The tribe's council will consider a resolution that seeks to change the tribe’s name.

The Cherokee citizen will be the first Native American person to lead the Homeland Security Department if confirmed by the Senate.

Discover the diverse list of Native American tribes in the US. From the Navajo Nation to Alaska Native villages, learn about tribal sovereignty and heritage.

Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. says he's "hopeful" about President Trump's nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin for Homeland Security secretary.

In the early nineteenth century, white settlers in the eastern United States increasingly encroached upon the lands of Native Americans. Although the U.S. government had signed treaties demarcating native territory, political pressure grew to disregard them.