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Cherokee Nation citizen and veteran WNBA coach Latricia Trammell has been hired as an assistant coach for the Chicago Sky, bringing more than a decade of league experience as the team prepares for the 2026 season.

The series began in 1991, when then-Cherokee Principal Chief Ed Taylor and Mississippi Choctaw Chief Philip Martin worked with coaches Walter Wilson and Willis Tullos to schedule the inaugural game. Originally intended as a friendly exhibition, the annual meeting quickly grew into a cultural exchange as much as a football rivalry