Cherokee Phoenix 2026 Homecoming T-Shirt Wilma Mankiller holds a degree in Anthropology

holds a degree in Anthropology from both Colorado State University and the University of Arizona with an emphasis in museum studies

both historically and today

sterling silver earrings in the shape of feathers

In this book the author

Stories of Our Living Ephemera recovers the history of the Cherokee National Seminaries from scattered archives and colonized research practices by critically weaving together pedagogy and archival artifacts with Cherokee traditional stories and Indigenous worldviews

Cherokee Phoenix 2026 Homecoming T-Shirt Wilma Mankiller holds a degree in AnthropologyFeaturing the winning design of Cherokee Nation citizen John Henry, this year's shirt design focuses on the homecoming theme, incorporating imagery from the Phoenix and a deliberate rearranging of the familiar language associated with the national holiday. I wanted to just kind of change the words around a little bit and really reiterate to people that were coming home. Were all out away from it sometimes, being out at large. Then we come in for the