High School Girl’s Golf Tournament

 March 9

Skiatook High School is hosting a high school girl’s golf tournament from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Claremore Heritage Hill Golf Course. This event is free and will be an 18-hole tournament for high school girls only. For more information, contact chris-risenhoover@cherokee.org.

Monthly Speakers Luncheon

 March 12

All fluent Cherokee speakers are invited to a free monthly luncheon held from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. every second Thursday of the month and hosted by the Cherokee Nation Language Department at the Durbin Feeling Language Center in Tahlequah. Gather for fellowship, a free lunch and door prizes. For more information, please call 918-207-4901 or email language@cherokee.org.

Kansas City At-Large Gathering

 March 14

Visit with Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner, and at-large councilor Johnny Kidwell at this gathering for at-large citizens on Saturday, March 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kansas City, Kansas area! Enjoy cultural presentations and demonstrations. Lunch will be provided by the Cherokee Nation. Cherokee Nation Registration will be on-site for photo IDs and citizenship applications. Photo IDs will stop accepting applications 30 minutes before the end of the event. Education Services and Cherokee Vote will also be on location to assist citizens. This is an indoor event at Shawnee Mission South High School Cafeteria, 5800 W. 107th St. in Overland Park, Kansas. For questions, call 918-207-4963.

Wichita City At-Large Gathering

 March 15

Visit with Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner, and at-large councilor Johnny Kidwell at this gathering for at-large citizens on Sunday, March 15, from noon to 4 p.m. in the Wichita, Kansas, area! Enjoy cultural presentations and demonstrations. Lunch will be provided by the Cherokee Nation. Cherokee Nation Registration will be on-site for photo IDs and citizenship applications. Photo IDs will stop accepting applications 30 minutes before the end of the event. Education Services and Cherokee Vote will also be on location to assist citizens. This is an indoor event at Mid-American All-Indian Museum, 650 N. Seneca St., Wichita, Kansas. For questions, call 918-207-4963.

Cherokee History Scavenger Hunt

 March 17

There will be a Cherokee History Scavenger Hunt from March 17 to March 21. The hunt will end at the Cherokee National History Museum, but you can start at any of our six participating museums. For more information, visit the official website.

Breastfeeding Class

 March 18

Cherokee Nation Public Health is hosting a breastfeeding class from 1 to 3 p.m. in Conference Rooms A & B at the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center, 19600 E. Ross St., in Tahlequah. Participants can learn about WIC, breastfeeding techniques and more. Partners are welcome. This class will be held every third Wednesday of the month. For more information, contact 918- 525-2193 or destany-myers@cherokee.org.

Spring Break Make & Take

 March 19

There will be a Spring Break Make & Take from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Seven of our Cherokee Nation attractions will feature a unique activity. For more information, visit the official website or call 877-779-6977.

Citizenship Registration & Photo ID Event

 March 26

A Citizenship Registration and Photo ID Field Event will be held at the Cherokee Nation Vinita Health Center, 27371 S. 4410 Road, in Vinita. This event will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, visit the official website.

Since the First Fire: Cherokee Art

 Until March 21, 2026

Since Cherokee people first told the story of the Water Spider who delivered the gift of fire in a vessel of her own invention, art has carried the soul of Cherokee culture. A new exhibit, “Since the First Fire: The Living Legacy of Cherokee Art,” explores the endurance of Cherokee artistic creation and features multiple artworks by Cherokee Nation artists illustrating its evolution through the generations.

Read more at Visit Cherokee Nation.

55th Annual Trail of Tears Art Show

 April 11, 2026 – May 16, 2026

Visit Cherokee Nation proudly presents the 55th Annual Trail of Tears Art Show! Experience one of the country’s most prestigious Native art shows. View and purchase a variety of authentic, award-winning works of art. The Trail of Tears Art Show is the longest-running juried Native art competition in Oklahoma. Since 1972, it has fostered the artistic expression of Native American heritage.

Read more at the official website.

We Are Cherokee: Cherokee Freedmen and the Right to Citizenship

 Until April 26, 2026

The powerful exhibit “We Are Cherokee: Cherokee Freedmen and the Right to Citizenship” returns Nov. 1, 2025, through April 26, 2026, at the Cherokee Nation Anna Mitchell Cultural and Welcome Center in Vinita, Oklahoma. First displayed at the Cherokee National History Museum in 2022, the exhibit shares the history of slavery in Cherokee Nation, the resilience of Cherokee Freedmen and their descendants, and their long struggle to protect treaty-guaranteed rights to citizenship.

Read more at Visit Cherokee Nation.

Tonia Hogner Weavel: Threads of Tradition

 Until May 16, 2026

Imagination and tradition come to life in the textile work of Cherokee National Treasure Tonia Hogner Weavel. A new exhibit highlights Tonia’s decades-long career in traditional Cherokee clothing and contemporary cultural fashion. Visitors will see examples of her dressmaking and vast repertoire of artisan skills.

Read more at Visit Cherokee Nation.

Bringing Our Story Home: The Repatriation of the Cherokee Advocate Printing Press

 Until July 11, 2026

The Cherokee Advocate newspaper’s printing press was shut down in 1906, sold, and lost to the Cherokee Nation for more than 100 years. A new exhibit explores the press’s role in witnessing history and its 2024 repatriation to the Cherokee Nation. The exhibit will be on display at the Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, from July 29, 2025, through July 11, 2026.

Read more at Visit Cherokee Nation.

Keli Gonzales: Drawn to Culture

 Until October 4, 2026

Cherokee Nation citizen and multimedia artist Keli Gonzales is inspired by pop culture and Cherokee culture. The result is work that imaginatively interprets Cherokee identity in a unique and bold way. A new exhibit at the Cherokee Cultural Pathway features 11 large-scale reproductions demonstrating Gonzales’ distinct reflections on Cherokee identity today.

Read more at Visit Cherokee Nation.