Lindsey Bark

OWASSO – Amazon MGM Studios, in collaboration with the Cherokee Nation, have invested in the Cherokee Film Institute to provide tuition-free education for 25 Native film students starting in 2025.

Originating through home roasted coffee and smoked cheese, Sozos Coffee Company and Bistro opened a brick-and-mortar shop in 2023 and has since become a staple in small town Sallisaw.

The Cherokee Phoenix Seven Feathers Awards Gala silent auction raised more than $3,000 to go toward the Cherokee Phoenix Continuing the Legacy Scholarship established in 2023.

Cherokee Nation citizen Emma Wissman was an early participant of one the fastest growing sports in high school – female wrestling. She is continuing the sport at Simpson College.

Melody Brown-Clark, a fourth-year medical student at Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine, is pursuing a career in psychiatry with the hope of one day serving the Cherokee people.

Above Par BBQ is a family-operated business that focuses on serving quality barbecue.

BOSTON – Cherokee Nation citizen Dillon Turman is using his tribal experiences and past job experience as a legal professional in his new job as Tribal Relations Manager for an offshore wind development company in Boston.

Cherokee Nation citizen Carl Robbins, a Sequoyah High School senior, is an avid fisherman who started in youth tournaments, progressed to high school tournaments and is now a two-time state

Embracing the Cherokee value of helping others in need, Cherokee artist Jeff Edwards is using his talents to help a fellow Cherokee in need.

The Cherokee Nation Tribal Youth Council celebrated its 35th year in October, cultivating leadership skills for Cherokee youth since 1989.