Native Federal Judges to Headline Sovereignty Symposium
By Cara Cowan Watts, Cherokee411.com
A historic assembly of five Native American U.S. District Court judges will headline the 38th annual Sovereignty Symposium in Oklahoma...
Interior Department Permanently Withdraws Biden-Era Opinion on UKB Gaming and Reservation...
By Cara Cowan Watts | Cherokee411.com
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — May 29, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Interior has permanently withdrawn a solicitor’s opinion issued in...
Jane Maxey, Cherokee Nation citizen, and Elvis Presley – 1976
By Cherokee 411 | 6-6-2026
CHEROKEE NATION CITIZEN JANE MAXEY was there — and she never forgot it. 🎶🏹
On JULY 4, 1976 — the exact...
THEY CAME BACK TO HONOR THE ONES WHO DIDN’T MAKE IT
Written by Cara Cowan Watts | Cherokee 411
In May 1951, four Eastern Band of Cherokee leaders left Cherokee, North Carolina — and retraced every...
Where Are Our Tribes on Water? The Question Cherokee Citizens Should...
By Cherokee 411 | 5-28-2026
The Choctaw Nation and Chickasaw Nation did something remarkable a decade ago. After years of litigation with the State of...
Tribute to Troy Wayne Poteete (1955 – 2026)
By Cara Cowan Watts, Cherokee411.com
Friday morning, February 2, 2026, I received news that stopped me cold. My long-time friend, extra dad in so many...
Cherokee Citizen Clayton Fulton Appointed Chief of Staff for Indian Health...
By Cara Cowan Watts, Cherokee 411
Clayton Fulton, Cherokee Nation citizen, was appointed Chief of Staff of the Indian Health Service by U.S. Health and...