The Treaty of Hopewell was the first treaty to be signed between the Cherokee Nation and the newly formed United States, following the Revolutionary War. It was also the first of many treaties to be broken, only few years later.

The Dawes Act of 1887 changed the lives of Native Americans forever and established the standards for enrollment in the Cherokee Nation.

Before it was opened to settlement in the land rush of 1893, the Cherokee Outlet played an important role in the booming cattle ranching industry of the late 19th century.

Learn how the Cherokee Nation honored President George Washington in the construction of the Washington Monument.

After the U.S. Civil War, the Cherokee Nation’s commitment to education extended to the tribe’s orphans with the opening of a home and school for parent-less children. Learn about the history of the Orphan Asylum in this Cherokee Almanac.

One of the most well-known Cherokees is Sequoyah, the inventor of the Cherokee written language. In this Cherokee Almanac, OsiyoTV visits his historical cabin near present-day Sallisaw, Oklahoma, to reveal more of what you may not know about his life.