Chief John Ross News Today

The legacy of America's seventh president is inextricably tied to the fate of American Indians.

The FRIENDS of Hunter’s Home Foundation has been awarded a $25,000 community partners grant to restore an original section of Ross Cemetery in Park Hill.

Four years after the Trail of Tears ended and Cherokee people continued to rebuild their lives and their government, Principal Chief John Ross brought forward a proposal to again fund

In 1828 the Cherokees started publication of a newspaper called the Cherokee Phoenix. It began just a few years after Sequoyah had created a written form of the Cherokee language.

Book Chat: Cherokee Civil Warrior W. Dale Weeks, author of the book Cherokee Civil Warrior, will talk about Chief John Ross, who led the Cherokee nation during the Civil War. For the Cherokees, the war was more than a contest between the Union and the Confederacy. It was another battle in the larger struggle against multiple white governments for land and tribal sovereignty. The book looks at Ross's efforts to protect the tribe’s interests amid systematic attacks on indigenous culture ...

The Civil War tore apart American society, leaving nothing untouched. The war in Indian Territory exposed internal conflicts simmering since the Trail of Tears in addition to the violent battles

The Civil War tore apart American society, leaving nothing untouched. The war in Indian Territory exposed internal conflicts simmering since the Trail of Tears in addition to the violent battles

An eloquent leader in turbulent times, William Potter Ross had the distinction of becoming Cherokee Nation Principal Chief twice before Oklahoma statehood, though never by a popular vote of the

Airdate: Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 12 p.m.

It was a monumental year. King Tuts burial chamber was opened after exploration had been delayed due to World War I and a lack of funding.