A SPECIAL PLACE: Western Carolina University students who are members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hold "wi," a symbol in the Cherokee language for "place." Photo courtesy of WCU In ...

TAHLEQUAH, OK -- Getting and keeping young people excited about their heritage and their language has been a concern of the Cherokee Nation for generations. Now, a floppy piece of silicone may just be ...

The Cherokee Nation has reclaimed part of its history all thanks to man with a famous ancestor. John Ross has rediscovered the Cherokee symbols for numbers originally developed by Sequoyah in the ...

That’s the hope of Principal Chief Richard Sneed of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, who’s counting on more inclusive consumer technology — and the involvement of a major tech company — to help ...