Long before the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's highest peak was named "Clingmans Dome," the Cherokee people called the mountain "Kuwahi" for hundreds of years. Now, tribal members are hoping to ...

Cherokee Nation leaders propose a $30 million partnership with the University of Oklahoma to create a Tahlequah nursing ...

In 2022, staff at the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal historic preservation office identified over 200 sacred or funerary objects in the Museum of the Cherokee People that should not be ...

Howard Paden works daily to preserve Cherokee language and lifeways. Jeff Edwards brings the Cherokee Syllabary into his award-winning art, and Mary Jean Robertson uplifts Native voices through 50 ...

Behind the scenes as “Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People” is filmed on location, featuring Danielle Culp, production specialist for Cherokee Film Productions. (Photo/Courtesy) The newest season of ...

This is a selection from a conversation during the Appalachian Studies Conference at BPR’s Listening Lounge at Western Carolina University. A new exhibit at the Museum of the Cherokee People opens ...

Nearly two centuries ago, the US government promised the Cherokee people a seat in Congress in exchange for giving up their homelands. So far, it hasn’t delivered. But that promise came one step ...

Master craftsman, finger weaving activist, and a Cherokee singer-songwriter. John David Israel creates renowned horse bits and spurs. Lily Drywater uplifts her community through finger weaving and ...