Tahlequah is the capital city of the Cherokee Nation, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians holds a 76-acre complex in the city. Both tribes arrived in Oklahoma via ...

The Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band (UKB) remain locked in a longstanding dispute over jurisdiction, ...

Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Department of the Interior are partnering to use film and media to help preserve and advance Native languages. The largest tribal nation in the U.S. is dedicating ...

A memorandum issued Jan. 17 by the Department of Interior Solicitor’s Office reaffirmed the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee ...

PM Christopher Luxon speaks to media post his State of the Nation address. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has taken aim at a “culture of saying no” in his State of the Nation address ...

Anderson’s 56-page opinion drew praise from the UKB and hostility from the Cherokee Nation, which long has claimed exclusive sovereignty over the reservation and has fought UKB efforts to exercise any ...

The UKB is a distinct political group, separate from the much larger Cherokee Nation. Both First American ... pushing for the closure of a UKB casino in Tahlequah, which happened in 2013.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas hotel workers union has reached a deal with a casino near the Strip to end its longest strike in decades. Copyright 2025 The ...

Dr. Minian is a professor of history at Stanford and the author of “In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States.” Donald Trump has long ...

The Koi Nation, a small band of Southeastern Pomo Indians, has secured federal approval to develop a casino on 68 acres of land near Windsor, California, despite opposition from neighboring tribes and ...

The settlement is the largest in Cherokee Nation history and stems from the federal government’s misuse of tribal resources during the 20th century. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief ...

Virginia was one of the nation’s last holdouts against casinos, opening the door for them just four years ago as a way to create jobs and tax revenue in economically distressed communities.