In this episode of Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People, we meet award-winning newspaper reporter Graham Lee Brewer, who has written about some of the biggest stories to take place in Oklahoma. OsiyoTV follows as he goes in search of his Cherokee ancestors to uncover more of his heritage and identity. We talk to 13-year-old archer Heaven Cochran, who has defied the odds by taking aim at an active life despite severe birth defects to her hands. Finally, OsiyoTV finds 19-year-old Mason Gray working the way his forebearers did hundreds of years ago. The Cherokee Nation citizen tells why he’s determined to learn traditional crafts and skills and teach them to others. The Cherokee Almanac recounts the 1785 Treaty of Hopewell and the language lesson teaches how to talk about age.

Meet Cherokee Nation citizens across the country: scuba dive with wounded warriors in Puerto Rico, learn about the Native fashion designer who revolutionized the art scene in the Southwestern U.S., and visit with generations of family singers in the heart of the Cherokee Nation. Learn about the far-reaching impact of the Dawes Commission in the Cherokee Almanac and practice speaking Cherokee words and phrases in the language lesson.

Meet Mary Kathryn Nagle, attorney and playwright, paddle Oregon’s Willamette River with JoEllen Marshall, catch up with the Professional Bull Riding World Finals winner Ryan Dirteater, and get in the studio with sculptor Daniel HorseChief. Learn the cattle ranching history of the Cherokee strip and practice speaking Cherokee words and phrases in the language lesson.

On this episode of Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People, learn to make a traditional bow with Cherokee National Treasure Richard Fields, hit the races with acclaimed horse trainer Dee Keener, and hear about the career of internationally celebrated opera singer Barbara McAlister. The Cherokee Almanac tells the story of the first woman physician in Indian Territory and in the “Let’s Talk Cherokee Language Lesson”, learn to say, “Where do you live,” and “Do you have brothers and sisters.”

On this episode of Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People, meet Liz Thomas​, slackliner, acrobat and all-around free-spirited Cherokee daredevil; take to the field with Phil McSpadden, who has led his team to win more college softball games than any other coach in history; and get cooking with Cherokee National Treasure Betty Jo Smith as she shares her recipes for traditional Cherokee foods. Learn about the Cherokee Nation’s contribution to the Washington Monument in the Cherokee Almanac and in the “Let’s Talk Cherokee Language Lesson,” practice saying, “I like this,” “Did you make this?” and “I want to buy it” in Cherokee.

On this episode of OsiyoTV, step back in time to medieval days with jouster Amy Staton; meet Dr. Robert Martin, the president of the Institute of American Indian Arts, and get cooking with chef Taelor Barton as she looks to her family and Cherokee roots for culinary inspiration. Learn about the Cherokee Nation’s first home and school for orphaned children and in the Let’s Talk Cherokee Language Lesson practice saying, “I like you,” “You are my friend,” “I love you,” and “Do you want to have coffee?” in Cherokee.

This episode of OsiyoTV features a selection of our Heartland Regional Emmy Award-nominated stories from Season 2. We visit Lorene Drywater, maker of buffalo grass dolls and whose story was nominated for its original musical composition. We hit the high seas with a story about Adm. Jocko Clark, (nominated for Historic/Cultural Program Feature); sit down with NFL receiver Wes Welker (nominated for Interview/Discussion Feature); and hear about the life and career of Joe Thornton, world champion archer (nominated for Nostalgia Program Feature).

On the final episode of Season 3 of OsiyoTV, meet three Cherokee Nation citizens doing their part to sustain their culture. Dorothy Ice is one of the original Sequoyah Indian Weavers and a Cherokee National Treasure; Joseph Erb is an artist, filmmaker, animator and technologist who utilizes the Cherokee language in his art; and Will Chavez is the assistant editor for the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper and who recently completed the 2017 Remember The Removal Bike Ride, thirty three years after he participated in the inaugural ride.