Cherokee Phoenix

The Cherokee Phoenix is a media outlet operated by the Cherokee Nation and receives partial funding from it. Established in 1828 in New Echota, Georgia, the Cherokee Phoenix holds the distinction of being North America's first bilingual newspaper, featuring articles in both English and Cherokee.

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Student loans have been confusing lately. Here's a guide to know where you stand

1 week ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Adriana Morga

NEW YORK (AP) — Between collections resuming, courts blocking student loan programs and layoffs at the Education Department, borrowers might be confused about the status of their student loans. Recently, the Education Department announced it would start involuntary collections on defaulted loans, meaning the roughly 5.3 million borrowers who are in default could have their wages garnished by the federal government.
CN offers swift response to storm damage

1 week ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Chad Hunter

STILWELL – Thanks to a Cherokee Nation cleanup crew, both Jackie Bob Martin’s spirits and property were on the mend following a storm that pummeled Oklahoma and toppled a dozen of his trees late May 19. “It’s bad, but there’s not anything to do about it but try to clean up the mess,” Martin said the following morning as chainsaws buzzed in the background.
CN proclaims May as Foster Care Awareness Month

1 week ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Lindsey Bark

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More than 130 rural volunteer fire departments honored at annual awards banquet

2 weeks ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Lindsey Bark

TAHLEQUAH – On May 8, the Cherokee Nation celebrated northeast Oklahoma rural fire departments, distributing nearly half a million in funding to more than 130 departments. For the last 17 years, the tribe has celebrated and provided funding to rural volunteer fire departments in the Cherokee Nation reservation, helping them to purchase or update equipment as they provide a needed service to their communities.
Now 4, water act honors Mankiller legacy

2 weeks ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Chad Hunter

BELL – Decades after notable Cherokee leaders championed a grassroots effort for safe drinking water in the rural Bell community, the tribe is keeping that legacy alive through legislation that turned four this year. The Wilma P. Mankiller & Charlie Soap Water Act of 2021 earmarks a minimum of $2.5 million annually for improvements to aging lines and systems.
Fighting for Spring Creek: Citizens battle poultry pollution to protect a pristine stream

2 weeks ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Lindsey Bark

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From dead zones to lifelines: Cherokee Nation’s broadband expansion boosts health, education

2 weeks ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Chad Hunter

TAHLEQUAH – The Cherokee Nation is spending millions on infrastructure to expand internet and cell coverage within the reservation, a move that not only lifts educational outcomes but lowers suicide rates, according to clinical studies. “If our Cherokee communities are to thrive in the 21st Century, they cannot be left behind when it comes to cell service and high-speed internet,” Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said.
From dead zones to lifelines: Cherokee Nation’s broadband expansion boosts health, education

2 weeks ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Chad Hunter

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Snake wrangler enlightens public for decades

3 weeks ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Chad Hunter

ROSE – Over the din of rattlesnakes, Woody Hansen coaxes a curious onlooker to approach a coiled copperhead in a glass display. “You can get closer,” Hansen assures. “They won’t bite; they can’t bust the glass.”Hansen’s “snakes and stories” setup at this year’s Watercress Fest in Delaware County featured seven of the reptiles – both venomous and nonvenomous – that he’d caught just prior to the event. It was a special stop for visitors along a cultural walk through the woods.
‘Opening people’s eyes’: Experts partner with law enforcement to find a killer in MMIW case

3 weeks ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Mary Annette Pember

Twenty-three-year-old Emily Morgan of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma joined the heartbreakingly long list of unsolved murders of Native American women in the U.S. on Aug. 26, 2016. Her best friend, Totinika Elix, 24, was also killed, gunned down as they sat in Morgan’s car near McAlester, Oklahoma. Both young women were single mothers; Elix was non-Native.