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06/05/2026

Update: We are still on for tomorrow!

06/03/2026

Siyo friends! This weekend will be our community game in Vinita, Ok. At the Archery Range which is located at 27371 S 4410 Rd.

**There is rain predicted in the forecast for Saturday. We will keep an eye on it and update with any further information. **

Bring a chair out and have some fun!

🔹Bowshoot starts at 10:00
🔹Youth will be at 11:30
🔹Men’s Hatchet will be at 12:30
🔹Women’s Hatchet will be at 1:30

05/17/2026

Yesterday was very windy, but it was a great day for the Ochelata Community Games. June 6th is the next community game in Vinita at the Vinita Archery Range!
Congratulations to yesterday’s qualifiers!!

🔹men’s bow
1st- Jesse Grayson
2nd- Z Long

🔹 Women’s bow
1st- Britteny Cuevas
2nd- Mary Horsechief
3rd- Andra Freeman

🔹men’s hatchet (no picture available)
1st- Quentin Bozarth
2nd- Robert Henson
3rd- Jesse Grayson

🔹women’s hatchet
1st- Katera Grayson
2nd- Catherine Walden
3rd- Sky Hinzo

05/14/2026

Siyo friends! This weekend will be our community game in Ochelata, Ok. It’ll be by the WCCA Community Building, right before you get to the Cooweescoowee Health center. I’ve added some pictures below for reference. The weather should be nice on Saturday, so bring out a chair and have some fun!

🔹Bowshoot starts at 10:00
🔹Youth will be at 11:30
🔹Men’s Hatchet will be at 12:30
🔹Women’s Hatchet will be at 1:30

05/09/2026

We are shooting today! Come have a nice day with us.

05/03/2026

Here’s our list of qualifiers from yesterdays community game in Sallisaw! Congratulations!!

🔹men’s bow
1st Brock Lewis
2nd Sam Flute
3rd Terry Mounce

🔹women’s bow
1st Jenn Grayson
2nd Christie Lewis

🔹men’s hatchet
1st George Stopp
2nd Yechezkel Hill
3rd Harry Howard

🔹women’s hatchet
1st Lanita Nave
2nd Keturah Hill
3rd Kelsey Kingfisher

05/03/2026

Yesterday was a great day at the Sallisaw Community Games! The next two shoots are
🔹May 9th- our monthly shoot at the Joe Thornton archery range starting around 10.
🔹May 16th-Community game at Washington county Cherokee association in Ochelata

05/03/2026

Siyo friends, here is the list of qualifiers from Aprils Community Games at the Saline Courthouse. Congratulations to you all!!

🔹Men’s Cornstalk Shoot Qualifiers:
1st - Nate Bunch
2nd - Web Grayson
3rd - Mike Brown

🔹Women’s Cornstalk Shoot Qualifiers:
1st - Wyntre
2 - Sky Hinzo

🔹Children’s Cornstalk Shoot Qualifiers:
1st - Sophia Fields
2nd - Janie Fields

🔹Men’s Hatchet Throw Qualifiers:
1st - Shelby Raines
2nd - Terry Mounce
3rd - Bill Bowers

🔹Women’s Hatchet Throw Qualifiers:
1st - Haddi Raines
2nd - Wyntre Grayson
3rd - Linda Youngbird

04/17/2026

Tomorrow! Games start at 10, bring out a chair and let’s have some fun

Watercress Fest is tomorrow! Celebrate our relationship to land and water, as well as the many conservation efforts of our tribe and communities. Grab your blankets, lawn chairs and bring the whole family to the Saline Courthouse Museum in Rose, Oklahoma, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Live music, Native games, guided tours, good food, a culture and nature walk, a pop-up market and traditional art demonstrations — Watercress Fest has it!

View the full schedule of events here: visitcherokeenation.com/events/watercress-fest

01/19/2026

It’s that time of year for gathering wood! Here’s a few that are already gathered.