http://www.cherokee.org Cherokee - The Official Web Site of the Cherokee Nation based in Tahlequah Oklahoma. The Western Band of Cherokee are a federally recognized Native American Indian Tribe. This web site containd Cherokee Nation News, services for tribal members, information regarding the Cherokee, Culture, History plus much more. 1 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. /PressRoom/32931/Press_Article.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:41:56 GMT The Cherokee Nation Marshal Service recently raised more than $400 waiting tables at Tahlequah's Del Rancho restaurant in support of Special Olympics. /PressRoom/32930/Press_Article.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:51:19 GMT The days are getting longer and all good gardeners know what that means. It will soon be time to start your seeds for those spring and summer gardens. Cherokee gardeners will take delight in knowing that spring gardening season is just around the corner and Cherokee Nation is once again offering those gardeners a chance to grow a bit of the tribe’s history and culture in their own backyard. /PressRoom/32929/Press_Article.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:57:46 GMT The Cherokee Election Commission has two new faces. Effective Jan. 30, Stilwell resident Shawna Calico and Lindsay Earls from Tulsa will replace outgoing commissioners Patsy Eads-Morton and Curtis Rohr, whose terms expired on Oct. 1, 2011. /PressRoom/32928/Press_Article.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:50 GMT The Cherokee Nation is looking for talented artists to depict this year’s theme, “From One Fire to a Proud Future,” in the Cherokee National Holiday Art Contest. /PressRoom/32927/Press_Article.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:01:13 GMT Sequoyah Schools senior Eric Kirkpatrick has signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Connors State College. /PressRoom/32926/Press_Article.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:32:04 GMT Tahlequah lawyer Todd Hembree was sworn in as the new attorney general Thursday afternoon, replacing outgoing AG A. Diane Hammons. /PressRoom/32925/Press_Article.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:47:31 GMT Community members and Cherokee Nation Entertainment employees have joined forces to put the final touches on the Brent Community Center in Sequoyah County. /PressRoom/32924/Press_Article.aspx Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:29:43 GMT The Cherokee Nation is offering assistance with applications for Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood cards and Cherokee Nation citizenship at several field sites throughout the tribe’s jurisdictional area. /PressRoom/32923/Press_Article.aspx Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:13:47 GMT Sequoyah Schools recently received notification that they have once again made “adequate yearly progress,” or AYP, according to the benchmarks measured by the No Child Left Behind Act /PressRoom/32922/Press_Article.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:09:11 GMT The Cherokee Nation is providing convenient, local assistance with applications for Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood cards and Cherokee Nation citizenship. /PressRoom/32921/Press_Article.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:06:45 GMT A loom weaving class in downtown Tahlequah’s Cherokee Arts Center, 212 S. Water St., is open for enrollment. /PressRoom/32920/Press_Article.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:59:11 GMT Sequoyah Schools will host its annual “Think Pink” basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The game is part of a nation-wide breast cancer awareness event that encourages fans to wear pink shirts and teams to hold events to raise awareness of breast cancer. /PressRoom/32919/Press_Article.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:29:46 GMT Cherokee Nation Industries, the manufacturing and distribution division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, has been recognized by Bell Helicopter as being in the top 10 percent of the company’s suppliers. /PressRoom/32918/Press_Article.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:30:10 GMT The Cherokee Nation honored three Vietnam veterans, one who served in the Air Force and the other two in the Army, at this month’s Tribal Council meeting in Tahlequah. /PressRoom/32917/Press_Article.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:27:46 GMT The Cherokee Nation Angel Tree set a new record this Christmas season by ensuring that more than 1,700 needy children received Christmas presents. /PressRoom/32916/Press_Article.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:10:14 GMT The Cherokee Arts Center has a pottery class available in Tahlequah for adults who are interested in learning how to make traditional clay pottery. /PressRoom/32915/Press_Article.aspx Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:08:10 GMT The Cherokee Nation is hosting a series of business entrepreneurship classes in February that teach new business owners how to write a successful business plan. /PressRoom/32914/Press_Article.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:54:16 GMT The Cherokee Nation now has a new Secretary of State. The Tribal Council confirmed Charles Head Monday night at its regular January meeting. /PressRoom/32913/Press_Article.aspx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:33:51 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently held the Cherokee Language Bowl, a competition promoting the study, use and retention of the Cherokee language. /PressRoom/32907/Press_Article.aspx Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:42:01 GMT According to unofficial results, former chief Joe Byrd is elected to Cherokee Tribal Council District 1 seat. /PressRoom/32903/Press_Article.aspx Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:56:04 GMT The Cherokee Nation is testing consumer goods for lead on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the main tribal complex south of Tahlequah. /PressRoom/32901/Press_Article.aspx Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:23:49 GMT Sequoyah Schools will release enrollment applications for the 2012-13 school year on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 9 a.m. /PressRoom/32900/Press_Article.aspx Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:17:41 GMT The Cherokee Nation is currently accepting applications from students who would like to participate in the 2012 Remember the Removal Bike Ride, a journey that takes participants across seven states to experience what is commonly known as the Trail of Tears. /PressRoom/32899/Press_Article.aspx Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:09:41 GMT The Cherokee Nation is taking applications to fill tribally managed three-bedroom apartments in Tahlequah and Pryor. /PressRoom/32896/Press_Article.aspx Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:35:15 GMT