"They are thriving," says Gary Walker of his adopted children Mazzy and Ransom. The hope is that with better addiction care, more Cherokee children can remain in intact families. Brian Mann/NPR hide caption
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Marilyn Vann, President of the Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association and the African Indians Foundation Courtesy of Marilyn Vann hide caption
Chief Wilma Mankiller, the Cherokee Nation's first woman chief, revitalized her tribe's culture as she implemented a host of influential progressive policies. But first she had to overcome sexism, say her descendants. Peter Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images hide caption
Before revitalizing Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller had to prove her critics wrong
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. says the opioid crisis had disproportionately affected people in his community. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption
Meda Nix, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and a Cherokee language speaker, receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Matthew Reece at the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, in Tahlequah, Okla. Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP hide caption
At First Wary Of Vaccine, Cherokee Speaker Says It Safeguards Language, Culture
An archival postcard of the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C., where much of the novel Even As We Breathe is set. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images hide caption
'Even As We Breathe': A First Novel From A Teacher Who Writes For Her Students
The artist's depiction of how the Trail of Tears is related to the Treaty of New Echota. Weshoyot Alvitre for NPR hide caption
Kimberly Teehee is being nominated by Cherokee National Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. as a delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption
Cherokee Nation Cultural Biologist Feather Smith-Trevino holds an unripe Georgia Candy Roaster Squash at an educational garden in Tahlequah, Okla., where traditional native plants are grown. Courtesy of the Cherokee Nation Seed Bank hide caption
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is again apologizing for her past claims of Native American ancestry after a new instance from 1986 was revealed by the Washington Post this week. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at a rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez (left) and congressional Democratic candidate Ayanna Pressley (second from left). Scott Eisen/Getty Images hide caption
Waynetta Lawrie (left), of Tulsa, Okla., stands with others at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City in 2007, during a demonstration by several Cherokee Freedmen and their supporters. AP hide caption
Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., speaks during a news conference in Boston last Friday. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption
Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is shown here attending a 2010 Capitol Hill hearing on the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption