DEWEY, Okla. – Cherokee Nation leaders on Feb. 21 signed an agreement with the Cherokee Cultural Community organization in Washington County to bring a Career Services and Human Services satellite office to the community.
The offices for both tribal programs are in the Cherokee Cultural Community’s facility in Dewey at 700 E. Durham Ave.
“The Cherokee Cultural Community organization does a fantastic job of serving Cherokee citizens, families and the communities in and around Washington County through its many programs,” said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. “This partnership between the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Cultural Community organization will allow the tribe to expand opportunities to Cherokee citizens in the area and better serve them, without requiring them to travel greater distances for assistance from these two offices.”
Career Services staff are now onsite at the Dewey satellite office Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Human Services expects to open its satellite office later this spring.
“Anytime we can connect with our Cherokee community groups and work together to better serve our citizens, it’s worthy of looking into,” said Deputy Chief Bryan Warner. “This is one of those win-win opportunities for Cherokee Nation, the CCC organization and our citizens in and around Washington County.”
Cherokee Cultural Community first celebrated the opening of its new community center in Dewey, just outside of Bartlesville, in May 2023. The building was purchased and rehabilitated by the Cherokee Nation under Chief Hoskin and Deputy Chief Warner’s Housing, Jobs & Sustainable Communities Act originally signed in 2019 and expanded in 2022. The Act is providing a total of $150 million toward housing and community efforts.
“I’m so excited to see a new partnership formed between Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Cultural Community. Bringing expanded services to District 12 is always a priority,” said District 12 Councilor Dora Patzkowski.
The Dewey community building is being leased by the Cherokee Cultural Community organization, which is standard practice for community centers owned by the Cherokee Nation across the reservation.
“It’s going to allow for a much better opportunity for the community to be able to access the building and be able to take advantage of having these services in the northern part of the Reservation, where they don’t have to drive as far,” said Cherokee Cultural Community President Cyle Miller. “It’s a win-win for the tribe and for our community group because it’s going to allow so much more access to programs that the Cherokee Nation offers, but so much closer to home.”
For more information on Career Services, call 918-453-5555. For more information on Human Services, call 918-453-5422. More information on both Cherokee Nation programs can also be found online by visiting the “All Services” link at www.cherokee.org.