“They could have descended from Freedman blood and also have Cherokee blood. Most people put down as Freedman on the Dawes Roll already had Cherokee blood, too.” ...

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of people in Oklahoma are still fighting for full citizenship in the tribal… ...

Like many Freedmen descendants, Walton-Raji said her ancestors were both Black and Choctaw but were forced to enroll on the Dawes Rolls as a Freedmen only.

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of people in Oklahoma are still fighting for full citizenship in the tribal ...

In Oklahoma, Juneteenth highlights tribal slavery descendants’ fight for recognition and citizenship While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery ...

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of people in Oklahoma are still fighting for full citizenship in the tribal ...

In the Qualla Boundary of western North Carolina, the next generation of Cherokee potters are sustaining age-old traditions – while building a contemporary practice of their own.

The Cherokee Nation will take over operations at the Claremore Indian Hospital on October 1st of this year, and will no longer see people for inpatient services.

Cherokee County and others settle for $10 million in federal lawsuit over an unarmed man shot by SWAT. A deputy may have lied to DA, affidavit says.