Cherokee Nation announced today that its emergency programs to respond to November’s federal SNAP benefits has delivered nearly $2 million in cash assistance to individuals and non-profits and will conclude at the end of December.

The Cherokee Nation will receive $10 million from the Federal Transit Administration to construct a new state-of-the-art transit facility in Tahlequah.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner recently proposed a plan to target more small business capital to low income and high poverty areas of the tribe’s 7,000 square mile reservation and surrounding counties.

If you live within the Cherokee Nation and see a rural transit vehicle, Cherokee Nation along with some great partners helped make it possible. It is a great investment.