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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Cherokees compete, win at Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair

1 week ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Lindsey Bark

NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma Sam Noble Museum hosted the 22nd annual Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair with 1, 700 student participants on April 7-8. Participants gather each year in one of the largest linguistic diversity events in the state, representing more than 35 Indigenous languages in live song, speech and story categories including Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Potawatomi, Kansa/Kaw, Kiowa, Caddo, Osage, Euchee, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Apache and Chickasaw languages.
Doublehead heads up Stilwell Utilities as new GM

2 weeks ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Lindsey Bark

STILWELL – Cherokee Nation citizen Brad Doublehead transitioned from a 15-year job with a municipal insurance company to general manager of Stilwell Utilities in December. He leveraged his experiences from his years-long work in municipalities into his new role where he manages day-to-day operations, overseeing four supervisors and 28 employees at the utility department that serves the county seat of Adair County.
States move to ban or restrict use of synthetic dyes used in candies and cereal

2 weeks ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Leah Willingham

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Synthetic dyes used to make brightly colored cereals, drinks and candies are coming under scrutiny in states across the country, where lawmakers say the federal government has stalled in taking action despite evidence of harmful effects. West Virginia, which ranks at the bottom in the U.S. for many health metrics, became the first to sign a sweeping statewide ban on seven such dyes this week.
Ballot order set for June 7 election

3 weeks ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Chad Hunter

TAHLEQUAH – Ballot order for the June 7 General Election was finalized April 3, a day after the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court backed the Election Commission’s denial of a candidate for Tribal Council District 2. This year’s election – featuring only Tribal Council races – has a total of 31 candidates from a pool of 33 who originally filed for office in February. Districts up for grabs include 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 15, along with one of the two at-large positions.
Precinct officials will work to keep election day streamlined

3 weeks ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Lindsey Bark

TAHLEQUAH – For an effective Cherokee Nation election day, precinct officials are assigned to each precinct to ensure that election day voting is successful. There are five precinct officials at each polling place including an inspector, judge, clerk, Sergeant at Arms and a challenge ballot officer. “Their jobs are very labor knowledgeable, intensive,” Connie Parnell, Cherokee Nation election director, said.
Supreme Court hears candidate appeal of residency requirement

3 weeks ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Chad Hunter

TAHLEQUAH – Oral arguments were heard by the Cherokee Nation’s highest court regarding the denial of David Walkingstick as a candidate for Tribal Council, but no decision was immediately rendered. Walkingstick filed his appeal after the CN Election Commission deemed him ineligible to run for the District 2 seat in the June 7 General Election. At a Feb. 24 hearing, the EC decided that “based on not verifying residence within District 2,” Walkingstick was ineligible to run for office.
‘Betrayal of a sacred federal promise’

1 month ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Kevin Abourezk |Kevin Abourezk ICT

A Democratic U.S. senator and a Native American education advocate said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for dismantling the U.S. Education Department could have disastrous impacts on Native students. Trump signed the order Thursday, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. He has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology.
‘Threads of Untold History’ exhibit features Freedmen beaded portraits

1 month ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Lindsey Bark

MUSTANG – Mother-daughter beading duo and Cherokee Nation citizens Jennifer Saenz and Vicky Watson, along with designer Debbie Franklin Richard, will have their work showcased in “Threads of Untold History,” a beadwork portrait exhibit of Freedmen and Freedmen descendants of the Five Civilized Tribes.
RFK Jr. is targeting ultraprocessed foods. What are they, and are they bad for you?

1 month ago | cherokeephoenix.org | JoNel Aleccia

In the Trump administration’s quest to “Make America Healthy Again,” there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has cited “highly chemically processed foods” as a chief culprit behind an epidemic of chronic disease in the U.S., including ailments such as obesity, diabetes and autoimmune disorders. Such foods are “poisoning” people, particularly children, Kennedy said during Senate confirmation hearings.
Thousands apply for popular Cherokee heirloom seeds

1 month ago | cherokeephoenix.org | Chad Hunter

TAHLEQUAH – More than 13,000 applications were submitted for Cherokee heirloom seeds, according to the Secretary of Natural Resources. During her March report to the Tribal Council’s Resource Committee, Christina Justice said the seed bank received 13,033 requests within the application window, an “overwhelming response, as per usual.”“I think it’s great that we’re doing a draw so that people have that satisfaction of being able to complete the process of requesting those seeds,” she said.