The Cherokee Nation announced its production company, Cherokee Film Productions, will be releasing a feature-length documentary about Cherokee Freedmen.

TULSA, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation celebrated Black History Month Tuesday afternoon with major announcements centered on honoring Cherokee Freedmen and expanding community investment. The event, held ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (L-R:) Secretary of State Shella Bowlin, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Freedmen Community Liaison Melissa ...

Melissa Payne has always known she was "Indian" -- her choice of descriptor -- and that her ancestors came to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. Where her lineage gets more complicated is that her ...

VINITA, Okla. — A historical program is set for Saturday focusing on the Cherokee Freedmen. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., a panel discussion focused on the history of Cherokee Freedmen and the long fight ...

As part of its Black History Month observance, Cherokee Nation announced its production company, Cherokee Film Productions, will soon release a feature-length documentary exploring the highly-charged ...

The Cherokee Nation is pushing for jurisdiction over descendants of Freedmen who commit crimes. Freedmen are slaves once held by the tribe. At the same time, the Cherokee Nation is announcing its ...

During the Cherokee removal to Oklahoma in the 1830s, an estimated 2,000 black “freedmen,” descendants of slaves owned by the tribe, traveled West with them. Today, their descendants number 15,000 and ...

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