On Wednesday, March 18, the East Tennessee Historical Society will host author Julie L. Reed for a lecture on their new book, “Land, Language, and Women: A Cherokee and American Education ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. addressed the largest gathering of first-language and fluent Cherokee speakers in ...

A SPECIAL PLACE: Western Carolina University students who are members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hold "wi," a symbol in the Cherokee language for "place." Photo courtesy of WCU In ...

Dr. Brittany Hunt grew up in Robeson County, North Carolina, where there's a large Indigenous population. But when she got to college, she was just one of a few Native students on campus. That’s when ...

Like many other indigenous languages, the Cherokee language has lost native speakers over the years. However, on Dec. 3, language preservation efforts got a boost from who else but the U.S. Department ...

The Cherokee Nation and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are gathering to preserve and protect the language, culture, and history of the tribe. Groups gathered in Cherokee, North Carolina to sign a ...

MARS HILL - The Cherokee were the first settlers of Madison County and left pictographs on Paint Rock in what is now Hot Springs, some of them detailing the reputed magical powers of the mineral ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation will be providing education on various aspects of Cherokee history and culture during their spring "Lunch and Learn" lecture series at the NSU Jazz Lab. "This is ...