Camden Rece Matthew Soldier
By Cara Cowan Watts | Cherokee 411
January 26, 2009 — May 28, 2026Cookson, Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation
Camden Rece Matthew Soldier ("Cam") came into this world on...
Gerald “Jerry” Lee Gritts
By Cara Cowan Watts | Cherokee 411
May 14, 1956 – June 1, 2026
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation
Gerald “Jerry” Lee Gritts, 70, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, passed away...
Rodney Dennis Hart – Homicide November 25, 2002
By Cara Cowan Watts, Cherokee411.com
On November 25, 2002, Rodney Hart went deer hunting in a wooded area in rural Adair County near Stilwell. The...
Sex Offender Pleads Guilty Under SORNA in Eastern District Indian Country
Federal Charge Follows Pattern of Failures: Sex Offender Pleads Guilty Under SORNA in Eastern District Indian Country
By Cara Cowan Watts, Cherokee411.com
MUSKOGEE — A Shreveport, Louisiana,...
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 Rights
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The U.S. Department of the Interior has permanently withdrawn a solicitor’s opinion issued in...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 Be Asking
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...