Each June, communities across the country observe Pride Month — a time to celebrate the contributions, resilience and dignity of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. For the Cherokee Nation, it is also an opportunity to reaffirm a principle that has guided our tribe, government and people…

Long before workers paved the “Mother Road” in the 1920s, the pathways that would become Route 66 were already part of the Cherokee story. Long before Oklahoma statehood, Cherokee citizens traveled these corridors to connect communities, conduct commerce and rebuild lives…