The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail traces Cherokee removal across nine states, with deep roots in Western North ...

A Cherokee museum marks America 250 with memory, sovereignty and a harder kind of patriotism.

As crowds gather and fireworks explode to mark what to some is a purely celebratory moment, America 250 arrives for others as a complicated, dissonant occasion. In Western North Carolina, Eastern Band ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tribe has built 363 new homes, including this neighborhood in Stilwell, under the Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities ...

The late Dr. James Livingood, distinguished University of Tennessee at Chattanooga professor of history, discussed the Cherokee removal in excerpts from his "Chattanooga: Illustrated History": "The ...

Eclipses, both lunar and solar, play a fascinating part in Cherokee legend. Kathi Littlejohn, a member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee, said the solar eclipse coming Aug. 21 likely would have ...

The National Museum of the American Indian celebrates Cherokee history during the sixth annual Cherokee Days festival April 12–14, featuring the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes—Cherokee ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation will be providing education on various aspects of Cherokee history and culture during their spring "Lunch and Learn" lecture series at the NSU Jazz Lab. "This is ...

Sequoyah, a Cherokee innovator, developed a unique writing system for his people. This invention transformed the Cherokee into one of North America's most literate societies. His syllabary enabled ...