CHAIRPERSON MESSAGE: May 2025
We have many exciting events coming up this year. Come join us and enjoy Cherokee fellowship, community, culture, language, and history. ᏩᏙ Wado!
The Origin of Disease and Medicine
In honor and respect for our recent National Nurses Week and Teacher Appreciation Week, please enjoy this traditional story. This story teaches us an important lesson for health and being in community. Also included are translations for our valued community helpers like nurses and teachers.
Fry Bread History and Recipe
This comfort food can be divisive, as there are different opinions surrounding it. Fry bread is not traditional to our Cherokee diet during the pre-European contact era. Instead, it has grown to be enjoyed among many Native cultures today and is often enjoyed at gatherings, including our own.
Garden Update: May 2025 Harvesting Our Heritage
We are partnering with the Community and Cultural Outreach (CCO) Office and Secretary of Natural Resources to expand our seed sharing program. We have been carefully tending the garden to bring seeds to you for the last couple years. Our new program, Harvesting our Heritage, will provide additional seeds to you! As part of this program, we want to share helpful information and share updates from the garden throughout the growing season.
Annual Meeting and Chief’s Picnic 2025
Check out photos and information from our recent visit with the Principal Chief and Cherokee Nation representatives.
Gadugi isn’t just a principle of community…
Gadugi isn’t just a principle of community—it’s a guiding vision for how we can treat each other across differences. Our CNCV board member and doctoral candidate, Paul David Terry, recently published an article inspired by gadugi and Chief Chuck Hoskin’s proclamation during Pride Month: that when any group’s dignity and equality are threatened, we all suffer.
CHAIRPERSON MESSAGE: March 2025
We have many exciting events coming up this year. Come join us and enjoy Cherokee fellowship, community, culture, language, and history. ᏩᏙ Wado!
Visiting New Echota and the Cherokee Phoenix Printing Press
A CNCV member share her visit to New Echota
PHOTOS: March Language Class
The Cherokee Nation brought us a a third Cherokee Language Intensive class in March, including an incredible in-person weekend. It is a rich, beautiful language that needs to be preserved as the root of our culture and way of thinking.
The Origin of ᎠᏂ Ani (Strawberries) and Recipe
Enjoy this story about the origin of ᎠᏂ a-ni (strawberries) and important reminder to forgive. We also share a recipe for Strawberry Dumplings.
February Membership Meeting
We had a wonderful membership meeting in February, filled with community, family stories, heirloom seed information and giveaways, genealogy information, and great food as always! We hope to see you all at our next one.
Cherokee Nation Election Information
We encourage all citizens to participate in the upcoming June 2025 Cherokee Nation General Election. You have an important voice that impacts the future of our Nation. However, there are important steps and deadlines to note.
GADUGI Comes to Roseville, California
CNCV Board Member and Cherokee Nation citizen, Mike Webb and wife Liz Webb demonstrated the important Cherokee value of ᎦᏚᎩ gadugi by coming together to work as one for the betterment of the CirbySide neighborhood during a recent volunteer cleanup day. ᏩᏙ Wado, Mike!
CHAIRPERSON MESSAGE: January 2025
We have many exciting events coming up this year. Come join us and enjoy Cherokee fellowship, community, culture, language, and history. ᏩᏙ Wado!