Cherokee 411

Champion archer to compete in Italy for U.S., Chickasaw Nation

Shiloh Butts, a world champion competitive archer, will see a dream come true this week, in Terni, Italy. Butts, a Chickasaw citizen, will be competing for the “United States and the Chickasaw Nation” in the Rinehart World Archery 3D Championships. Shooting in the bi- annual event has been a goal

District court says Osage Reservation disestablished, Osage attorneys prepare for appeal

Lawyers on all sides of Phillips case scheduled to be in court for a status hearing on Sept. 8. Written by Louise Red Corn The district court judge for Osage County has ruled that the Osage Nation’s reservation no longer exists, but his decision is merely the first step

Chief Hoskin delivers State of the Nation address, emphasizing ‘strength comes from the people'

News Release Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. spoke to thousands of Cherokee citizens and guests from the heart of the tribe’s capital city Saturday morning for his fourth State of the Nation address, emphasizing the strength of the tribe and its more than 430,000 citizens who

Cherokee Nation Film Office calling for Cherokee elders, speakers and storytellers

Tribe’s film office and OsiyoTV at Cherokee National Holiday Sept. 2-3 TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation Film Office is seeking tribal elders and fluent Cherokee language speakers to help share and preserve their stories. CNFO is also inviting citizens of any federally recognized tribe to join its all-inclusive Native

Okie Podcast with Brittany Bendabout

On this episode I have artist, cinematographer, photographer Brittany Bendabout. join us as we talk about working in tv & film, getting started on reservation dogs, indigenous storytelling, and a lot of catching up. follow her on instagram @britti3 to keep up with everything she has going on. I want

Choctaw Casinos celebrates 35 years of gambling, history in southeastern Oklahoma

Alexandra Skores, The Dallas Morning News Some folks may not remember the bingo hall that once stood in southeastern Oklahoma 35 years ago. But Janie Dillard does. “We built high-stakes bingo,” Dillard said, basically because that’s all the tribe could afford. Eventually, it started to dabble in casino gaming.

THE JURY HAS SPOKEN - FORMER CHEROKEE NATION EMPLOYEE WINS CIVIL SUIT AGAINST CHEROKEE NATION

Written by Cherokee Citizen and Trial Attorney - Michael Moore During the first Cherokee Nation civil jury trial in 120 years, a Cherokee jury awarded a Cherokee man $615,000. David Comingdeer alleged tribal administrators retaliated against him for whistleblowing about the imminent loss of a fire protection grant and
You've successfully subscribed to Native Oklahoma
Great! Next, complete checkout for full access to Native Oklahoma
Welcome back! You've successfully signed in.
Unable to sign you in. Please try again.
Success! Your account is fully activated, you now have access to all content.
Error! Stripe checkout failed.
Success! Your billing info is updated.
Error! Billing info update failed.