TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Cherokee Nation leaders officially established Cherokee Nation Flag Day to reaffirm the tribes’ sovereignty and educate future generations about the tribe’s symbols and history.

It was fitting that the raising of flags from each of Minnesota’s 11 tribal nations came on an unseasonably cool and blustery day in St. Paul. As each flag was raised on Friday, six on one side of the ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — An executive order establishing October 8 as Cherokee Nation Flag Day was signed into law on Wednesday by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner. The holiday ...

After elected officials raised a Pride flag on a temporary flagpole, activists raise the flag on the permanent flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City Feb. 12, 2026. Thousands ...