Cherokee Nation, park service reach deal on plant gathering
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April 20, 2022
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The Cherokee Nation has signed an agreement with the National Park Service to allow citizens to gather plants within Arkansas' Buffalo National River to use for purposes including food, crafts and medicine.
The river, located in Arkansas' Ozark Mountains, was established as the country's first national river in 1972.
"This area has a vibrant history of helping sustain our Cherokee people with food, the cane and bushes for our Cherokee crafts, and leaves and roots for traditional medicine," Deputy Chief Bryan Warner said.
The agreement, announced Wednesday, will establis...
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