Oklahoma Tribes

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. recently called on Congress to restore a federal law requiring the Cherokee Nation’s consent before other tribes, specifically the United Keetoowah Band, can place land into trust within its reservation.

In an event lasting more than two hours at Tulsa’s municipal court Thursday, members of the Cherokee and Muscogee nations saw charges from assault to speeding shifted to the purview of their tribes.

The Euchee Butterfly Farm in Bixby held an intertribal conference Wednesday and Thursday to help bring bison back to Native land.

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision supporting tribal sovereignty is undergoing another challenge in Tulsa court.

Five of Oklahoma’s largest tribal nations have endorsed the retention of three eligible Oklahoma Supreme Court justices in the Nov. 5 election.

The annual luncheon, organized by the Tulsa Regional Chamber, covered a range of topics.

An event organized by the tribes’ Administration of Aging aims to bring older tribal members into the community, but it also continues a legacy of a centuries-old guessing game.

On this Classical Tulsa podcast interview, we speak to John Jeter, Music Director of the Fort Smith Symphony, about his new album of music by Oklahoman Louis Ballard.

A seemingly divided Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over Oklahoma’s authority to prosecute some crimes on Native American lands.

The dictionary will be a full-fledged digital resource where learners can hear Cherokee in everyday use, an opportunity that can be hard to come by as the number of first-language speakers dwindles.