Cherokee Nation citizen Payden Melton and his wife, Millienaty, were recognized for their heroic efforts by the city of Vinita, Oklahoma, on Oct. 20.  cherokeephoenix.org/people/h…

Students of Cherokee National Treasure Demos Glass are making their mark in the Cherokee art world.  cherokeephoenix.org/culture/…

An administration-proposed plan that earmarks $50 million for childcare needs in the reservation is one step closer to fruition after clearing a Tribal Council committee. cherokeephoenix.org/news/50-…

President Trump’s 18-month effort to cut federal spending, spearheaded by the Dept. of Government Efficiency, led to $469 million in cuts to grants and contracts for tribal communities, according to a report by Brookings Institution. cherokeephoenix.org/money/bu…

The CN recently signed an agreement with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television that will support an annual reciprocal filmmaking exchange between UCLA TFT and Cherokee Film with focus on Indigenous storytelling … cherokeephoenix.org/entertai…

Crystal Bridges art museum hosted a two-day Indigenous Art Symposium on Oct. 16-17. cherokeephoenix.org/culture/…

Descendants Edward Gunter gathered with community members and members of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association on Oct. 17 to honor the life of the Trail of Tears survivor. cherokeephoenix.org/news/des…

Jack Clark, a Braintree Academy student, is proving that being a superhero isn’t about having superhuman powers. It’s about courage, perseverance, kindness and continuing to try even when the world feels overwhelming. cherokeephoenix.org/people/s…

In celebration of Native American art, the 21st annual Cherokee Art Market returned to Tulsa Oct. 9, 10 and 11 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. cherokeephoenix.org/culture/…

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed a policy officially launching the Period Project on Oct. 13.  cherokeephoenix.org/news/che…

The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host Will Rogers Days from Wednesday, Oct. 28, through Saturday, Oct. 31.  cherokeephoenix.org/news/wil…

Cherokee Nation citizen Seyton Thomas was recently named Miss Collinsville 2027 after a four-year hiatus from pageantry.  cherokeephoenix.org/people/c…

The successor to a family’s homestead in Gans, Oklahoma, is spearheading a history project he hopes will become a permanent fixture of the tiny Sequoyah County town. cherokeephoenix.org/news/hop…

Applications for the 2027 Tulsa Advanced Sciences Camp, ran by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, opens Oct. 14 for Native American high school students.  cherokeephoenix.org/educatio…

The Oklahoma Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will honor the life of Trail of Tears survivor Edward Gunter at 2 p.m., Oct. 17 at his gravesite located on West Grandview Road north of Tahlequah.  cherokeephoenix.org/news/okl…

The next meeting of the Tahlequah Writers group is 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17 at Too Fond of Books at 162 Muskogee Avenue, Tahlequah.  cherokeephoenix.org/news/tah…

Cherokee Nation will celebrate Cherokee Language Night at the Admiral Twin Drive-In in Tulsa with a showing of the Cherokee-dubbed version of DreamWorks film “How to Train Your Dragon.” cherokeephoenix.org/entertai…

Cherokee Nation citizen Lt. Col. Tanner Garrett, an Army veteran who helped start his high school’s wrestling program before standing out at the U.S. Naval Academy, was inducted into the Oklahoma chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. cherokeephoenix.org/sports/g…

Westville High School junior Lexi Simmons recently signed a letter of intent to play softball for the University of Tulsa and is the program’s first commitment from the class of 2028. cherokeephoenix.org/sports/w…

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on Oct. 10 received the inaugural ᎠᏎᏊᎢ ᏗᎦᎴᏴᏔᏅ ᎠᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏒᏅ (Free Press Defender Award) from the Cherokee Phoenix for his support of the tribe’s free press act. cherokeephoenix.org/news/che…