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An 800-acre tract of tribal land in Adair County, known as Cherokee National Park, is designated to conservation and preserving Cherokee knowledge of flora, fauna and sacred places.

An 800-acre tract of tribal land in Adair County, known as Cherokee National Park, is designated to conservation and preserving Cherokee knowledge of flora, fauna and sacred places.

The Cherokee Nation Culture Committee discussed recent acquisitions, special exhibits, and language preservation efforts during a recent meeting.

Cherokee National Treasure Anna Sixkiller is sharing her knowledge and skills as a traditional basket weaver in a new exhibit at the Saline Courthouse Museum.

Learning the Cherokee language is more accessible than ever with the language being available to learn anywhere from in-person classes to the comfort of your own home and even on-the-go.

News Release Cherokee Nation The Cherokee Nation is recognizing Friday, October 15 as “Sequoyah Day” in honor of the 200th anniversary of Sequoyah’s creation

KANSAS, Okla. – A fluent Cherokee speaker and longtime translator, Anna Sixkiller has become a caretaker for the language she holds dear. “That is my language. It’s my first language,” said Sixkiller, a Cherokee National Treasure since 1991. “It’s what I work with every day. I really think about a lot of things when I translate something – who’s going to be looking at it and how they’re going to look at it, how they’re going to feel, what theyâ...