Cherokee Nation Judge John T. Cripps swore in Lindsay Earls as a Cherokee Nation Election Commissioner Tuesday morning. Earls will serve a four-year term on the commission.

The Cherokee Nation is offering a free beginner-level Cherokee language classes in several communities starting next month.

Cherokee Nation is seeking high school seniors to apply for the tribe’s 2012 Trail of Tears Awards for Excellence.

The Cherokee Nation brightened Valentine’s Day for area veterans by distributing thousands of handmade cards to Veterans Affairs hospitals in Fayetteville, Ark., and Muskogee, VA nursing homes in Claremore and Talihina and VA clinics in Jay, Vinita and Tulsa.

The Cherokee Nation distributed nearly $3 million to public schools in northeastern Oklahoma on Monday, Feb. 20, at the tribe’s annual Public School Appreciation Day held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Catoosa.

The Cherokee Nation recently set up an historic loom at the tribe’s art center in Tahlequah, 212 S. Water St. Cherokee National Treasure Dorothy Ice will be offering lessons on the loom, which was originally used in the Sequoyah Indian Weavers Association.

The Cherokee Nation now has a web portal to help its citizens search for college scholarships. Students who sign up can use it to simplify the process of researching and applying for scholarships offered by the Cherokee Nation, Cherokee Nation Foundation or other entities.

The Cherokee Nation is offering beginner-level Cherokee language classes in communities throughout the tribe’s jurisdiction starting in March.

The Cherokee Nation recently invited area students to Northeastern State University in Tahlequah to participate in the Sixth Annual National Science and Engineering Fair.

The Cherokee Nation officially released its latest economic impact report at news conferences in Oklahoma City and Tulsa today.  The independent report finds the Cherokee Nation has an impact of more than $1 billion on the state’s output level. That includes $401 million in state income impacts, while directly and indirectly supporting more than 13,500 jobs.

Tulsa area youth and their families will have the opportunity to learn about healthy lifestyles and the sport of golf for free thanks to a partnership between The Notah Begay III Foundation, PGA of America, and Cherokee Nation.

Sequoyah Schools will host parent teacher conferences Thursday, Feb. 16 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and again Friday, Feb. 17 from 8:30 a.m. until noon.  All parents of Sequoyah Schools students are encouraged to attend to meet with their child’s teachers.  

The Cherokee Tribal Council meeting and committee meetings scheduled for Feb. 13 have been rescheduled for Feb. 23 due to inclement weather.

The Cherokee History Talk series will kick off in 2012 with a light-hearted look at Cherokee ancestry on Friday, Feb. 24. Gene Norris, senior genealogist with the Cherokee National Historical Society, will present “My Great Grandma was a Cherokee Princess and Other Misconceptions,” which will address a few popular myths about Cherokee ancestry.

The Cherokee Nation is providing convenient, local assistance in Rogers County with applications for Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood cards and Cherokee Nation citizenship.

The Cherokee Nation recently received a two-year grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to provide summer nutrition cards to children who currently receive free or reduced-price school lunches

Cherokee Nation Foundation is furthering its commitment to the Cherokee language by creating unique opportunities for its preservation and advancement.

In honor of National Groundhog Job Shadow Day, students from Cherokee Nation’s Talking Leaves Job Corps ventured out to offices, hospitals and municipal buildings in Muskogee and Tahlequah.

Planting a garden this year? If you need a hand with tilling your personal or community garden, Cherokee Nation has a great offer for tribal citizens.

The Cherokee Nation Marshal Service recently raised more than $400 waiting tables at Tahlequah's Del Rancho restaurant in support of Special Olympics.