Cherokee National Treasure Edith Knight knows a lot about cooking. She shares the story of her youth, growing up and falling in love in the Cherokee Nation and her recipe for the traditional favorite: kanuchi.
Beginning in 1961, Cherokee Nation citizen Joe Thornton traveled the world competing in archery competitions. Now at 99 years old, he reminisces about the full life he’s lived and how he met the love of his life.
Kalyn Fay Barnoski is an up-and-coming singer-songwriter, pursuing art in many forms. As we listen to her music, we learn about her struggle to fit into two very different worlds.
Twelve-time world record holder Brian Jackson has been told he has the strongest lungs in the world. He takes OsiyoTV along as he makes his thirteenth and final attempt to break his own world record.
Cherokee Pearce says a bad experience as a young child fueled her to reach her goals. Now, as Miss Teen Oklahoma USA 2015, she inspires other children to do the same.
Cherokee Nation citizen and White House Champion of Change Daryl Legg overcame his own mistakes and is now helping others do the same through the prison re-entry program.
Cherokee Nation citizen Charles Twist lives in California but maintains his cultural identity far from the Cherokee Nation’s borders. He shares his heritage through stories that help others to heal.
Will Rogers’ great-granddaughter Jennifer Rogers Etcheverry, preserves Will’s legacy as well as his sense of humor, as evident in her family’s nut business.
Crystal Acuff Walters has 128 skydives under her belt. When she’s not jumping out of planes, she finds time for fine art pursuits – creating unique collodion wet plate photographs.
He was an unlikely recruit who is now one of the NFL’s star receivers. Cherokee Nation citizen Wes Welker talks football, family and his newest hobby – horse racing.
Cherokee National Treasure Lorene Drywater has been making buffalo grass dolls since she was a child. Here, she shares her process from harvesting the grass to dressing the dolls in handmade clothes.
Growing up in Oklahoma, Gary “Litefoot” Davis was told repeatedly “you can’t do that” when it came to his dreams. Instead of giving up, he instead used that cynicism as fuel to become a successful musician, actor, author and entrepreneur.
Native Explorers is a hands-on outdoor educational program for Native youth who are studying the sciences. We follow along with two Cherokee students as they participate in a field paleontology expedition.
He has revolutionized the tennis program at Oklahoma State University. Chris Young brought the 2015-2016 women’s tennis team to the NCAA final championship game – further than any other women’s sport in OSU’s history.
The Cherokee game of marbles is unlike any other. It’s a social game that is said to date back hundreds of years. Some say it’s a lost art, but not in the Cherokee Nation. We catch up with groups of marbles players, who are keeping the game going for new generations.
Daniel H. Wilson is a successful science fiction writer, the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Robopocalypse. He draws from his robotics education and Cherokee roots to create unique storytelling perspectives that are sought after by Hollywood filmmakers.
Cherokee National Treasure Eddie Morrison tells us about the people and stories that inspire his award-winning work. A student of the great Apache sculptor Allan Houser, Morrison says cultural heritage plays a vital role in his art.
Joseph J. “Jocko” Clark was the quintessential Cherokee Warrior – the first American Indian to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, the “Patton of the Pacific” during World War II, and a four-star Admiral.
Echo Rider was a young schoolteacher when she left Sequoyah County to join the homefront war effort during World War II. A veritable Cherokee “Rosie the Riveter,” she worked as a painter, first on airplanes, then on Liberty ships in California, before returning to the Cherokee Nation, where she lives today.
Joshua Wheeler was a prestigious Delta Force master sergeant, a proud Cherokee Nation citizen and the first American soldier to be killed in combat with ISIS.
