School Names Valedictorian, Salutatorian
Sequoyah High School has named Layla Harrington as its class of 2026 valedictorian and Emma Culie as its salutatorian. Sequoyah’s commencement ceremony for the class of 2026 will take place on the school’s campus at the Place Where They Play at 6:30 p.m. on May 12.
Cherokee Nation’s 14th Warrior Flight Visits National Monuments in Washington, D.C.
The Cherokee Nation’s 14th Warrior Flight departed from Tulsa on April 21, for Washington, D.C., with seven Cherokee veterans who served during the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Era, the Gulf War and in Kuwait.
Cherokee Nation honors veteran at April council meeting
The Cherokee Nation honored Larry Dean Blevins, of Tahlequah, with the Medal of Patriotism during the April meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation.
Inter-Tribal Council passes a resolution in support of protecting Medicaid Expansion
The Inter-Tribal Council (ITC) of the Five Civilized Tribes passed a resolution at its quarterly meeting, April 10 at WinStar World Casino and Resort, expressing support for protecting Medicaid expansion and tribal health care systems in Oklahoma.
Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner, Propose new Sustainability Act ahead of Earth Day
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner are proposing a comprehensive legislative act to encourage energy efficiency and other conservation measures ahead of the tribe’s annual Earth Day celebration on April 17.
Tribal and rural healthcare at risk in Gov. Stitt’s attack on Medicaid
Oklahoma leaders often visit Cherokee Nation’s Health System and celebrate our progress and tout our unmistakable impact on the health and economy of rural communities. Now, Governor Stitt is putting us on a path that will damage that very system.