Cherokee National Holiday honors 1839 constitution, celebrates survival
Speakers in a recorded segment said the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, held each Labor Day weekend, commemorates the 1839 Cherokee Nation Constitution and functions as a unifying cultural event featuring powwows, traditional games and a parade.
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The Cherokee National Holiday, held each Labor Day weekend in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, commemorates the signing of the 1839 Cherokee Nation Constitution and serves as a cultural gathering for tribal citizens, a narrator said.
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