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Cherokee Nation citizen Donald Kinzer, 83, front, parachutes tandem from 10,000 feet with Thomas Oquinns of Skydive Cherokee at the Muscokee-Davis Regional Airport on July 15, 2022. (Photo by Chad Hunter, Cherokee Phoenix)
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Cherokee Vietnam vet relives parachuting days

By Cherokee PhoenixAug 4, 2022
Pictured: Wes Studi.
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For once, Cherokee actor Wes Studi cast as romantic co-star

By The Associated PressJul 31, 2022
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Cherokee Nation makes history with transportation compact

By Gaylord NewsJul 1, 2022
Jacque Siegfried is the co-owner of N, a Broken Arrow, Oklahoma restaurant. (Photo by Stacie Boston, Cherokee Phoenix)
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Nātv offers Indigenous cuisine with a modern flair

By Cherokee PhoenixJul 1, 2022
Amatoya founder Cray Bauxmont-Flynn sitting on the Kamama chair with the Adanvdo table. (Courtesy photo via Cherokee Phoenix)
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Native furniture manufacturer launches showrooms across nation

By Cherokee PhoenixJun 26, 2022
Members of the Kenwood Public School robotics team represent the Cherokee Nation during the Parade of Nations on May at the VEX Robotics World Championships in Dallas. Pictures are Blake Smith, Aaron Smith, Greyson Hansen and Josiah Sapp. (Photo courtesy of Latin Strupp, REC Foundation)
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Cherokee robotics team competes in world championship

By Cherokee PhoenixJun 9, 2022
Water protectors place a flag in Standing Rock at a North Dakota Access pipeline construction site in 2016. (Photo by Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today)
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Student, activist and healer

By Natasha BrennanMay 28, 2022
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., center, sitting, signed into policy the creation of a monthly transition stipend of $500 for Cherokee youth who are aging out of the foster care system and a one-time COVID-19 impact payment of $1,000 to more than 80 foster care families in the Cherokee Nation on May 9, 2022 at the W.W. Keeler Complex in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. (Photo by Lindsey Bark, Cherokee Phoenix)
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Cherokee Nation creates stipend for foster youth aging out

By Cherokee PhoenixMay 24, 2022
Cherokee Nation’s 2022 Remember the Removal riders: Kayce O’Field, Emily Christie, Jeanetta Leach, Kortney Dry, Desiree Matthews, Madison Whitekiller. (Courtesy photo)
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Cherokee Nation women to bike ride removal route

By ICTApr 15, 2022
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Native women recognized in leadership roles

By Cherokee NationMar 27, 2022
Cherokee Nation citizen Darin Winton, 55, makes award-winning wine in Livermore, Calif. His company is called Cellar 13 Winery. (Courtesy photo via Cherokee Phoenix)
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Cherokee winemaker turned hobby into business

By Cherokee PhoenixMar 20, 2022
Pictured: Cherokee Nation hosted the kickoff event for the United Nations’ International Decade of Indigenous Languages on January 5-7, 2022 at the Chota Conference Center in Tahlequah. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. opened the first day of the event with a welcome.
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A drive to save a language

By The Associated PressMar 6, 2022
An artist’s rendering shows plans for the new Cherokee Nation hospital, announced in December 2021, that will replace the 40-year-old Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. (Courtesy of the Cherokee Nation)
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Tribal leaders expect economic boost

By Gaylord NewsMar 1, 2022
Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., asks questions to Richard Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, during House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing Thursday, May 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
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Cherokee to run for open US Senate seat

By The Associated PressFeb 28, 2022
Wilma Mankiller reads to young students. (Photo courtesy of the Wilma Mankiller Foundation)
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Design chosen for Wilma Mankiller coin

By Gaylord NewsJan 4, 2022
Henry Smith and Viola Belle Asrinwine, Za Smith’s great grandparents, (right) Za Smith. (Courtesy photo)
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Freedmen descendants hopeful for increased federal care

By Gaylord NewsOct 29, 2021
Dr. William Pettit (left), Dr. Kayse Shrum and Chuck Hoskin, Jr., take part in a ribbon-cutting at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on Friday, January 15, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine)
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Bridging gaps in Indian Country, rural America

By The Daily YonderAug 21, 2021
Laurel Martich paints a cultural mural and earns a Girl Scouts Gold Award in the process. (Courtesy photo via Cherokee Phoenix)
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Cherokee mural earns Girl Scout award

By Cherokee PhoenixAug 21, 2021
Cherokee Nation citizens and those from federally recognized tribes eligible for services with Cherokee Nation Health Services get COVID-19 vaccines at the new Cherokee Nation office located at 402 West Locust Street in Stilwell on Wednesday.
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Tribes canceling events in response to COVID-19 uptick

By Gaylord NewsAug 19, 2021
Kim Holmes at work in her office at the Altamont Apartment complex in Tulsa where she works as a property manager for the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma. (Gaylord News photo/ John Gott)
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Despite tragedies, Cherokee woman continues to help

By Gaylord NewsAug 11, 2021
Cherokee Nation citizen Karlee Jennings, 13, holds two championship buckles she won at a recent barrel-racing competition. (Photo courtesy of Cherokee Phoenix)
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Barrel-racing cowgirl racking up victories

By Cherokee PhoenixJul 19, 2021
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt gestures during a news conference concerning the state's compact with the Oklahoma Tribes for gambling during a news conference Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, in Oklahoma City. Stitt and the tribes are locked in an impasse over whether the 15-year agreements that give the tribes the exclusive rights to operate casinos in Oklahoma expire on Jan. 1. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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McGirt forum shut down early due to backlash

By The Associated PressJul 14, 2021
As a senior, Chelsea Dungee averaged 22.3 points per game for the Arkansas Razorbacks. (Photo courtesy of University of Arkansas via Cherokee Phoenix)
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Cherokee basketball star joins ranks of WNBA

By Cherokee PhoenixJul 11, 2021