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Cherokee Nation leaders gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the tribe’s new state-of-the-art Stilwell Head Start. The $6.7 million investment from the tribe will serve nearly 20 children from surrounding communities. The new 9,300-square-foot Head Start will replace the tribe’s two aging facilities in Stilwell and Cherry Tree and will expand Head Start services in the region.
Seven Cherokee veterans who served during the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Era, the Gulf War and in Kuwait traveled to Washington, D.C., recently on the tribe's 14th Cherokee Warrior Flight.
Twelve cyclists from the Cherokee Nation will participate in the 2026 Remember the Removal Bike Ride this June, cycling nearly 950 miles along the northern route of the Trail of Tears. Each year, the ride spans from Georgia to Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, over nearly three weeks.
We recently launched our official podcast, “Siyo from the Rez"! From Cherokee artists, musicians, leadership and more, “Siyo from the Rez” features Cherokee Nation citizens who are working to revitalize and preserve the Cherokee culture, while making changes in their communities across the Cherokee Nation Reservation and beyond.
The Cherokee Nation and the City of Tahlequah have announced a significant investment to construct a combined 4.4-mile pedestrian-friendly sidewalk along State Highway 62, starting across the street from the Cherokee Nation’s Durbin Feeling Language Center, passing the W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex, and past the Casey’s Convenience Store to the intersection near Walmart, creating a continuous pathway for pedestrians walking or cycling west of town.
