Recently, the Cherokee Nation held its annual Community & Cultural Outreach Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa, with nearly 900 attendees representing more than 75 CCO participating organizations from across the Cherokee Nation Reservation and the country.

Summer has always been a season of growth, learning and opportunity. Across the Cherokee Nation, hundreds of young people are spending these months building skills, gaining work experience, strengthening their connection to our tribe, and preparing for successful lives.

The North Tulsa Cherokee Community Organization will host weekly language classes on Thursdays at the Community & Cultural Outreach (CCO) community building in North Tulsa, and the North American Fellowship Inc. will host classes on Tuesdays at the CCO community building in…