Cherokee Phoenix

Cherokee Phoenix The Cherokee Phoenix is a tribal media organization partially funded by the Cherokee Nation. It is the first-ever Native American newspaper.

Today, the newspaper is mailed to more than 136,000 Cherokee households across the country. The Cherokee Phoenix (ᏣᎳᎩ ᏧᎴᎯᏌᏅᎯ, Tsalagi Tsulehisanvhi) was the first newspaper published by Native Americans in the United States and the first published in a Native American language.The Cherokee Phoenix published intermittently after Cherokee removal to Indian Territory. Since the late 20th century, it

was revived and is now published by the Cherokee Nation as a monthly broadsheet in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The newspaper has modernized. It publishes on the Internet and is available on the iPhone, and there is a print version.

The Oklahoma Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will hold its annual meeting from 10 a.m. to noon, June 27 at the...
06/05/2026

The Oklahoma Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will hold its annual meeting from 10 a.m. to noon, June 27 at the D. D. Etchison Indian Methodist Church, 412 West Seneca in Tahlequah.

The Oklahoma Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will hold its annual meeting from 10 a.m. to noon, June 27 at the D. D. Etchison Indian Methodist Church, 412

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa will welcome the legendary Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 to...
06/05/2026

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa will welcome the legendary Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 to Hard Rock Live inside the casino.

Cherokee Nation citizen and recent Tahlequah High School graduate Madison Sherron will continue her soccer career at Nor...
06/05/2026

Cherokee Nation citizen and recent Tahlequah High School graduate Madison Sherron will continue her soccer career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) in Miami.

Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has nominated Kristen Snell-Thomas of Tahlequah to be the tribe’s registrar.
06/04/2026

Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has nominated Kristen Snell-Thomas of Tahlequah to be the tribe’s registrar.

The Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire will stop in Claremore at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum on Monday, Jun...
06/04/2026

The Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire will stop in Claremore at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum on Monday, June 22.

The Route 66 Native Arts Alliance hosted a Native art market in conjunction with the grand reopening of the Blue Whale o...
06/04/2026

The Route 66 Native Arts Alliance hosted a Native art market in conjunction with the grand reopening of the Blue Whale of Catoosa Park.

06/04/2026

Since the NDN Girls Book Club book drops began, the organization has brought thousands of books to different tribal nations across the nation.

To read the story and watch the video, visit cherokeephoenix.org.

06/04/2026

The NDN Girls Book Club brought their Oklahoma Book Fest tour to the Cherokee Nation on May 20.

The nonprofit organization hosted a book-drop event, welcoming visitors to pick up free books and literacy information.

To read the story and watch the video, visit cherokeephoenix.org.

06/03/2026

Two Cherokee Nation citizens are among the eight inductees for the Oklahoma Hall of Fame class of 2026. It was announced the newest honorees include former Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Ross O. Swimmer and former CN Supreme Court judge and Medal of Honor recipient Dwight Birdwell.

Swimmer, 82, of Tulsa, was elected principal chief in 1975. He transitioned the tribe from a single leader to a democratic system with a tribal council and courts.

To read the story and watch the video, visit cherokeephoenix.org.

Celebrate the start of summer on Saturday, June 20 at the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center with a guided solstice walk...
06/03/2026

Celebrate the start of summer on Saturday, June 20 at the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center with a guided solstice walk through the mounds site.

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