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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation and family and friends of the late Wilma Mankiller gathered Tuesday to celebrate the Wilma Mankiller Barbie, part of Barbie’s “Inspiring Women” series, in the capital of the Cherokee Nation.  The celebration was a tribute to the legacy of Wilma Mankiller and her impact

Cherokee chief questions Stitt’s message with Native American Family Day by Felix Clary - Tulsa World TAHLEQUAH — After Gov. Kevin Stitt celebrated his proclaimed Native American Family Day at his Oklahoma City mansion Tuesday, the Cherokee Nation chief called the event “an afterthought” and a missed opportunity to mend

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation will host several events in the month of December, including a celebration of the new Wilma Mankiller Barbie, Christmas on the Square in downtown Tahlequah, an Ugly Christmas Sweater 5K race in Hulbert, and a holiday-themed open house at the W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex in

Agreement shares Traffic Ticket Revenue TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation signed an agreement with the city of Tahlequah on Thursday that acknowledges the tribe’s intent to share revenue from traffic citations with city officials. Tahlequah, the capital of the Cherokee Nation, is the 30th municipality within the Cherokee Nation

Oklahoma governor argues tribal tags a fairness issue By: Carmen Foreman, Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt said he didn’t know an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was going to ticket an Otoe-Missouria citizen for having a tribal license plate while living outside her tribe’s boundaries, but that

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Over 3,000 angels are ready to be adopted as part of the 2023 Cherokee Nation Angel Project that kicked off on Tuesday. The project will provide items like clothing, toys and other holiday needs for Cherokee children across the 14-county reservation. Joined by the Cherokee National Youth

Traffic tickets, tributes, tribal leader doll Conflict continues with state, numbers of Natives, icon’s heritage challenged and new tributes by Gary Fife OKMULGEE, Okla. – Well, it seems that tribal and state governments will be squaring off in another legal arena. This time, it’s over traffic tickets. Let’s