CHEROKEE, N.C. (WTVD) -- November is Native American Heritage Month and it's a time when cultural events ramp up at Cherokee Middle School in Cherokee. "We're doing it now once a week for this month.

The Cherokee songwriter celebrates his history on the new album Indian Country: "I'm thankful for where I'm from" ...

Guest Opinion. On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), marking a tremendous victory for Native children and their families.

The Cherokee Nation says it will assume control of Claremore Indian Hospital Oct. 1, with plans to build a new facility by 2027. The federal Indian Health Service presently runs the hospital, the only ...

The Cherokee Indian Police Department is seeking a missing girl who was last seen in Cherokee on April 8, 2025, and her ...

The Cherokee Nation is giving away seeds to its citizens to help them grow native Cherokee plants. Feather Smith, an Ethnobiologist with the Cherokee Nation, said these seeds are an important part of ...

All participants will workshop an existing script with creative executives from Bad Robot and Skydance, agents from Buchwald and Kaplan Stahler, and showrunners from CBS and ABC. By Sharareh Drury ...

The day after a CNN public opinion poll ranked Elizabeth Warren fourth among possible Democratic 2020 hopefuls, the Massachusetts senator released the results of a DNA test along with a campaign-style ...

Native American watchdog group the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds (TAAF) recently demanded an apology from Hollywood producer Heather Rae over lying about her background. Fifty-six-year-old Rae, who ...

Jeep is expected to unveil the latest edition of one its most popular SUV lines with an updated look soon, but it seems it may not incorporate the major change some Native American leaders have been ...

They were the original Code Talkers, Native American soldiers sent to fight in France a century ago who relayed orders from the trenches in Cherokee to confuse the enemy and help the Allies secure ...

Federal and state lawmakers and regulators have called for inquiries and tighter minority-certification rules after a Times investigation found more than $300 million in government contracts went to ...