Note: This story was updated July 8 to correct the identification of Billy Kirkland. Two federally recognized Cherokee tribes have criticized the Atlanta Braves for the team's inclusion of tribes that ...

The three federally recognized tribes of the Cherokee have joined in a resolution opposed to any new building on Moccasin Bend and called for the preservation of land sacred to the tribe and its ...

The Cherokee Indian tribe is banishing 2,800 African-Americans from its membership rolls despite pressure from the U.S. government. The blacks are descendants of slaves owned by wealthy Cherokee ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A representative of the Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation has filed a lawsuit in Tennessee charging the state’s Commission of Indian Affairs violated open-meeting “sunshine” laws when ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Two Native tribes in Oklahoma are responding to a federal opinion that affects the jurisdiction of their territory which is a large part of northeastern Oklahoma. The Cherokee ...

Native American response to healthcare crisis offers lessons for better health outcomes nationwide. Native American healthcare faces a crisis of inadequate care and higher disease rates, despite ...

Cherokee author Vanessa Lillie's work begins with curiosity, a passion to learn about the Native nations around her and the histories that have long been overlooked. Her latest novel continues that ...

Long before the Cherokee and other Native tribes called the Appalachian Mountains home, legends speak of a mysterious people who wandered the hills under the moonlight. Known as the Moon-Eyed People, ...