The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians petitioned to change the name back to its original Cherokee name. That request has now been granted and Cherokee leaders and visitors are responding.

The state legislature had written this law to justify removing white missionaries who were helping the Indians resist removal. The court this time decided in favor of the Cherokee. It stated that ...

"We have been called various names throughout the time, at one time a 'former tribe,’ at one time an 'error' in the federal registry, and even so far as to call us a ‘foreign-federally recognized ...

Joe Crittenden (U.S. Navy retired), deputy principal chief of the Cherokee Nation and a member of the advisory committee to the National Native American Veterans Memorial. (Photo by Jeremy Charles ...

Throughout March, in recognition of Women’s History Month, we have celebrated and honored Cherokee women who have shaped our ...

MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A bill returning historical sites in Monroe County to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians passed the U.S. House of Representatives for the fifth time ...