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Today, the Cherokee Nation is the largest tribe in the United States with more than 450,000 tribal citizens worldwide. More than 141,000 Cherokee Nation citizens reside within the tribe’s reservation boundaries in northeastern Oklahoma.
Today, Cherokee Nation is one of the largest employers in northeast Oklahoma and is the largest tribal nation in the country. As the governing body of the Cherokee people, the Cherokee Nation has the right to structure its own government and constitution; make and enforce its own laws; regulate business, land, environment, and wildlife; and ...
As Union forces abandoned forts adjoining the Cherokee Nation for bases in Kansas, and Confederate forces in Texas threatened to invade, the Cherokee and other Indian nations which had been relocated to the Indian Territory agreed to sign treaties of alliance with the Confederacy.
Cherokee culture encompasses our longstanding traditions of language, spirituality, food, storytelling and many forms of art, both practical and beautiful. However, just like our people, Cherokee culture is not static or frozen in time, but is ever-evolving.
Today, Cherokee Nation’s Reservation encompasses all or parts of 14 Oklahoma counties, including Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington. This interactive map is intended to give a general idea of where the Cherokee Nation’s boundaries are located.
When you visit the Cherokee Nation, you will sense this genuine welcome in everyone you meet as you discover our unique heritage and culture. From the emotional depths of the Trail of Tears, to the wonders of Sequoyah’s unique syllabary, the Cherokee Nation has flourished over millennia.
Anadisgoi is the official online newsroom of the Cherokee Nation. Updated daily, you can view the tribe’s latest news here, plus read Anadisgoi Magazine online. You’ll also find news archives, videos, photos, behind the scenes info, links to social media and much more!
Chuck Hoskin Jr. serves as the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, the largest tribe in the United States with more than 450,000 citizens. Prior to being elected in 2019, and re-elected in 2023, he was Cherokee Nation’s Secretary of State and also served as a member and Deputy Speaker of the Council of the Cherokee Nation.
Today’s Cherokees wear modern clothing reflecting the fashion of our times, but when they wish to wear traditional clothing for a special occasion, women will typically wear a tear dress and men a ribbon shirt.
Today, there are an estimated 2,000 first language Cherokee Speakers, with several thousand more, considered beginner or proficient speakers through the tribe’s language programs. The Cherokee language is considered a Class IV language in its degree of difficulty in terms of spoken form.