A fascinating story about a garden in Georgia that is helping the Cherokee Nation reconnect with an important aspect of their heritage: “Through its educational mission and its preservation of Cherokee plant knowledge, the garden has an active role in re-establishing Cherokees’ connection to the earth. The reconnection fills an emotional and cultural need.”

#CherokeeNation #CherokeeGarden #NativePlants #CherokeeCulture #CulturalHeritage

https://barnraisingmedia.com/georgia-garden-connects-cherokee-nation-to-its-roots/

Who took home the top awards at this year’s Trail of Tears Art Show? Watch the virtual awards presentation with Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. now.

This 55th Annual Trail of Tears Art Show runs now through May 16, 2026, at The Gallery in Cherokee Springs Plaza, located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. View or purchase all available pieces in the online gallery at: trailoftearsartshow . com

#Tsalagi #CherokeeNation #Native #Indigenous
https://youtu.be/HA4pvsifH5Q

Coastal Review: State launches digital exhibit featuring NC’s first governor. “The exhibit, ‘Governor Richard Caswell and Revolutionary North Carolina,’ contains 337 newly transcribed and searchable documents about Caswell’s career, the mobilization of patriot troops during the early days of the American Revolution, loyalists in North Carolina, and interactions with the Cherokee Nation.”

KJRH: An app for that: Cherokee Nation debuts official language-learning and dictionary app. “With help from another prominent indigenous entity, the Cherokee Nation debuted its own language learning app on Dec. 9. With a ceremony inside Durbin Feeling Language Center, tribal leaders lauded the release of the app as a means to fully resurrect a mother tongue that almost went extinct over […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/10/an-app-for-that-cherokee-nation-debuts-official-language-learning-and-dictionary-app-kjrh/

Native People Rush to Feed the People

by @bsnorrell.blogspot.com, #CensoredNews, November 5, 2025

"The #BlackfeetNation brought in a load of produce from the #YakamaNation, and #FortPeck announced buffalo distribution. #GilaRiver is giving tribal members $1,000 in hardship funds, as the government shut-down continues.

"Blackfeet Tribal Council Member Mike Comes At Night brought in a load of produce from the Yakama Nation in Washington State for the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. 'We made it home safely from the Yakama Nation with a generous load of produce for the Blackfeet People. I am honored, as a Councilman, to serve our people. I’ve traveled hundreds of miles to help
bring food home, and at the end of the day, I know I am doing my job. I also want to thank all the farmers who helped us with this food — may the Creator bless them and their families," Comes at
Night said.

"#FortPeck's #Assiniboine and #Sioux Tribes are distributing buffalo meat, and gathering groceries, after declaring a state of emergency in Montana.

"In California, the #Yurok Tribal Council approved $300 food assistance cards for Yurok because of the disruptions in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program #SNAP, and #CalFresh benefits, due to the federal government shutdown.
'Our goal is to help our most vulnerable citizens get through this challenging time,' said Yurok Chairman Joseph L. James, who said the tribe is working to mitigate the hardships on families from
the federal shutdown.

"In #Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the #CherokeeNation announced a $6.5 million response package. This includes cash payments of up to $185 per individual Cherokee Nation citizens on SNAP. It also includes over $1.25 million to support food banks and other non-profit food programs.

"The Cherokee Nation's expanded emergency declaration includes tribal members who are currently on SNAP living anywhere in the United States. The Cherokee Nation has over 470,000 citizens living in all fifty states. Cherokee Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. said the Cherokee's network of 27 “at-large” organizations located in urban areas could access grants of $5,000 to address local food shortages.

"The #GilaRiverIndianCommunity, south of #Phoenix in #Arizona, is distributing $1,000 hardship payments to all adult tribal members, regardless of whether or not they are SNAP recipients.

"Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis said, 'We want to make sure that, as a sovereign nation, we take care of our members during this unprecedented shutdown.'

" 'I hope that this payment brings some peace of mind during this time of uncertainty at the federal
level.' "

Source:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/11/native-people-rush-to-feed-people.html

#ReaderSupportedNews
#CensoredNews #FoodInsecurity #FoodSovereignty #NativeAmericanNews #FirstNations #SNAPCuts

#NativeAmericaCalling: Native Playlist with #KenPomeroy and #SamanthaCrain

Friday, October 3, 2025

"Two #NativeAmerican women from Oklahoma are carving distinct and inviting musical paths through the music world.

"Samantha Crain is out with her seventh album. 'Gumshoe' offers the latest installment in the veteran #Choctaw singer-songwriter’s musical evolution. The cover artwork — a photo of her own beadwork — is a clue to the roots she draws on for strength and inspiration.

"And Ken Pomeroy is out with her debut album. 'Cruel Joke' invokes a simmering depth of feeling that transcends her young age. She is a natural storyteller from the #CherokeeNation with a lot to say.

"Both of these creative artists are added to the Native Playlist at Native America Calling."

Listen:
https://indianz.com/News/2025/10/03/native-america-calling-native-playlist-with-ken-pomeroy-and-samantha-crain/

#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay #NativeAmericanMusicians

DigitalNC: Newest Partner Kiln It with Batch of NC Pottery and Cherokee Related Materials. “Thanks to our newest partner, the North Carolina Pottery Center, a batch containing photographs, slides, postcards, scrapbooks, and more that highlight the beauty of the Cherokee Indian Reservation and surrounding area along with North Carolina’s rich pottery tradition is now available online.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/28/digitalnc-newest-partner-kiln-it-with-batch-of-nc-pottery-and-cherokee-related-materials/

May 23, 1838 - U.S. General Winfield Scott began the forced removal of the Cherokee from North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, and their detention in forts built for that purpose. He was implementing the Treaty of New Echota, signed by a few members of the tribe relinquishing their lands for a payment of $5 million, under orders from President Martin Van Buren.

16,000 Cherokee were then driven on foot to “Indian Territory” (what is now Oklahoma). Of those who set out on the forced march known as the “The Trail of Tears,” nearly one-quarter died along the way or as a result of the relocation.

#CherokeeNation #TreatyOfNewEchota #WinfieldScott #MartinVanBuren

Any folks here able to help me with a wording/phrasing question? I’m writing a Route 66 themed puzzle book and need a short, concise clue for “Cherokee”. The clue I drafted is “Nation of indigenous people
in Northeastern Oklahoma” but I’m not sure if that’s the most accurate/preferred phrasing. Anyone from the #CherokeeNation able to suggest some phrasing for me?

I’m also open to suggested resources for learning how Route 66 affected the Cherokee Nation.

#CherokeeNationOfOklahoma #Cherokee