Cherokee Nation

Tribal housing has been underfunded for decades. With pandemic relief funding, tribes now say they should be able to build as many homes in just a few years as they have in the last 25.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses Gov. Kevin Stitt refusal to renew hunting and fishing licenses for Oklahoma tribes and a bill banning Oklahoma schools from teaching curriculum based off "The 1619 Project" regarding the Black experience during and after slavery.

A compact that was expected to be renewed on Dec. 31 that would allow tribal nations to hunt and fish all over Oklahoma was rejected by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt.

First Lady Jill Biden and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland toured immersion program in Tahlequah to promote Native language preservation.

One of the largest tribal nations in the country is set to raise wages for their government workforce from $11 to $15 per hour.

The Greater Tulsa Indian Affairs Commission held an emergency meeting on Wednesday night in response to the decision by the cities of Tulsa and Owasso last week to file a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Oklahoma's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision.

Marking Indigenous Peoples' Day, tribes are calling on Congress to swiftly pass the infrastructure bill — which they say would begin to address historical inequities in Indian Country.

The Cherokee Nation's first woman chief revitalized her tribe's culture as she implemented a host of influential progressive policies. But first she had to overcome sexism, say her descendants.

A daughter and grandson remember Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to lead the Cherokee Nation. They talk about the challenges she faced.

For a limited time beginning next year, the U.S. Mint will issue quarters honoring women from history. The first batch celebrates icons in civil rights, politics, humanities and science.