MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A bill returning historical sites in Monroe County to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians passed the U.S. House of Representatives for the fifth time. Representative ...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will help maintain Newfound Gap in the Great Smokies amid the federal government shutdown, citing economic needs.

The tribe will contribute money and workers to maintain the popular tourist and trucking route, the tribal council voted unanimously.

This story was updated to add new information. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. − The highest peak in the sprawling Great Smoky Mountains National Park is dropping the name of a Confederate general in favor of its ...

MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass. — A pen stroke held during a historic signing ceremony officially transferred the operations of the Claremore Indian Hospital to the Cherokee Nation. Cherokee Nation Principal ...

The Cherokee Nation now operates the former Claremore Indian Hospital and has renamed it the Claremore Outpatient and Emergency Health Center. The Nation assumed ownership of the hospital on October 1 ...