Cherokee Nation Chief champions Cherokee citizenship rights at U.S. Marshals Museum exhibit

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has led the efforts to make descendants of Cherokee Freedmen full and welcomed citizens of the Cherokee Nation.

He talks about those efforts and “We Are Cherokee: Cherokee Freedmen and the Right to Citizenship,” on exhibit through Jan. 19, 2025, at the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith with Becca Martin-Brown, Arts and Entertainment editor.