Featuring dozens of vintage planes touching down on the grass airstrip along the beautiful grounds of the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, the Will Rogers & Wiley Post Fly-In is one of the largest such events in Oklahoma. Visitors may view the planes up close, talk with the pilots and even enjoy a classic car show […]
Every Wednesday in June, you can watch Cherokee storytellers bring stories to life at the Cherokee National Peace Pavilion in downtown Tahlequah. After each day’s stories, children can participate in a fun craft activity and take home what they make. Stories on The Square is free and open to all ages! June 5: Choogie Kingfisher: […]
Experience the fun and excitement of Native Games and celebrate Cherokee culture with us! This event, held in collaboration with the Cherokee Nation, is a qualifying tournament for the Native Games championship. Visitors can watch seven different competitions in one day: blowgun, chunkey, the cornstalk shoot, the hatchet throw, horseshoes, marbles and the stickball shootout. […]
The late Crosslin Smith was a spiritual leader and healer in Cherokee Nation. As the grandson of Cherokee traditionalist Redbird Smith, Crosslin kept “the old ways” burning into the 21st century. Frequently invited to address the Cherokee people at important events, Crosslin led in prayers and teachings, bridging the ancestral past to Cherokee Nation today. […]
Come join the festivities on April 20, 2024 at the Saline Courthouse Museum for the first-ever Watercress Fest! Watercress Fest will feature cultural games and art demonstrations, conservation and ethnobotany tours, as well as a pop-up market, native food trucks and live music. The festival will center around the Land & Water Summit focusing on […]
William Potter Ross was a Cherokee scholar, journalist, merchant, representative and leader who had the distinction of becoming Cherokee Nation Principal Chief twice before Oklahoma statehood, though never by a popular vote of the Cherokee people. This exhibit looks at the life of Ross — a nephew of Principal Chief John Ross — who became […]
Join us for ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏁᎬ ᏓᏂᏃᏣᎵᏍᎬ: Cherokee Journalism and Printing, an exciting new event to commemorate the past, present and future of Cherokee journalism and printing. This event is a collaboration between the Cherokee Phoenix, Cherokee Arts Center, Durbin Feeling Language Center, Cherokee National Research Center and the Sequoyah National Research Center. The day’s activities […]
For Weynema Smith, life is most meaningful when understood in the Cherokee language. Named a Cherokee National Treasure for Lifeways and Language Preservation in 2022, Weynema has spent a lifetime teaching the Cherokee language and sharing her profound knowledge of our culture. A new exhibit celebrates her life and mission through the lens of the […]
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