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From Talking Leaves to Pixels: The Story of the Cherokee Syllabary

Roy Boney Jr.
3/18/16
The story of how Sequoyah invented the Cherokee syllabary and how literacy quickly spread through the Cherokee Nation in the early 19th century has been told many times, but how ou...

Politically Challenged, Indian Style: Can You Answer 12 Native History Questions?

Steve Russell
6/12/15
PoliTech, a student project at Texas Tech University, conceived a project nicknamed “Politically Challenged” that has been causing great hilarity across social media and has racked...

Statue of Chief Joseph Recommended for U.S. Capitol

Richard Walker
3/7/15
A state commission has recommended to legislators that statues of two pre-statehood figures representing Oregon in the U.S...

10 Things You Should Know About Cherokee Nation

Brian Daffron
1/8/15
Many people and images come to mind about the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Syllabary, created by Sequoyah, may be one of them. For many others, it may be the Trail of Tears...

The Indians Are Coming!

Steve Russell
5/12/14

Every now and then, somebody asks me why I share space in my weekly column, "How Did I Miss That?," with my Republican cousin Ray Sixkiller....

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10 Natives Who Should Replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill

ICTMN Staff
3/19/14
In 2012, we spotlighted Andrew Jackson as our top pick for worst U.S. president—because he earned his “Indian Killer” nickname...

Native History: Inaugural Edition of ‘Cherokee Phoenix’ Published

Alysa Landry
2/21/14
This Date in Native History: On February 21, 1828, the Cherokee Nation published the inaugural edition of its bilingual newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix , which helped preserve the ...

Cherokee Language Now Available on Windows 8

ICTMN Staff
12/21/12
Native American language and technology became one again recently when the Cherokee language became the first Native language to be fully integrated into Microsoft’s operating syst...

Oklahoma Skins: 'Red People'

Dan Jones
6/12/12

The history of Oklahoma—a Choctaw word meaning “Red People”—has done everything it could to finish the job the U.S....

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Sequoyah High School Gates Scholars Jump Start College Careers

ICTMN Staff
7/13/11
Six Sequoyah High School seniors have already gotten a jump on college credits at Northeastern State University (NSU)...

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