http://rss.cherokeephoenix.orgThe most current and accurate source of Cherokee news, culture and language. Find complete coverage and breaking news about issues concerning Cherokee people including Cherokee Nation tribal council meetings, pending court cases, health and education information, reader and staff opinions, and Cherokee athletes and traditional games.en-usI have always believed a basic Cherokee cultural value is self-reliance.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/21100/Article.aspxThu, 04 Feb 2010 01:49:37 GMTHoliday gift giving while on a budget can evoke images of over-draft checking accounts, defunct savings accounts and maxed credit cards.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20947/Article.aspxThu, 10 Dec 2009 02:01:16 GMTSo whose responsibility is it to help the poorest Cherokees? It belongs to all of us. http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20924/Article.aspxTue, 01 Dec 2009 07:51:51 GMTWhat better way to achieve transparency for the Cherokee Nation if the people we serve ask questions and the administration explains.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20923/Article.aspxTue, 01 Dec 2009 07:42:17 GMTThe Cherokee Nation has the most open, accountable government of any Indian tribe in the country, but it hasn’t always been this way.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20802/Article.aspxFri, 23 Oct 2009 03:23:58 GMTIf you receive unemployment benefits, here are few ways to assist you until you get back in the workforce.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20761/Article.aspxWed, 07 Oct 2009 07:38:20 GMTThere are no layoffs expected this year at the CN even though other governments and businesses are laying off employees.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20733/Article.aspxMon, 28 Sep 2009 08:46:37 GMTThe Cherokee Nation has continued in full force and effect as it has since time immemorial.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20581/Article.aspxMon, 03 Aug 2009 09:26:48 GMTTribal use of funds, preservation of language and protecting artisans and crafts people are only one aspect of a huge battle being waged on our culture and identity as a distinct tribal people.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20471/Article.aspxWed, 01 Jul 2009 04:42:35 GMTI favor the council being like the U.S. Senate, with districts having multiple seats. This allows councilors to work together to represent regions of the CN and the whole Nation.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20470/Article.aspxWed, 01 Jul 2009 04:36:49 GMTMy interest in this subject relates to the defense of people who are being wrongfully attacked and to my many years as a full-time tribal language instructor.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20377/Article.aspxThu, 04 Jun 2009 05:53:08 GMTHave you ever considered that a 5-minute investment of your time can change someone’s life?http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20376/Article.aspxThu, 04 Jun 2009 05:50:16 GMTWe often misunderstand what our law is. It’s the recording of an enforceable public policy. A public policy is a set of principals that brings order to society and directs our future.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20239/Article.aspxThu, 07 May 2009 07:09:14 GMTToo often, we just settle, take what is easy and expedient and not expend that extra effort.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20169/Article.aspxThu, 09 Apr 2009 02:14:55 GMTWhat would Will Rogers say about Oklahoma legislators wanting to pass a law that makes English Oklahoma’s official language?http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20035/Article.aspxThu, 19 Feb 2009 04:49:10 GMTWhat does one write about a friend of nearly 30 years when that friend has become the brunt of the late night talk shows and the object of scorn by the national newspaper columnists?http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20033/Article.aspxThu, 19 Feb 2009 04:27:48 GMTIt's amazing and a bit embarrassing how far a minority faction of the Cherokee Nation's Tribal Council will go to milk the last bit of publicity out of their failed and ill-conceived lawsuit.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/19234/Article.aspxMon, 08 Jan 2007 10:44:34 GMT