Cherokee Nation

President Joe Biden is nominating the former Cherokee Nation Attorney General to serve as a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

Stitt spoke at the chamber's annual State of the State event. He promoted school vouchers, praised cutting taxes and blasted tribal sovereignty.

The leaders from the Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Chickasaw and Muscogee nations cite Hofmeister's respect for tribal sovereignty and commitment to work with the 39 federally recognized tribes in Oklahoma as reasons for the endorsement.

The U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous People of the United States says they want to better understand the relationship between tribal governments and state governments around criminal justice matters.

The Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Tribes, which consists of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Chickasaw and Muscogee nations, passed a resolution during their quarterly meeting that calls upon the Oklahoma legislature to immediately repeal House Bill 1775 — the so-called "critical race theory" bill that they say is leading to fear and confusion among teachers in the state.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. spoke to thousands of Nation citizens virtually for the "State of the Nation" address after testing positive for COVID-19 at the end of August.

The Cherokee Nation has created a policy that gives new parents time off when they have or adopt a baby.

Tribal officials are addressing the state's hay shortage as Cherokee Nation ranchers are struggling to feed their livestock.

The Cherokee Nation is celebrating after investing $2 million into a new mobile MRI unit for the W.W. Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah.

The Cherokee Nation is their Homeowner Assistance Fund program to help citizens struggling to afford housing payments and other home-related costs.