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The article presents information on Cherokee Indians who lived in Georgia. By the 1800s, white settlers had already taken most of the Cherokee land. The Cherokees were left with only a small section of western Georgia. When gold was discovered there in 1828, Americans also wanted this last part of Cherokee land, too. Dozens of other American Indian tribes had already been forced from their land. In May 1838, army troops began forcing the Cherokees from their homes. By the late 1800s, thousands of tribes had been forced by the government to give up their land.

The article offers a chronology of events related to Cherokee Indians. In 1802 Georgia has ceded its western lands, now Alabama and Mississippi, in the Compact of 1802 to the federal government, which promised in exchange the eventual removal of all Native Americans from the state. In 1825, the Cherokee capital is founded at New Echola, near present-day Calhoun, Georgia. In 1828 gold is found on Cherokee land in Dahlonega.

The article discusses how the Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois & United Tribes of South Carolina are requesting film and video submissions for their annual Film Festival. The article explains that the film festival focuses on independent Native American Indian themed films and videos made by Native American filmmakers in the southeastern portion of the United States.

The article discusses how a $650 million dollar expansion and renovation of hotels and casino resorts owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was approved by the tribe's principal chief Michell Hicks. The article reports that the expansion and renovation is expected to take begin in the fall of 2007 and last until 2012.

The article discusses the documentary "The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy," and how it has been gaining attention and is being celebrated in the United States. The film was named "Best Documentary Feature" by the 31st Annual American Indian Film Institute Festival in San Francisco, California. The film looks at the forced removal of the Cherokees from their southeastern United States homeland to Indian Territory, which is now Oklahoma.

Considers the decision of Cherokee Nation leaders to support amending the constitution to require Indian blood for enrollment in the tribe. Estimated number of black freedman descendants registered with the Cherokee Nation since the ruling of the Cherokees' Judicial Appeals Tribunal; Concerns surrounding the plans to conduct a special election on the issue.

The article reports on the plan of the University of Tennessee (UT) to offer in-state tuition to North Carolina-based tribe, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. UT is the nearest university from the Qualla Boundary, the tribe's lands in western North Carolina. The school charges cheaply for in-state tuition, while out-of-state tuition is way too expensive.

An essay is presented on the celebration of the Cherokee Nation. It features the historical background of the organization for the natives in the U.S. particularly the Cherokee Indians and cites how the author faced the challenges as she joined the said organization. It also highlights how the Cherokee Nation was supported and budgeted under her supervision.