Interior Secretary Deb Haaland approved the Cherokee Nation’s constitution with protections for Freedmen yesterday, prompting calls from civil rights activists for her to work with other Native ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 7—Early walk-in voting for Cherokee Nation tribal citizens taking part in a constitutionally required special election begins ...

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland approved a new constitution for the Cherokee Nation on Wednesday, ensuring citizenship for descendants of its Freedmen, the Black people once enslaved by tribal ...

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Wednesday that the department has approved a new constitution for the Cherokee Nation that affirms the citizenship of people formerly enslaved by members of ...

Cherokee Nation citizens are voting on whether or not to open a Constitutional Convention. The current Cherokee Nation Constitution was adopted in 1999. It requires a vote on whether to open a ...

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to occupy the Oval Office, much of Indian Country is bracing for the worst. But the U.S. Congress has an opportunity to welcome tribal nations to the table in ...

The Cherokee National Holiday celebrates the signing of the Cherokee Nation Constitution on September 6, 1839 when they rebuilt the Nation after being forced to leave Georgia on the Trail of Tears.

HEATHER WILLIAMS is a Cherokee citizen and an Indian freedmen descendant. I’M PROUD TO BE a Cherokee citizen who is also descended from black slaves, and the Cherokee Nation I know is one of the most ...