Sam L. Still Named Editor of the Keetoowah News

Sam L. Still has been named Editor of the Keetoowah News, the tribal newspaper of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Still comes to this position after serving as Director of the UKB Language, History and Culture Department for the past two years.

Still attended Bacone College and graduated with an Associates’ Degree in Art before furthering his education and graduating from NSU with a Bachelor’s of Science in Print Management. Still has worked as a photographer and graphic specialist for a tribal newspaper and as a language and cultural specialist for 23 years. He is the former Chairman of the Youth and Culture Camp Association, Former Chairman for the CNO Living Treasures committee, Former Vice Chairman for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and Former Chairman of the Language and Culture Committee.

Still said, “My love for the traditional Cherokee youth and elders is what brought me to work for the Keetoowah Cherokee tribe. Photographing and working in the Cherokee communities, I have come to know and love the traditional Keetoowah Cherokee elders. I love to listen to them as they tell their stories and share their history with me. This has brought me closer to my language, culture, and heritage. I look forward to working as editor of the tribal newspaper and highlighting the accomplishments of Keetoowah Cherokee youth, tribal members and the Keetoowah Cherokee Elders.”

Still is married to Dama Still and has two daughters Tiffany Still and Tonya Russell. He also is the proud grandpa of three granddaughters.