The 2025 legislative session is quickly approaching, with just over three months until the 1st Session of the 60th Legislature officially begins. Our preparations for next year’s session are well unde...

ARE YOU READY TO MEET JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR, OR JUDGE? ALL KNEES WILL BOW! WE, ALL, WILL COME BEFORE JESUS CHRIST! Romans 2:1-29 1Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that j...

For most of United States history, Native Americans could not vote in U.S. elections. Most Natives were denied U.S. citizenship until 1924, and it wasn’t until the 1960s that the federal government es...

We constantly work with ideas. After all, they are flowers of the mind that bloom for those who think. Everything we see or touch was first an idea in someone’s mind. Even comic strips have produced f...

We had 11 in attendance with a total net weight loss of 8.5 pounds. We only had a 2.5 pound gain. What a great job our ladies did this past week. Our best weight loss came from Virginia with 2.5 pound...

In September, I took a vacation to Flathead Lake in Montana with my daughter, son-in-law and grandson, Cooper. My son-in-law's family owns a lake cabin there, so we had lodging and a place to hang out...

Sometimes the truth is hard. For me, as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, this truth is not even a speed bump: The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma is an active threat to th...

DON’T LET YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED! KNOW JESUS CHRIST, KNOW ETERNAL LIFE! NO JESUS CHRIST, NO ETERNAL LIFE! I LOVE JESUS CHRIST! JESUS CHRIST IS MY LORD AND SAVIOR! PRAISE JESUS CHRIST’S HOLY NAME! Matt...

ls there anything we can’t do? To ask the right way, is there anything Spirit doesn’t know and can He help us to know? Many of us are too young or have passed the age of learning quickly. Yet we have ...

During my weekly manager’s meeting, I told my colleagues I was “festivaled out,” meaning that I had attended so many festival/functions in the past few weeks that I was hoping not to have to attend an...

I hope everyone has been or is getting to enjoy Fall Break this week. Of course, you know what Fall Break means — Thursday Night Lights. All of this week’s games were played Thursday. Because of the p...

TOPS 0737 had a busy morning on Monday. We had 13 in attendance with a total net weight loss of 34.2 pounds. We only had a 1.4 pound gain. What a great job our ladies did this past week. Our best weig...

We are in the midst of what could become the greatest century in Cherokee history. As the largest tribal nation in the United States, we are meant to lead the way in building a brighter future for our...

HAVE JOY IN THE LORD! RAISE JESUS CHRIST’S HOLY NAME! Philippians 4:1-23 1Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. 2I besee...

American Indians are known to use sage leaves to keep evil spirits away. Even though some may feel humor to think of this way to protect themselves — but on the other hand, what are we doing to keep o...

The last two local teams, who just so happen to be our only two 8-man football squads, will begin District BII4 play this week. The Webbers Falls Warriors actually started district play Thursday night...

Monday we had a fun morning. With the Fall temperatures my ladies were feeling great. We had 15 in attendance. Our best weight loss came from Cindy with a loss of 3.8 pounds! Way to go, Cindy!! Keep u...

Thinking about going on a vacation, paying for a wedding, buying gifts for birthdays and holidays, or perhaps you have another shortterm money goal? We often think of savings for long-term purposes li...

Throughout history, Cherokee Nation leaders have placed a premium on intellect and resourcefulness. This legacy has empowered our people to rise from adversity and emerge stronger. Even as we faced se...

Livestock owners can save money and time with an awareness of the economics behind harvesting, buying and selling hay. Eric DeVuyst, Oklahoma State University Extension agricultural economist, said pr...