TULSA, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation announced its production company, Cherokee Film Productions, will be releasing a feature-length documentary about Cherokee Freedmen.
“We will not shy away from the dark, uncomfortable parts of our history,” said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. “If we mean to seek equality, and true and lasting change, we must recognize our failures and seek to understand and share the story of the Cherokee Freedmen. This is a commitment we will not take lightly and one that we hope will result in the healing of a Nation and a future together built on trust and respect.”
The documentary will be produced by the same team behind the docuseries “Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People” and will be co-directed by Cherokee Nation citizens Jen Loren and Melissa Payne…