Catherine Gray Email & Phone Number

Tahlequah, Ok

• Serve as one of the tribal historians on Cherokee Nation’s Advisory Committee on History and Culture• Historical consultant for Cherokee Nation Film Office and Osiyo TV• Producer of The Cherokee Way, an online video series that focuses on Cherokee history and culture• Approve and edit historical content for Cherokee Nation exhibits, museums and websites• Conduct media interviews with regional and national television, radio, and print• Successfully develop partnerships and maintain relationships with local, state and national historic societies, accredited museums, archives and tourism organizations• Assist educators, authors, and journalists with requests for historical information

Cherokee Nation Cultural Tourism

• Research and obtain historical artifacts and documents for the Cherokee Nation• Assist with collection process of historical artifacts and documents, and advise on their storage and utilization• Assist with planning museum exhibits from concept to installation• Successfully develop partnerships and maintain relationships with local, state and national historic societies, accredited museums, archives and tourism organizations• Successfully supervise interpretive staff and administer yearly employee performance appraisals• Successfully train interpretive guides on Cherokee history and culture• Assist with creation of educational materials regarding Cherokee history and culture for Oklahoma teachers to utilize in their classrooms• Successfully organize and plan living history events and programs• Conduct media interviews with local and regional television, radio, and newspapers

Fort Smith National Historic Site

• Research, develop and present interpretive and living history programs focusing on the Federal Government's policy with Native Americans• Research, develop and present interpretive and living history programs for the general and visiting public and special interest groups, primarily scholars, educators and children• Served on the site's Long Range Interpretive Planning Committee• Extensive handling of historical artifacts and documents• Conduct media interviews and write official press releases for local and regional television, radio and newspapers• Assist authors, historians and scholars with research materials from the site's library and archives

Education record

History, Historical Interpretation

Cherokee Language