In 1992, Wilma Mankiller gave the commencement address at Flagstaff’s Northern Arizona University. Several years earlier, Mankiller had become the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, ...

In 1776, Cherokee leaders looked for ways to navigate a foreboding future. Nanyehi, a.k.a. Nancy Ward, is venerated and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 9—Claremore's Museum of History has received a $20,000 matching grant from the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is the seventh ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation announced 10 women-owned Cherokee companies recently received investments to help businesses grow. Cherokee Nation, in a partnership with The University of Tulsa (TU ...

Traditional narratives and songs -- Nancy Ward (Nan-ye-hi; Cherokee, c.1738-c.1822) and Cherokee women -- May Jemison (Degiwene's, Two Falling Voices; Seneca, c.1743-1833) -- Jane Johnston Schoolcraft ...

This year marks 100 years since the Indian Citizenship Act was signed into law after a Cherokee woman blazed a trail to Washington, D.C., to change the lives of American Indians across the country. It ...

Federal courts in Northern Oklahoma have gotten busy since 2020 when the Supreme court ruled half the state is Tribal land. Now, a Cherokee woman is joining the federal court there. Judge Sara Hill ...

Cherokee women expressed their disapproval of the doll's appearance. Multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company Mattel faces backlash after releasing a Barbie doll in honor of late ...