segments: 304
2017
Brava, Barbara! A Cherokee Opera Star Comes Home

In This Episode

At the peak of her career, Barbara McAlister travelled the world, singing in opera houses from Germany to Hong Kong. Today, this acclaimed soloist has returned to her roots in Oklahoma where she mentors the next generation of Cherokee singers.

In This Episode

At the peak of her career, Barbara McAlister travelled the world, singing in opera houses from Germany to Hong Kong. Today, this acclaimed soloist has returned to her roots in Oklahoma where she mentors the next generation of Cherokee singers.

Continue Watching

Graham Lee Brewer is an accomplished reporter and Cherokee Nation citizen, who knows little of his family’s history. He joins the Cherokee Nation’s genealogists to learn more of his heritage and what makes him Cherokee.
At only 19 years old, Mason Gray is a Cherokee cultural bearer, honing traditional skills like bow making, beading and carving.
Phil McSpadden went from knowing nothing about softball to leading Oklahoma City University’s team to championship after championship. He now has more wins under his belt than any other coach in the history of college softball.
Will Chavez, a 22-year-veteran reporter for the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper, comes full circle on the 2017 Remember the Removal Bike Ride. A participant of the first ride in 1984, he tells OsiyoTV how retracing his ancestors’ steps more than 30 years later affected his experience this time.