When Cherokees were forced to leave their homes during the Trail of Tears, George M. Murrell, husband to the niece of Cherokee leader John Ross, chose to move with his wife’s family to Indian Territory. In Park Hill, he established a plantation and built a large frame home similar to those he remembered in Virginia. Today, "Hunter's Home"...

Freedmen continued to face indignities in the years before Oklahoma statehood. In 1883, the Cherokee National Council passed a law restricting per capita payments from the sale of tribal lands to citizens who possessed Cherokee blood.

Enjoy these unique favorites found within Cherokee Nation.

Explore all of the outdoor adventures available surrounding Cherokee Nation.

Tahlequah was a stop Thursday, Feb. 27, on an 18-day field trip for seven middle-schoolers from a small school in Burnsville, North Carolina.