On July 17, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council announced the passage of legislation that split the Cherokee Nation into 15 separate districts based on population figures ensuring e...

As many as 18 tribal leaders from across Indian country met with President Barack Obama last week in a Native American Roundtable discussion held in Washington, DC...

The influence of Richard Milanovich can be seen and felt in many areas of Indian country...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker’s campaign for chief against three-term Principal Chief Chad Smith made national news, with the months-long campaign marred by recou...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker tapped a former Bureau of Indian Affairs employee in November to become the tribe’s new Secretary of State...

Ellsbury Makes a Major Comeback Jacoby Ellsbury, the first Major League Baseball player of Navajo descent and a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, was named the American L...

This year Indian Country Today Media Network covered many intriguing topics dealing with political issues throughout 2011...

On November 6, the Cherokee Nation will swear in Bill John Baker as the 26 th Principal Chief during an inaugural ceremony at the Sequoyah Schools Place Where They Play, Tahlequah,...

The campaign for Cherokee Nation Principal Chief between incumbent Chad “Corntassel” Smith and 12-year councilman Bill John Baker has seen many twists, turns, recounts, and appeals...