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Cherokee Nation’s Tahlequah, Oklahoma

by | Feb 17, 2010 | Travel & Preservation

Last March 6, a direct descendant of Sequoyah, the mayor of Tahlequah and the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation were among those who came together to honor an important exchange that took place 100 years ago. In 1909, the Oklahoma legislature purchased the 1889 Female Seminary and surrounding land from the Cherokee Nation. The Founder’s Day celebration  in March was just one of many instances to come in which the Nation hopes to work with its capital city of Tahlequah to ensure the lo


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