the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears ...

A new compact between the Cherokee Nation and ... The Nation will continue to run its own tag offices, to support registrations for the 143,000 Oklahoma Cherokees living within the reservation.

The Council of the Cherokee Nation approved an extension of its motor vehicle tag compact with the state of Oklahoma on Friday. The vote comes after months of negotiations between the tribe and Gov.

He spoke only Cherokee until he was 5 years old, when he was sent to Chilocco Indian School in northern Oklahoma, where he remained until high school graduation. He was drafted into the U.S. Army ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Cherokee Nation officials announced a tentative agreement with the State of Oklahoma on Tuesday to amend and extend their motor vehicle tag compact for another 10 years.