Tahlequah images - Joel Sartore

Dancers (names available upon request) pose for a portrait in traditional regalia at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

Dancers (names available upon request) pose for a portrait in traditional regalia at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

Wilma Mankiller, the first Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

Parade at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

Parade at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

Raising the flag at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

A speaker at the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, OK.

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker