Cherokee Nation passes $3.6B budget for FY 2025
TAHLEQUAH — The Cherokee Nation on Monday passed a $3.6 billion Fiscal Year 2025 General Operating Budget, marking significant investments in language preservation, education, public health, community services and more. The operating budget was first proposed by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner earlier in September.
Cherokee Nation releases new data better reflecting where its citizens live
Oklahoma remains home to the highest number of Cherokee citizens, with over 283,000 residing there, according to the tribe’s analysis.
Cherokee Nation unveils new demographic maps reflecting tribal citizenship changes
The Cherokee Nation has published official, updated demographic maps reflecting the growing diversity among the tribe’s more than 460,000 citizens and where they live across the country.
Cherokee Nation shares new demographic maps
Understanding where our citizens live is crucial in how we maintain connection to our citizens and continually improve the services we provide," Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said.
Cherokee Nation approves multi billion budget
The Cherokee Nation unanimously passed a $3.6 billion general budget on Monday, with $22 million earmarked for scholarships. “Good things happen for the Cherokee people and our Cherokee communities when the Council works with our administration,
Cherokee Nation Celebrates Expansion of Cherokee Film Studios
Cherokee Nation officials were joined by Oklahoma Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell to cut the ribbon for the expansion of the ...
Clingmans Dome renamed Kuwohi in honor of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
The effort to change the name was led by Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, who first settled the mountain in the Smokies ...
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With new sound stage, Cherokee Nation looks to lead in Oklahoma film scene
Indigenous stories are increasingly prevalent in film, and one of Oklahoma’s tribes just made an addition its officials ...
Clingmans Dome no more: Cherokee name for Great Smoky Mountains' highest peak restored
Kuwohi, which translates to “mulberry place” in Cherokee, replaces Clingmans Dome, a name that honored Thomas Clingman, an ...
Cherokee Nation files response to special master’s decision allowing casino amendment to move forward
Local Voters in Charge, the sponsor of the proposed casino amendment, is funded by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, which has a casino in Pocola, Okla., just across the state line from Fort Smith. The ...
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'Sacred': Cherokee name in, Confederate general out for Tennessee's highest mountain
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names this week approved a formal request by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The effort was started in 2022 by band members Mary Crowe and Lavita Hill ...
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Cherokee first-language speaker Harry Oosahwee celebrated with new exhibit
Get a look into the art and influences of a Cherokee National Treasure, award-winning artist and Cherokee first-language ...
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The Cherokee Nation is reconnecting with its culture in Georgia
Reinhardt University is hosting a two-day gathering about Cherokee Nation history that is being led by historians from the Cherokee Nation and Oklahoma Historical Society.
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Tribe to host Cherokee Day at Eastern Trails Museum
Cherokee Nation will celebrate traditional Cherokee art, music and more at the seventh annual Cherokee Day at Eastern Trails ...