Standing inside the recently opened Cherokee Immersion Middle School in Tahlequah, I saw much more than a new building. Beyond the welcoming atmosphere for learning, I saw another answer to generations of policies, including the boarding school era, that discouraged — and even…

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. will deliver his eighth and final State of the Nation Address at 11 a.m. Saturday as part of the 74th annual Cherokee National Holiday, reflecting on a transformative era of language revitalization, record housing investment, expanded health care and a strengthened defense of Cherokee sovereignty.

Cherokee Nation is celebrating its latest investment in preserving and advancing Cherokee arts and culture with the grand opening of the Ani Art Center.

The best investments we make in rural Oklahoma are the ones that give our people the chance to learn, work and build up their home community. Seizing those opportunities is a priority for the Hoskin-Warner Administration and at the heart of how we govern the Cherokee Nation.