CHEROKEE, N.C. (WTVD) -- November is Native American Heritage Month and it's a time when cultural events ramp up at Cherokee Middle School in Cherokee. "We're doing it now once a week for this month.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Cherokee Nation says it will assume control of Claremore Indian Hospital Oct. 1, with plans to build a new facility by 2027.

TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma — Ashton Glover Gatewood decided to give medical school a second try after learning about a new campus designed for Indigenous students like herself. Gatewood is now set to be part ...

Lottie Queen Stamper teaching a basketry class at the Cherokee Training School, 1950; pictured, from left to right: Lois Rattler (Calonehuskie), Frances Bradley, Annie Queen, Lottie Queen Stamper, and ...

One of the most unusual chart-toppers of the 1970s failed multiple times before finally becoming a massive No. 1 hit years ...

This article was published in partnership with NBC News and the Indigenous Investigative Collective, a project of the Native American Journalists Association. On the blistering September day that ...

The fentanyl-opioid crisis is hitting young people hard and some of the highest death rates are in Native American communities. The Cherokee Nation is working to help families recover. Statistics ...