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Cherokee Nation investing $6M for Vinita bridge, road repair project

Mar 29, 2023

Cherokee Nation to honor Cherokee Warrior Flight veterans Wednesday ahead of departure to D.C.

Mar 29, 2023

Cherokee Nation contributes record $7.8M to 109 school districts throughout Northeast Oklahoma

Mar 28, 2023

Cherokee Nation to distribute record funding to more than 100 school districts throughout Northeast Oklahoma

Mar 27, 2023

Cherokee Nation investing $6M for Vinita bridge, road repair project

The Cherokee Nation is investing $6 million into a collaborative bridge replacement and road repair project on County Road 4410 in the City of Vinita.
March 29, 2023

Cherokee Nation to honor Cherokee Warrior Flight veterans Wednesday ahead of departure to D.C.

Mar 29, 2023

Cherokee Nation contributes record $7.8M to 109 school districts throughout Northeast Oklahoma

Mar 28, 2023

Cherokee Nation to distribute record funding to more than 100 school districts throughout Northeast Oklahoma

Mar 27, 2023

Cherokee Nation partners with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Lake Area United Way

Mar 24, 2023
  • Mar 24, 2023

    Progress continues on Indian Road repair project in Cherokee, Sequoyah Counties

    Progress is continuing on extensive repair projects located on Indian Road in Cherokee and Sequoyah Counties. Cherokee Nation is investing nearly $2 million in Tribal Transportation Program funds to expedite the projects, which are tentatively set to be complete in the fall of 2023.
  • Mar 24, 2023

    Cherokee Nation taking applications for its Summer EBT for Children program

    Cherokee Nation is accepting applications for the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children program, which helps families buy nutritious foods during the summer months.
  • Mar 24, 2023

    Easing the food insecurity burden across the Cherokee Nation Reservation

    Cherokee Nation is launching a new opportunity to help Cherokee families get fresh, healthy foods. The tribally owned and operated 1839 Cherokee Meat Co. has now become a SNAP retailer. This USDA-certified meat processing plant is an excellent new source of local, sustainable and healthy meat that is competitively priced.
  • Mar 22, 2023

    Cherokee Nation, AT&T expand wireless connectivity to more Cherokee citizens

    Until now, Cherokee citizens in the community of Kenwood had to drive more than 10 miles to get mobile cell service. This month a new cell tower built by Cherokee Nation in collaboration with AT&T* expands the AT&T 5G network giving the 1,000-member population fast, reliable and secure connectivity.
  • Mar 17, 2023

    Putting more resources toward preservation of historical sites

    The historic sites on our reservation are a testament to the resilience of the Cherokee people, who built thriving new communities from scratch after our removal on the Trail of Tears. Cherokee Nation is committed to celebrating and preserving historically significant sites. 
  • Mar 16, 2023

    Cherokee Nation investing $1.3M into playground equipment, community room upgrades at low-income rental properties

    Cherokee Nation is investing $1.3 million into playground equipment and community room upgrades at its rental housing units across the reservation, hoping to add to Cherokee citizens’ rental experiences and promote healthier outdoor activity for children.
  • Mar 16, 2023

    Cherokee Nation honors three veterans in March

    The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans with the Medal of Patriotism during the Council of the Cherokee Nation meeting on March 13.
  • Mar 14, 2023

    Free ACT Boot Camp offered to Native American students

    Cherokee Nation Foundation is offering a free ACT Boot Camp to Native American students preparing for the national exam. The one-day course will be held on Saturday, April 1, at Carl Albert State College in Sallisaw from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
  • Mar 13, 2023

    Cherokee Nation implements ‘TeamBirth’ initiative to enhance labor, delivery experience for patients

    Cherokee Nation’s W.W. Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah last week became one of the first tribally operated hospitals to launch the new TeamBirth initiative, which is designed to enhance the labor and delivery experience for Cherokee families.
  • Mar 10, 2023

    Collaborations build up Cherokee Nation’s health workforce

    One of the greatest accomplishments of Cherokee Nation has been building the largest health care system in Indian Country. Our world-class facilities receive more than 1.5 million patient visits each year, and we have strategically built health facilities around our 7,000-square-mile reservation so that no Cherokee on the reservation is more than 30 minutes away from care.
  • Mar 09, 2023

    Cherokee Nation Career Services to host series of mobile job fairs

    Cherokee Nation Career Services is partnering with Cherokee Nation Human Resources to host a series of mobile job fairs featuring open positions within the Cherokee Nation.
  • Mar 03, 2023

    Summit will help Cherokee Nation curb rates of domestic violence, strengthen families

    Holding families sacred is a core value of the Cherokee people. One way that we uphold that value at the Cherokee Nation is by making it a high priority to protect our most vulnerable family members. Sadly, domestic violence is still far too frequent on our reservation in northeast Oklahoma, just as it is all over the country.
  • Feb 24, 2023

    Cherokee Nation hold first at-large gathering of the year in Florida

    The Cherokee Nation held its first at-large community gathering of the year, meeting with hundreds of Cherokee citizens in central Florida during a visit to Lakeland on February 11.
  • Feb 24, 2023

    Cherokee Nation wins national honor for financial transparency

    Cherokee Nation is trusted with dollars to provide services for our citizens, and we take that responsibility extremely seriously. Essential services like housing, health care, elder support and economic development depend on it. Whether our funding comes from tax revenue, federal grants and set-asides, or business profits, we track each dollar carefully to do the most good for Cherokees.
  • Feb 23, 2023

    Cherokee Nation hosting ‘Families are Sacred Summit’ April 18-20

    The summit will provide comprehensive training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, court staff, emergency medical service workers, health care providers, advocates and others who are involved in addressing domestic violence issues in Oklahoma.
  • Feb 22, 2023

    Cherokee Nation earns top financial reporting awards

    For the 21st straight year, Cherokee Nation has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association.
  • Feb 21, 2023

    Cherokee Nation reaches 450,000 Cherokee citizens

    This week the Cherokee Nation’s Registration Department enrolled its 450,000th tribal citizen. The Cherokee Nation stands as the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States and has processed a record number of citizen applications since COVID-19.
  • Feb 20, 2023

    Cherokee Nation elected leaders to visit state capitol for 'Cherokee Nation Day'

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, the Council of the Cherokee Nation and other tribal leaders will meet with state lawmakers on Tuesday during Cherokee Nation Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol to discuss the tribe’s legislative priorities.
  • Feb 17, 2023

    Looking for win-win solutions at the Oklahoma Legislature

    Our tribe has a constructive relationship with a large majority of state and local leaders in Oklahoma. We know that a strong Cherokee Nation and a strong Oklahoma go hand in hand.
  • Feb 16, 2023

    Cherokee Nation breaks ground on new housing neighborhood for Cherokee families

    Leaders from the Cherokee Nation, Cherokee Nation Businesses and the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation gathered to officially break ground Thursday on a 23-acre housing addition in Tahlequah named the Cherokee ᎦᎵᏦᏕ (Galitsode) Subdivision, which will be home to dozens of Cherokee families when complete.
  • Feb 15, 2023

    Cherokee Nation honors three veterans in February

    The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans with the Medal of Patriotism during the February meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation on Feb. 13.
  • Feb 15, 2023

    Cherokee Nation to break ground on new housing neighborhood in Tahlequah

    Leaders from the Cherokee Nation, Cherokee Nation Businesses, and Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation will officially break ground on 24 new homes for Cherokee families to be built on approximately 23 acres of land in Tahlequah.
  • Feb 15, 2023

    Chief Hoskin issues statement on Indian Country income tax exemption in Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission case

    I wholeheartedly support Cherokee Nation Attorney General Sara Hill’s filing of an amicus brief in the Oklahoma Supreme Court opposing the State of Oklahoma’s imposition of state personal income tax of a tribal citizen who lives and works within a reservation in Stroble vs. Oklahoma Tax Commission.
  • Feb 14, 2023

    Cherokee Nation completes four health center construction projects that add key services, expand facilities

    Cherokee Nation leaders recently toured four of the tribe’s outpatient health centers where a total investment of $15 million is providing new patient services and expanding existing services and space within the facilities. 
  • Feb 13, 2023

    Cherokee Nation unveils first in-house drug treatment center as part of largest mental health investment in tribe’s history

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner on Monday unveiled the tribe’s first in-house drug treatment center during a ceremony at Three Rivers Health Center. The $18 million, 17,000-square-foot treatment center will be located in the Park Hill area of Tahlequah with construction set to start this year.
  • Feb 10, 2023

    Cherokee Nation to unveil first in-house drug treatment center

    The Cherokee Nation will unveil renderings of the first tribally-operated addiction treatment center to be built in Tahlequah using millions of dollars from the tribe's opioid settlement funds.
  • Feb 10, 2023

    Farm Bill efforts critical to Indian Country agriculture producers

    We all depend on farmers, ranchers and those who support them to bring food and other essential agricultural products to our tables and homes. At the Cherokee Nation, we are especially mindful that without food sovereignty, all other aspects of our sovereignty will be at risk.
  • Feb 07, 2023

    Cherokee Nation breaks ground on $10M Career Readiness Campus

    Cherokee Nation leaders gathered Tuesday afternoon to officially break ground on a $10 million, state-of-the-art Career Readiness Campus southwest of Tahlequah.
  • Feb 06, 2023

    Cherokee Nation to break ground on $10M Career Readiness Campus

    Cherokee Nation leaders will break ground on the tribe’s $10 million Career Readiness Campus Tuesday. Renderings of the facility will also be on display.
  • Feb 03, 2023

    Cherokee Nation extends deadline for $1.6M in CCO community organization Community Impact Grants to Feb. 28

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner this week announced an extension of the tribe’s Community Impact Grant program for organizations that participate with the tribe’s Community and Cultural Outreach programs.
  • Feb 03, 2023

    Cherokee Nation receives $200K grant to improve safety of Tahlequah intersection

    The Cherokee Nation is being awarded $200,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund. The grant will be used for Phase I of the Grand View Intersection Safety Project in Tahlequah.
  • Feb 03, 2023

    With new addiction center, Cherokee Nation brings justice for victims of the opioid epidemic

    Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and I proposed, and the Council of the Cherokee Nation approved, a new law that earmarks more than $100 million for drug addiction services, staff, programs and facilities across the 14-county reservation. This marks the largest mental health investment toward behavioral health in the tribe’s history.
  • Jan 30, 2023

    Cherokee Nation to offer free tax preparation service beginning Feb. 1

    Beginning Feb. 1, the Cherokee Nation will offer its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program to help eligible families prepare to file their 2022 state and federal income tax forms for free.
  • Jan 27, 2023

    Investments in local Boys & Girls Clubs can help shape youth in northeast Oklahoma

    Cherokee Nation is infusing the Boys & Girls Club programs with a historic $5 million investment over the next two years. The donation will help with capital projects, food security programs and grants to offer more services throughout the year, including holidays and the summer months.
  • Jan 24, 2023

    Cherokee Nation opens new Harm Reduction Program

    The Cherokee Nation is taking more innovative steps to address the opioid epidemic across the Cherokee Nation Reservation, opening the new Cherokee Nation Harm Reduction Program in Tahlequah.
  • Jan 23, 2023

    Cherokee Nation pledges $5M to help local Boys & Girls Clubs expand programs, address food insecurity

    Cherokee Nation leaders met with 100 representatives of local Boys & Girls Clubs on Monday as Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner unveiled plans to invest an additional $5 million into Boys & Girls Club programs over the next two years.
  • Jan 20, 2023

    Building needed infrastructure and housing across the Cherokee Nation Reservation

    As a sovereign government, the Cherokee Nation is aggressively building new homes, constructing new community centers, making broadband more accessible, and creating safer roads, bridges and water systems. We try to prioritize projects that will improve living standards and pay off with long-term economic growth, as well as create high-quality construction jobs.
  • Jan 18, 2023

    Cherokee Nation honors three veterans in January

    The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans with the Medal of Patriotism during the January meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation.
  • Jan 17, 2023

    Chief Hoskin Receives Key to the City of Muskogee at MLK Day Parade, Celebration

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. was presented the Key to the City of Muskogee during the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade & Celebration on Monday, Jan. 16.
  • Jan 13, 2023

    Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner propose largest mental health investment in tribe’s history

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner are proposing new legislation that would commit over $100 million for addiction treatment facilities, new treatment programs, a scholarship endowment, and other initiatives using settlement funds from the tribe’s opioid and e-cigarette settlements.
  • Jan 13, 2023

    New federal laws will enhance and advance language revitalization

    I am extremely proud that one of the first bills that President Joe Biden signed into law in 2023 was the Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act. 
  • Jan 11, 2023

    CNF hosting free ACT Prep workshop Feb. 4

    Native students preparing for the national ACT exam can now register for a free virtual workshop hosted by Cherokee Nation Foundation.
  • Jan 11, 2023

    Cherokee Nation ‘Free Phoenix for All Program’ automatically including Cherokee elders 65-plus

    The Cherokee Nation is partnering with the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper to automatically extend the “Free Phoenix for All Program” to Cherokee households with at least one citizen age 65 or older.
  • Jan 10, 2023

    Cherokee Nation Awarded Primary Stroke Center Certification

    Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital is now Primary Stroke Center Certified, a designation meaning the tribe has the health staff and resources dedicated to the prevention and treatment of strokes.
  • Jan 06, 2023

    Cherokee Nation leaders visit construction site of future Illinois River Area Community Organization community building

    Cherokee Nation leaders met with members of the Illinois River Area Community Organization on Thursday, Jan. 5, and celebrated the early stages of construction for a multipurpose community building near the Illinois River.
  • Jan 06, 2023

    New shelter will be a beacon in the storm for people escaping domestic abuse

    We recently opened a new Cherokee Nation-led domestic violence center in Adair County which will immediately help families and children who are suffering at the hands of abusers. Our hope is that this shelter can break cycles of violence for our citizens and enable them to rebuild their lives.
  • Dec 29, 2022

    Chief Hoskin names former Chief of Staff Enlow as Executive Director of Cherokee Nation Housing Programs, Senior Advisor

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has named his former Chief of Staff, Todd Enlow, as Executive Director of Housing Programs. Enlow, of Tahlequah, will oversee the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation in his new role and will also serve as the Hoskin administration’s senior advisor.
  • Dec 20, 2022

    Cherokee Nation opens new domestic violence shelter

    The Cherokee Nation celebrated the opening of a new domestic violence shelter in Stilwell on Tuesday, Dec. 20, to help families and children who suffer at the hands of violence.
  • Dec 20, 2022

    Cherokee Nation pledges $50K to United Way

    Cherokee Nation and its businesses recently presented a $50,000 check to the Tulsa Area United Way to help wrap up the agency’s 2022 fall fundraising campaign. Through annual contributions and employee volunteers, the tribe has supported the nonprofit organization’s mission to improve lives and build stronger communities since 2013.
  • Dec 19, 2022

    Cherokee Nation to Open Domestic Violence Shelter

    The Cherokee Nation will celebrate the opening of a new domestic violence shelter in Stilwell to help families and children who suffer from abuse.
  • Dec 16, 2022

    Increasing access to affordable housing in Cherokee Nation

    We have housing a major priority across the Cherokee Nation Reservation, with multiple initiatives to ensure Cherokee families have an affordable place to live and thrive.
  • Dec 14, 2022

    Cherokee Nation provides $500K to Roland for water tower upgrades

    Cherokee Nation leaders met with Roland officials on Friday, Dec. 9, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for a $500,000 project that aims to provide better water storage and capacity in the city. 
  • Dec 14, 2022

    Secretary of State Glory-Jordan named to HUD's historic Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has named Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Tina Glory-Jordan as a member of the first-ever Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee.
  • Dec 13, 2022

    Cherokee Nation contributes $500K to Gans to bolster community’s water infrastructure

    The Cherokee Nation is contributing $500,000 to the Town of Gans to help significantly bolster the town’s water infrastructure needs and make a positive impact in the community for generations.
  • Dec 13, 2022

    Cherokee Nation breaks ground on new walking trail at Three Rivers Health Center in Muskogee

    Cherokee Nation officials gathered Dec. 8 to break ground on a new walking trail at the tribe’s Three Rivers Health Center in Muskogee as part of the Cherokee Nation Public Health and Wellness Fund Act signed by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. last year.
  • Dec 12, 2022

    Cherokee Nation, Jay Public Schools sign agreement allowing tribe to build homes on 10 acres of acquired school property

    The Cherokee Nation is partnering with Jay Public Schools to acquire 10 acres of school property to build affordable homes for tribal citizens.
  • Dec 09, 2022

    Cherokee Nation holds dedication ceremony for J.W. Sam-Gadusi building in Catoosa

    The Cherokee Nation this week officially dedicated its J.W. Sam-Gadusi building in Catoosa. The facility will house satellite offices for Cherokee Nation Career Services and Cherokee Nation Human Services and will be used by the local Cherokee community group as well.
  • Dec 09, 2022

    Investing in parents, families and excellent care for the next generation of Cherokees

    From individual Cherokee families to the whole Cherokee Nation, keeping children safe is our most essential responsibility. That’s why Cherokee Nation is launching a number of major initiatives to help our families and child care providers. 
  • Dec 08, 2022

    Cherokee Nation, Tulsa County officials celebrate completion of $2.1M bridge replacement project

    Cherokee Nation leaders joined Tulsa County officials to cut the ribbon on a $2.1 million bridge replacement project on Tuesday, Dec. 6, in Collinsville. 
  • Dec 02, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Starts Construction on $4M Housing Project in Tahlequah

    The Cherokee Nation turned dirt Friday to begin construction on $4 million new duplexes for low-income Cherokee families that will replace ones built in 1969.
  • Dec 02, 2022

    Cherokee Nation opens Eighth Food Distribution Center in Vinita

    The Cherokee Nation celebrated the opening of its eighth food distribution center on Friday in Vinita. The 6,000-square-foot facility, built with the tribe’s Respond, Recover, Rebuild funds during COVID-19, will house several offices, a teaching kitchen and a grocery store component that will provide Native American families with healthy foods each month.
  • Dec 02, 2022

    Holding the U.S. Government to its word and fulfilling a promised treaty right

    Two years ago, I called on the U.S. to finally fulfill a commitment made in that treaty by seating a Cherokee Nation delegate in Congress, and I nominated Kim Teehee for the role. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives finally held a historic hearing on this matter.
  • Nov 29, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner detail newest efforts to address childcare needs across Cherokee Nation Reservation

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, and members of the Cherokee Nation Early Childhood Task Force met recently to discuss a number of major early childcare initiatives in response to the task force analyzing childcare needs within the reservation. 
  • Nov 29, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief to speak at White House Tribal Nations Summit

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. will speak as a panelist Wednesday morning at the White House Tribal Nations Summit at the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.
  • Nov 23, 2022

    Cherokee Nation honors three veterans in November

    The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans with the Medal of Patriotism during the November meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation.
  • Nov 22, 2022

    Cherokee Nation receives national Indian Health Service awards

    Cherokee Nation Health Services was recently honored as the recipient of two national Indian Health Service awards, including the Pandemic Heroism Award for its COVID-19 Task Force and the Director’s Customer Service Award for the tribe’s efforts through the Pandemic Vaccine Task Force.
  • Nov 17, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Elder Summit returns with emphasis on protecting Cherokee elders

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced Thursday the tribe is earmarking $3 million to better protect Cherokee elders from fraud and elder abuse.
  • Nov 17, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Foundation further expands test prep offerings to support future educators

    Cherokee Nation Foundation has further expanded its test prep offerings in an effort to best support Native students. CNF currently offers virtual workshops for the ACT, preliminary SAT, SAT and GRE.
  • Nov 16, 2022

    Following the Historic Rules Committee Hearing, Cherokee Nation Calls for House to Take Action and Seat the Treaty-Mandated Delegate

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. is calling for the U.S. House of Representatives to live up to the United States’ commitment in the 1835 Treaty of New Echota and seat the Cherokee Nation’s delegate.
  • Nov 16, 2022

    Chief Hoskin issues statement ahead of congressional hearing on Cherokee Delegate

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has issued a statement regarding today's congressional hearing on the efforts to seat Cherokee Nation Delegate to Congress Kim Teehee in the U.S House of Representatives.
  • Nov 14, 2022

    Council approves funding for ‘Patient Experience’ team

    The Council of the Cherokee Nation approved a proposal by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner Monday to create three new ‘patient experience’ positions to help citizens better navigate the tribe’s expansive health system.
  • Nov 11, 2022

    Diabetes efforts saving lives within Cherokee Nation

    At Cherokee Nation and across America, we recognize November as Diabetes Awareness Month. An estimated one in 10 Americans has diabetes. In Indian Country, the numbers are even higher, with more than one in six of the adult population affected. 
  • Nov 09, 2022

    Cherokee Nation seventh annual Cherokee Warrior Flight departs Thursday

    The Cherokee Nation’s seventh annual Cherokee Warrior Flight departs Thursday for Washington, D.C., with 14 veterans who served during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War or Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • Nov 09, 2022

    Statement from Chief Hoskin regarding congressional hearing on Cherokee Delegate

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. issues a statement regarding next week's congressional hearing on the efforts to seat Cherokee Nation Delegate to Congress Kim Teehee in the U.S House of Representatives
  • Nov 09, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief, delegation attend US Supreme Court arguments in ICWA case

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Attorney General Chrissi Nimmo, Secretary of State Tina Glory Jordan and Delegate to Congress Kim Teehee listened to oral arguments in Brackeen v Haaland before the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday.
  • Nov 08, 2022

    Cherokee Nation honors certified Indian-owned businesses of 2022

    The Cherokee Nation honored hundreds of Native-owned businesses during the tribe’s annual TERO Certified Indian Owned Business Awards Banquet Tuesday, Nov. 2 at the Chota Conference Center.
  • Nov 08, 2022

    Cherokee Nation celebrates grand opening of Stilwell Tag Office

    Cherokee Nation officials gathered with Adair County leaders to cut the ribbon Monday afternoon and celebrate the grand opening of the tribe’s new $2.5 million, 4,000-square-foot Stilwell Cherokee Nation Tag Office.
  • Nov 04, 2022

    Cherokee Nation cares for tribal lands

    In close collaboration with Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, the Council of the Cherokee Nation and our Secretary of Natural Resources Chad Harsha, I have worked to be a responsible steward of Cherokee land, balancing acquisition, development and conservation.
  • Nov 03, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Foundation opens scholarship opportunities for 2023-24 academic year

    The Cherokee Nation Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2023-24 academic year. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 2023.
  • Nov 01, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Angel Project, Elder Angel Project accepting applications

    The Cherokee Nation is now accepting applications for its annual Elder Angel Project, which provides Christmas gifts to Cherokee elders.
  • Oct 28, 2022

    Cherokee Nation unveils architectural renderings of new Head Start buildings

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner this week unveiled architectural renderings for the Cherokee Nation’s planned Head Start facilities as part of Head Start Awareness Month in October.
  • Oct 28, 2022

    Food production brings freedom, security and economic boost to Cherokee Nation

    For the Cherokee people and for people everywhere, true freedom is impossible without control over our own food supply. Tribal nations have long suffered the ill effects of being pushed out of our lands, denied our well-developed traditional strategies for food production, and forced to rely on outside sources for the food we consume.
  • Oct 27, 2022

    Cherokee Nation breaks ground on new park near Sallisaw

    Cherokee Nation officials gathered today to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Cherokee Nation Park near Sallisaw, located on the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir.
  • Oct 21, 2022

    Expanding broadband access connects the Cherokee past and future

    Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and I have been working diligently on a long-term goal to ensure that all of our citizens, including those in our most rural communities in northeast Oklahoma, can still get the latest and greatest technology. 
  • Oct 21, 2022

    CNF connecting students to scholarship opportunities with Indian Health Service

    Cherokee Nation Foundation is hosting an informative webinar for Cherokee students interested in pursuing a career in the medical field.
  • Oct 14, 2022

    Cherokee Nation provides Hulbert Cherokee Community Organization with solar panel roof for renewable energy source

    The Cherokee Nation is providing an eco-friendly boost to the Hulbert Cherokee Community Association through the installation of rooftop solar panels on the community organization’s building.
  • Oct 14, 2022

    Voting more critical than ever for Cherokees, Oklahomans

    I encourage all Cherokees to vote, either by going to the polls on November 8 or by voting early or absentee. This election is one of the most important elections that we have faced as Native Americans in the state of Oklahoma. 
  • Oct 13, 2022

    Cherokee Nation receives $34M federal grant to build broadband access in unserved Cherokee communities

    The Cherokee Nation has been awarded a $34 million federal grant through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, part of the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that has so far provided a total of more than $1.3 billion to tribal entities.
  • Oct 12, 2022

    Chief Hoskin signs Cherokee Artist Recovery Act into law, sets aside $3M to support tribe’s artists through 2024

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. officially signed into law the Cherokee Artist Recovery Act of 2022 Wednesday morning, setting aside $3 million through 2024 to address the adverse economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Cherokee artists.
  • Oct 11, 2022

    Chief Hoskin to sign 'Artist Recovery Act' into law

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. will sign the Artist Recovery Act of 2022 on Wednesday, October 12 at 11 a.m. under the Peace Pavilion in Tahlequah. 
  • Oct 11, 2022

    Leaders of state’s largest tribal nations endorse Joy Hofmeister for Oklahoma Governor

    Leaders of the five largest tribes in Oklahoma announced today they officially endorse State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister as Oklahoma’s next Governor, citing her respect for tribal sovereignty and her commitment to work with the state’s nearly 40 federally recognized tribes for the betterment of all Oklahomans.
  • Oct 09, 2022

    Inter-Tribal Council Approves Resolutions on HB1775, ICWA, Telehealth, Hunting & Fishing

    The Council approved a resolution calling on the Oklahoma Legislature to repeal House Bill 1775, which had the stated intent of prohibiting educational curriculum or activities that imply any individual should feel discomfort on account of his or her race or sex, among other provisions.
  • Oct 06, 2022

    Cherokee Nation receiving $1.9M grant to help address opioid overdose epidemic, support Cherokees in recovery

    The Cherokee Nation will receive a $1.9M Tribal Opioid Response Grant to help address the opioid overdose epidemic and support Cherokees in recovery. The White House recently announced that $1.5 billion was awarded to support states, tribes, and territories’ efforts to address the opioid crisis and support individuals in recovery.
  • Sep 30, 2022

    Chief Hoskin signs ‘Cherokee Family Protection and Violence Against Women Act’ into law

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner gathered with members of the Council of the Cherokee Nation and tribal employees to officially sign into law the Cherokee Nation Family Protection and Violence Against Women Act Friday morning in Tahlequah.
  • Sep 30, 2022

    Cherokee Nation to kick off NCAI Sovereignty Run

    The Cherokee Nation will kick off the 20th Anniversary Sovereignty Run hosted by the National Congress of American Indians and Bright Path Strong, beginning at the Cherokee Nation Reservation on Oct. 3, and eventually ending in Sacramento, California on Oct. 31. 
  • Sep 30, 2022

    Cherokee Nation calendar of events for October

    Cherokee Nation will host several events in the month of October, including an art market, two meetings for at-large citizens in California, and the grand opening of the Anna Mitchell Cultural & Welcome Center in Vinita.
  • Sep 30, 2022

    Free Phoenix newspaper subscription available to Cherokees

    Informed citizens are crucial for Cherokee democracy. The Cherokee Nation best serves the Cherokee people when we have open and transparent communication and when citizens can access truthful information about what their government is doing. Besides, Cherokees have an inherent right to monitor their tribal government.
  • Sep 28, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Attends White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. joined dozens of national leaders today for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. The event hosted by President Joe Biden was the first of its kind in more than 50 years to bring government leaders, including tribal leaders, academics and activists together to achieve ending hunger and reducing diet-related diseases in the United States by 2030. 
  • Sep 27, 2022

    Cherokee Nation again providing free, one-year Cherokee Phoenix subscription to citizens opting in on Gadugi Portal

    The Cherokee Nation is once again partnering with the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper to provide a free, one-year subscription to Cherokee Nation citizens who opt into the program through the tribe’s online Gadugi Portal system.
  • Sep 23, 2022

    Cherokee Nation partnering with AmeriCorps to hire tutors at Head Starts across the reservation

    The Cherokee Nation is now accepting applications for tutor positions at several Cherokee Nation Early Head Start and Head Start programs throughout the 14-county reservation. This program is in partnership and funded through AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. 
  • Sep 23, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Foundation expands college prep offerings

    Native students preparing for national entrance exams just got a hand up with expanded college prep workshops offered by Cherokee Nation Foundation. The foundation is reaching even more students by offering its first Preliminary SAT workshop on Oct. 11.
  • Sep 23, 2022

    Cherokee Artist Recovery Act: A “New Deal” for Cherokee Creativity

    This week, drawing some inspiration from the New Deal era Federal Art Project, Deputy Chief Warner and I proposed to the Council the Cherokee Artist Recovery Act (ARA). After three years that saw art galleries close, art classes postponed, art markets go virtual and the buying power of art patrons shrink, Cherokee artists deserve a boost.
  • Sep 22, 2022

    ‘Cherokee Artist Recovery Act of 2022’ proposed by Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner are proposing the Cherokee Artist Recovery Act of 2022 to address the adverse economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Cherokee artists by purchasing their art and providing more opportunities for artists to teach others over the next two years.
  • Sep 22, 2022

    Cherokee Nation announces wage increase for tribal and business employees

    Cherokee Nation and its business arm today announced plans to increase starting wages for most hourly employees working within the tribe and its businesses.
  • Sep 20, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief, Deputy Chief Sign Amended ‘Career Readiness Act’ to build $10M Career Campus

    The Career Readiness Act legislation will infuse $10 million to start building a new Career Readiness Campus on Highway 62 in Tahlequah and help train thousands of Cherokees in career trade programs while expanding overall funding for the program.
  • Sep 16, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Honors Three Veterans in September

    The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans with the Medal of Patriotism during the September meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation. 
  • Sep 16, 2022

    Cherokee Nation’s proposed VAWA law will better protect families from violence

    The Cherokee Family Protection and Violence Against Women Act will help protect families and the most vulnerable citizens – women, children and men – across the Cherokee Nation Reservation. It expands our criminal codes and provides more ways to help victims of domestic violence within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. It deepens our commitment to supporting victims of violence and protecting the mental, physical and spiritual well-being of our citizens.
  • Sep 14, 2022

    Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner propose 'Cherokee Family Protection and Violence Against Women Act'

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner are proposing the Cherokee Nation Family Protection and Violence Against Women Act as part of their administration’s historic and ongoing efforts to protect Cherokee families by safeguarding their mental, physical and spiritual well-being.
  • Sep 12, 2022

    Cherokee Nation passes $3.5B budget, largest in tribe’s history

    The Cherokee Nation on Monday passed a $3.5 billion budget, the largest operating budget in the tribe’s history. The Council of the Cherokee Nation approved the Fiscal Year 2023 General Operating Budget of more than $2.98 billion and a capital investment budget of more than $569 million during Monday night’s Council meeting.
  • Sep 09, 2022

    Record budget will keep northeast Oklahoma safer, more secure

    The largest, most comprehensive budget in the history of the Cherokee Nation will improve lives both for Cherokees and non-Cherokees across our 7,000-square-mile reservation in northeast Oklahoma. In the coming fiscal year, we will distribute more than $3.5 billion into more and better services for Cherokee citizens. This landmark budget includes significant increases to the programs that help Cherokee families become happier, healthier and stronger.
  • Sep 03, 2022

    Chief Hoskin delivers State of the Nation address, emphasizing ‘strength comes from the people’

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. spoke to thousands of Cherokee citizens and guests from the heart of the tribe’s capital city Saturday morning for his fourth State of the Nation address, emphasizing the strength of the tribe and its more than 430,000 citizens who live on the Cherokee Nation Reservation and around the world.
  • Sep 02, 2022

    Cherokee Nation honors citizens, community groups for leadership, statesmanship, patriotism

    Cherokee Nation leaders honored six tribal citizens and three Cherokee community organizations during the Cherokee National Holiday Awards Banquet Thursday night, part of the 70th annual Cherokee National Holiday.
  • Aug 26, 2022

    Cherokee Nation and CNB workers deserve progressive family leave plan

    In collaboration with Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and the Council of the Cherokee Nation, we recently launched a new family leave policy that provides paid time off to all full-time employees with Cherokee Nation and CNB for the birth of a child or an adoption through the tribe’s Indian Child Welfare Department.
  • Aug 25, 2022

    Cherokee Nation, IHS partner to bring over $11.8M in safe water infrastructure to 1,400 homes

    The Cherokee Nation is partnering with Indian Health Service to bring more than $11.8 million in safe water infrastructure and sewage upgrades to 1,400 homes across the Cherokee Nation Reservation.
  • Aug 25, 2022

    Forbes names Cherokee Nation among Top 10 Best Employers in Oklahoma

    The honor marks the first time the Cherokee Nation tribal government has been recognized by Forbes as among Oklahoma’s most successful employers and best places to work in the state. The prestigious award was announced this week by Forbes and Statista Inc., and Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. celebrated the recognition Thursday with employees.
  • Aug 24, 2022

    Cherokee Nation cuts ribbon on new Catoosa Tag Office

    Cherokee Nation cut the ribbon Wednesday afternoon and celebrated the grand opening of a new Catoosa Tag Office. The tribe broke ground on the new facility located at 400 N. 161st E. Avenue in 2020. The new space is approximately 5,100 square feet, has a larger lobby than the previous facility, along with more parking and a total of 12 service windows, two of which are accessible for those with disabilities.
  • Aug 22, 2022

    Cherokee Nation honors three veterans in August

    The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans with the Medal of Patriotism during the August meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation.
  • Aug 22, 2022

    Cherokee Nation uses innovative method to replace bridge washed out by catastrophic flooding

    The Cherokee Nation is using a new and innovative method to replace a bridge near the W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex on Bald Hill Road that was damaged during catastrophic flooding in May.
  • Aug 19, 2022

    Cherokee Nation signs $2M agreement with USDA Heirs’ Property Relending Program

    The Cherokee Nation signed a $2 million loan agreement with the USDA on Tuesday as part of the USDA Heirs’ Property Relending Program. The USDA made the $2 million loan available to Cherokee Nation to relend to Cherokee citizens who are heirs to farmland and need help resolving ownership and succession issues.
  • Aug 18, 2022

    Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner create policy providing all employees with paid leave for birth, adoption of child

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner today announced the creation of a new family leave policy providing all qualifying parents who work fulltime for Cherokee Nation with paid time off for the birth of a child or adoption through the tribe’s Indian Child Welfare department. 
  • Aug 18, 2022

    New grant dollars will help grow grassroots community organizations

    Our tribal government is dedicated to supporting these grassroots efforts. Recently, at the CCO annual conference, Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and I announced a plan to expand our highly successful Community Impact grants. The $1.675 million infusion into the Community Impact grant program will further the important work these groups do day in and day out.
  • Aug 16, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Wildlife Conservation to host second annual controlled deer hunts

    The Cherokee Nation Wildlife Conservation department is hosting its second annual controlled hunts this fall on preserve land in Sequoyah County. The controlled hunts are not subject to any residency requirement and applications are open to all Cherokee Nation citizens.
  • Aug 16, 2022

    Chief Hoskin, Speaker Shambaugh urge Cherokee citizens to vote in upcoming state, federal elections

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Speaker of the Council Mike Shambaugh encouraged Cherokee citizens to be engaged and to vote in the 2022 elections during the monthly Council of the Cherokee Nation meeting held Monday night.
  • Aug 15, 2022

    Cherokee Nation connects hundreds of dislocated workers to stable employment through U.S. Department of Labor grant

    The Cherokee Nation has provided more than 265 displaced workers with stable employment during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to millions from a U.S. Department of Labor grant and new programs the tribe started to create more jobs.
  • Aug 12, 2022

    Cherokee Nation to host at-large meeting in Oklahoma City

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., First Lady January Hoskin, Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, At-large Council of the Cherokee Nation members Julia Coates and Johnny Kidwell, and other special guests will hold a community gathering for Cherokee Nation citizens living in the metro Oklahoma City area on August 13.
  • Aug 12, 2022

    Cherokee Nation temporarily reopening Clothes for Kids program to help those who missed initial deadline

    The Cherokee Nation is temporarily reopening its Clothes for Kids assistance program to help thousands of Cherokee youth who missed the initial deadline or whose citizenship application was processed after the initial deadline.
  • Aug 10, 2022

    Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner propose $10M ‘Career Readiness’ campus

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner are proposing the construction of a new “Career Readiness” campus in Tahlequah, part of an expansion of the historic Career Readiness Act signed in 2019.
  • Aug 09, 2022

    Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner announce over $1.6 million in Community Impact Grants

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner this week announced a new $1.675 million Community Impact Grant program for the tribe’s nearly 70 affiliated non-profit organizations across the reservation and across the United States.
  • Aug 09, 2022

    Students begin preparing for national ACT exam

    Native students preparing for the national ACT exam can now register for a free virtual workshop hosted by Cherokee Nation Foundation. The Aug. 27 workshop is hosted in partnership with Testing With Success for Native students in grades 9-12, with preference given to Cherokee Nation citizens.
  • Aug 08, 2022

    Cherokee Nation launches innovative Speaker Services Program

    The Speaker Services program is under Cherokee Nation’s Language Department and now has dedicated staff-- four crews with workers that also speak Cherokee--that go out daily helping with everyday basic needs from installing wheel-chair ramps, new roofs to accessing hearing aids and medical devices.
  • Aug 05, 2022

    Cherokee Nation celebrates $2M investment in mobile MRI technology

    The purchase of a new mobile MRI unit for Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital is part of an overall investment in diagnostic imaging totaling more than $6 million across the tribe’s Health Services system.
  • Aug 05, 2022

    Relief program developed for Cherokee-owned ranches impacted by drought

    The million-dollar “Relief for Cherokee Ranchers” program will serve up to 2,000 ranchers.
  • Aug 03, 2022

    Cherokee Nation celebrates opening of Career Services Wagoner satellite office

     The new office is located at 109 N. Casaver in downtown Wagoner near the county courthouse.
  • Aug 02, 2022

    Little Cherokee Ambassadors Competition application deadline extended

    Applications accepted thru 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12.
  • Aug 01, 2022

    Cherokee Nation announces $1M relief program for Cherokee ranchers

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner announced a $1 million relief program to help Cherokee ranchers.The “Relief for Cherokee Ranchers” program will support Cherokee Ranchers in the Cherokee Nation Reservation with the hay shortage during the current irregular drought.
  • Jul 29, 2022

    Rita Bunch named Sequoyah High School Superintendent

    Bunch, of the Peavine community in Adair County, has worked more than 40 years in education, formerly serving as Watts Public School and Zion Public School Superintendent, among other roles.
  • Jul 29, 2022

    Cherokee Nation calendar of events for August

    Cherokee Nation will host several events in the month of August, including traditional games demonstrations, a stickball tournament, and three meetings for at-large citizens.
  • Jul 29, 2022

    Help available for Cherokee homeowners facing hardship due to pandemic

    To help make sure Cherokee families can stay in their homes, the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation is expanding the tribe’s Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) program.
  • Jul 28, 2022

    Chief Hoskin signs Executive Order Safeguarding Employee Privacy

    Action calls for full review of employee privacy laws, flags “a right to know” when personal information is requested.
  • Jul 27, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Chief Gives Testimony to Congress on Freedmen

    The Cherokee Nation currently has about 11,800 citizens of Freedmen descent enrolled in the tribe. A 2017 federal court ruling in Cherokee Nation V. Nash, determined Freedmen citizens have full rights as Cherokee citizens based on the Treaty of 1866.
  • Jul 26, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Homeowner Assistance Fund helping citizens facing financial hardship due to COVID-19

    The Homeowner Assistance Fund will be available to eligible mortgage holders while funds last, which is estimated to be through 2026.
  • Jul 25, 2022

    Cherokee Nation construction recruitment events connecting businesses, contractors to unprecedented number of projects

    The Cherokee Nation is hosting a series of seven construction recruitment events between July and September to help connect Native and non-Native businesses and contractors to an unprecedented number of tribal building projects ongoing across the 14-county reservation.
  • Jul 22, 2022

    Cherokee Nation leading the way in film and TV industry

    Oklahoma is quickly emerging as one of the most desirable states for filmmaking. We are proud to stand at the forefront of this emerging industry through the efforts of the Cherokee Nation Film Office.
  • Jul 21, 2022

    Cherokee Nation celebrates ‘Charles L. Head Day’ in honor of leader who founded tribe’s ONE FIRE Victim Services

    Cherokee Nation celebrated Charles L. Head Day on Thursday with its annual honoring ceremony in Tahlequah. The event honors the life and legacy of Charles L. Head, the late Cherokee Nation Secretary of State and founder of the tribe’s innovative ONE FIRE Victim Services Department. 
  • Jul 20, 2022

    Cherokee Nation honors three veterans in July

    The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans, including two brothers, with the Medal of Patriotism during the July meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation. 
  • Jul 15, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Begins to Distribute $14.4 million in Emergency Low Income Utility Assistance

    On Friday, Cherokee Nation began distributing its first batch of what will total more than $14 million to utility companies on behalf of 9,600 low-income Cherokee households through a one-time emergency assistance program.
  • Jul 14, 2022

    Medal of Honor Awarded to Cherokee Patriot

    Dwight Birdwell is an American hero and Cherokee Nation patriot. I deeply respect the man for his service to our tribal nation and to our country. 
  • Jul 13, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Names Debra Proctor as ONE FIRE Victim Services Senior Director

    The Cherokee Nation has named Debra Proctor as Senior Director of the tribe’s innovative ONE FIRE Victim Services department, which has helped support and protect approximately 2,000 victims of domestic violence since its inception.
  • Jul 12, 2022

    Council of the Cherokee Nation confirms Derrick Vann as registrar

    The Council of the Cherokee Nation confirmed Derrick Vann as the new registrar of the Cherokee Nation during its monthly council meeting on Monday.
  • Jul 12, 2022

    Cherokee Nation pays off $170M note for Outpatient Health Center a year early

    The Council of the Cherokee Nation approved Monday paying off a $170 million note that helped build the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center a year ahead of its due date.
  • Jul 11, 2022

    Cherokee Nation further expands clothing assistance program to include college, career tech students

    The Cherokee Nation announced it has now expanded its $150 clothing assistance program to include young college and career tech students to help assist with economic barriers.
  • Jul 08, 2022

    183 Years of Cherokee Unity: The Act of Union

    My hope is that as we go about our daily lives as Cherokee Nation citizens, mindful that we disagree from time to time, we reflect on the wisdom of our ancestors.
  • Jul 07, 2022

    Cherokee Nation temporarily expands clothing assistance for all Cherokee children regardless of age, residency or income

    The Cherokee Nation is providing $150 in clothing assistance for every qualifying Cherokee child regardless of age, residency or income, with applications accepted now through 5 pm. on July 29. This marks the first time the program has been available to children under the age of 5 and not enrolled in school.
  • Jul 05, 2022

    Cherokee Nation citizen Dwight Birdwell receives Medal of Honor from President Biden

    Cherokee Nation citizen Dwight Birdwell, 74, is the first Native American to receive the Medal of Honor for his heroic service during the Vietnam War after President Joe Biden awarded him the military’s highest recognition Tuesday at the White House.
  • Jul 01, 2022

    Chief Chat: U.S. Supreme Court Breaks Sacred Vow to Oklahoma Tribal Nations

    The United States Supreme Court’s disconcerting decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta will go down in history as a ruling against legal precedent and the basic principles of federal Indian law.
  • Jun 29, 2022

    Statement from Cherokee Nation Principal Chief on Supreme Court Decision in Oklahoma v. Castro Huerta

    With today’s decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against legal precedent and the basic principles of congressional authority and Indian law. 
  • Jun 20, 2022

    Cherokee Nation celebrates Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center Expansion

    The Cherokee Nation celebrated the completion of a $30 million expansion to the Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center in Stilwell Monday.
  • Jun 19, 2022

    Cherokee Nation to celebrate Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center expansion in Stilwell

    The Cherokee Nation will dedicate an expansion project that will add 80,000 square feet of new space to the Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center in Stilwell on Monday, June 20, 2022. Cherokee Nation poured approximately $30 million into the project.
  • Jun 17, 2022

    Chief Chat: Mankiller legacy for Cherokee Nation lives on in US quarter tribute

    The great Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller is remembered for being a defender, mentor, mother and leader. She demonstrated grit and determination, fought for justice for Native Americans, and inspired us to do more to help ourselves as a people. She made the world better, fairer and more just. 
  • Jun 16, 2022

    Cherokee Nation contributes $1M to Nowata project providing safer, cleaner drinking water to community

    Cherokee Nation is contributing $1 million to help the city of Nowata provide its community with cleaner, safer drinking water by helping fund a new Water System Improvements Plan.
  • Jun 10, 2022

    Chief Chat: Historic agreement gives Cherokee Nation self-governance over transportation projects

    The agreement enables Cherokee Nation to plan and oversee our own road construction and transit projects.
  • Jun 08, 2022

    Cherokee Nation offering in-person sign-up events for low income Emergency Utility Assistance Program

    The Cherokee Nation is hosting a series of in-person sign-up events across the tribe’s reservation this month to help eligible Cherokee citizens apply for the expanded low-income Emergency Utility Assistance Program. The deadline to apply for the program is June 30, 2022.
  • Jun 08, 2022

    US Deputy Secretary of Transportation Polly Trottenberg visits Cherokee Nation to sign historic compact

    The Cherokee Nation welcomed its first visit from U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Polly Trottenberg, the nation’s second highest ranking transportation official, on Tuesday.
  • Jun 03, 2022

    Cherokee Nation extends, expands low income Emergency Utility Assistance Program

    The Cherokee Nation is expanding its low-income Emergency Utility Assistance Program, and extending the deadline to apply to June 30, 2022.
  • Jun 03, 2022

    Chief Chat: Ending “Dark Money” in Cherokee Elections

    The Cherokee people demand transparency. The days of corrupt dark money in Cherokee politics are over.
  • May 27, 2022

    Chief Chat: Vote Against Politicians Who Consider Tribal Sovereignty a “Threat”

    Our sovereignty is in the crosshairs, but Cherokee voters can take a stand in the upcoming Oklahoma primary elections.
  • May 25, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Foundation touts proven success of free ACT Prep workshop, debuts GRE workshop

    Offering free, virtual ACT workshops, CNF has expanded its reach nationwide and is having a direct and proven impact on Native students’ scores.
  • May 24, 2022

    Chief Hoskin signs Cherokee election law reforms to further prohibit ‘dark money’ in tribal politics

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. officially signed Monday a law to reform the tribe’s election code which included strong provisions to prevent dark money from coming into tribal elections.
  • May 23, 2022

    Cherokee Nation contributes total of $476,000 to 136 northeast Oklahoma rural fire departments

    The tribe’s annual contribution helps support volunteer fire departments, which otherwise rely on fundraisers, membership dues and the help of their communities’ residents to maintain their vital operations.
  • May 20, 2022

    Chief Chat: Building up young women for success

    “Man Enough to be a Girl Scout.” That is the call to action, which I proudly support, for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma’s annual campaign encouraging men of our community to uplift young women in all areas that make Girl Scouts great, including STEM, life skills, outdoors experiences and entrepreneurship.
  • May 19, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Councilor Kidwell inducted to Coast Guard ‘Wall of Gallantry’ in Connecticut

    Cherokee Nation at-large Councilor Johnny Jack Kidwell was inducted into the U.S. Coast Guard Officer Candidate School’s Wall of Gallantry in May. Kidwell served for two decades in the U.S. Coast Guard and was honored with a place on the wall for his courage and sacrifices.
  • May 13, 2022

    Chief Chat: New funds support Cherokee foster children and families

    Foster care as we know it has been around since the early 1900s, but Cherokee people have provided a version of “foster care” for much longer. Historically, Cherokee children were raised in a community setting, with every person in a child’s life taking on a specific role to ensure that they grew into a well-rounded Cherokee.
  • May 10, 2022

    Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner announce $500 monthly transition stipend for Cherokee youth ‘aging out’ of foster system

    Cherokee Nation is also providing a one-time COVID-19 impact payment of $1,000 to the tribe’s more than 80 current foster families.
  • May 07, 2022

    Inter-Tribal Council issues statement on Senate candidate Alex Gray's McGirt remarks

    It is disheartening to see a candidate who seeks to represent Oklahoma echoing shameful anti-tribal rhetoric that is altogether based on fearmongering and half-truths. 
  • May 06, 2022

    Cherokee Nation opening applications for low income emergency utility assistance

    The Cherokee Nation is opening applications for emergency utility assistance starting Friday, May 6.
  • May 06, 2022

    Chief Chat: Cherokee Nation achieves domestic violence prevention milestone

    At Cherokee Nation we are committed to creating a safe, caring and supportive workplace. As the employer of choice in the region, we know that safeguarding the mental, physical and spiritual well-being of our staff is important for the entire community.
  • May 05, 2022

    Sequoyah High School names Smith, Turtle, Morgan as 2022 co-valedictorians, salutatorian

    Sequoyah High School has named Conlie Smith and Chenoa Turtle as co-valedictorians and Kelsey Morgan as salutatorian for the graduating class of 2022.
  • May 05, 2022

    Cherokee Nation hires criminal investigator to work MMIP cases

    The Cherokee Nation has hired a criminal investigator who solely works Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons cases.
  • Apr 29, 2022

    Chief Chat: Cherokee Nation reaches historic agreement with National Park Service

    The Cherokee people’s connection to the land and nature has always been central to our way of life. Both to honor our past and to carry on our Cherokee identity long into the future, we must ensure the newest generations have access to traditional plants and know how to use them.
  • Apr 28, 2022

    Cherokee Nation holds first at-large gatherings since beginning of COVID pandemic

    The Cherokee Nation held its first at-large community gatherings since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, meeting with hundreds of Cherokee citizens in Northern California during visits to Bakersfield, Fresno and Napa April 22-24.
  • Apr 27, 2022

    Statement from Cherokee Nation Principal Chief on Supreme Court Arguments in Oklahoma v. Castro Huerta

    Today’s Supreme Court arguments reaffirmed what tribes have said all along: the state of Oklahoma has neither the facts nor the law on its side. 
  • Apr 26, 2022

    Chief Hoskin Speaks at United Nations Public Forum on Indigenous Issues

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., spoke before the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Monday, advocating for the preservation of Indigenous languages including Cherokee and other languages across the globe.
  • Apr 22, 2022

    Cherokee Nation installs new pollinator homes at Cherokee Immersion School, Cherokee speakers’ village

    Cherokee Nation celebrated the installation of more than a dozen new native bee and butterfly houses during visits to the Cherokee Immersion School and the Bonnie Kirk Cherokee speakers village in Tahlequah Tuesday evening.
  • Apr 22, 2022

    Chief Chat: Cherokee Nation resumes face-to-face community meetings

    For almost two years, our tribal government made the hard choice to suspend official in-person gatherings with Cherokee communities. Now that vaccines are widely available and infections have dropped dramatically, the time is right to bring these back. 
  • Apr 21, 2022

    Cherokee Nation recognizes Autism Awareness Month, partners with organization to improve resources for those on autism spectrum

    The Cherokee Nation is contributing funds to the Griffin Promise Autism Clinic and recently announced a partnership with the Pervasive Parenting Center in an effort to launch the Cherokee Nation Autism Initiative.
  • Apr 20, 2022

    Cherokee Nation, National Park Service partner to provide Cherokees access to traditional plants in Buffalo National River Park

    The Cherokee Nation announced Wednesday the tribe is dedicating nearly 1,000 acres of land inside the reservation to protect culturally significant plants, and also signed a separate agreement with the National Park Service to allow Cherokee citizens to gather plants within the Buffalo National River Park in Arkansas for traditional use.
  • Apr 19, 2022

    Cherokee Nation to Sign Historic Agreement with National Park Service

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner will sign Wednesday a first of its kind agreement with the National Park Service to allow Cherokee citizens to gather culturally significant plants within the Buffalo National River Park in Arkansas for traditional use. 
  • Apr 18, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Wings Fitness Program returns to in-person racing after going virtual during pandemic

    Cherokee Nation Public Health is offering a return to in-person racing for members of the Wings Fitness Program after altering its 2020 and 2021 race schedules to be completed virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Apr 15, 2022

    Chief Chat: Investing in public education; investing in northeast Oklahoma’s future

    We support local school districts because Cherokee Nation’s long-term success depends on the next generation of Cherokee children and all children living on our reservation.
  • Apr 14, 2022

    Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner sign revised Public Health, Wellness Act to build drug treatment facilities

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner officially enacted a revised “Public Health and Wellness Fund Act” during a signing ceremony Thursday at the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center in Tahlequah.
  • Apr 12, 2022

    Cherokee Nation announces 2022 Remember the Removal bike ride participants

    Six cyclists from Cherokee Nation will participate in the 2022 Remember the Removal Bike Ride this June, retracing an estimated 950 miles along the northern route of the Trail of Tears by bicycle. This marks the first year for the team to be comprised entirely of Cherokee women.
  • Apr 08, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Citizenship Applications Submitted to Registration by June 1, 2022 still eligible for COVID Assistance Payment through June 1, 2024

    The Cherokee Nation has distributed more than $628 million in the form of $2,000 individual COVID assistance payments since last summer to help Cherokee citizens recover from the pandemic. 
  • Apr 08, 2022

    Chief Chat: Cherokee Nation Foundation expands education opportunities for Cherokees

    Today in Cherokee Nation we provide everything from early childhood education to college and university scholarships. Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner and I are proud that we are able to help more Cherokees than ever on their educational journey.
  • Apr 07, 2022

    Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner propose building drug treatment facilities using initial opioid settlement funds

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner announced Thursday a proposed plan to use the tribe’s initial opioid settlement funds to start constructing drug treatment centers for tribal citizens, as well as increase overall funding for wellness programs.
  • Apr 07, 2022

    CNF preparing students for national ACT exam

    Native students preparing for the national ACT exam can now register for a free virtual workshop hosted by Cherokee Nation Foundation.
  • Apr 06, 2022

    Cherokee Nation contributes record $7.5M to 107 school districts throughout Northeast Oklahoma

    The Cherokee Nation is contributing $7.5 million to 107 school districts as part of the tribe’s annual Public School Appreciation Day initiative. This year’s disbursement is the largest since the tribe began its annual contributions in 2002.
  • Apr 04, 2022

    Cherokee Nation joins tribes to defend public safety and tribal sovereignty in amicus brief filed with Supreme Court

    Today, the Cherokee Nation – alongside the Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee Nation and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma – filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of oral arguments in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta.
  • Apr 04, 2022

    Cherokee Nation investing more than $12M to add services, expand facilities at four tribal health centers

    Cherokee Nation is investing a total of more than $12 million to add new patient services or expand existing services and space at four tribal health centers located across the tribe’s 14-county reservation area.
  • Apr 01, 2022

    Cherokee Nation taking applications for its Summer EBT for Children program

    Cherokee Nation is accepting applications for the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children program, which helps families buy meals during the summer.
  • Apr 01, 2022

    Chief Chat: Community investments will grow a healthier Cherokee Nation

    Too many Cherokees suffer with health conditions that could be exponentially improved with easier access to exercise, healthy food and support for their mental well-being. Within our tribal health system at Cherokee Nation, we know it is much healthier and less expensive to address these issues before they become a medical emergency.
  • Mar 31, 2022

    Chief Hoskin signs landmark $120M legislation to assist hundreds of Cherokee families with affordable housing, home repairs

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. officially signed legislation Thursday afternoon investing a historic $120 million into funding for expansion of affordable housing options, low-income home repairs and other related housing needs for hundreds of Cherokee families across the tribe’s reservation.
  • Mar 30, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Foundation announces record amount of scholarship awards for 2022-23 academic year

    Cherokee Nation Foundation announced today it is awarding more than $400,000 in scholarships to Cherokee students for the 2022-23 academic year.
  • Mar 29, 2022

    Cherokee Nation to Build $16M childcare center in Pryor

    Cherokee Nation is partnering with MidAmerica Industrial Park after donating land for the tribe to build and operate a $16 Million childcare center in Mayes County.
  • Mar 25, 2022

    Cherokee Nation breaks ground on estimated $10M state-of-the-art community center in Kenwood

    Cherokee Nation leaders joined members of the Kenwood community Friday afternoon to break ground at the site of the future Cherokee Nation Woody Hair Community Center.
  • Mar 25, 2022

    Chief Hoskin names Jennifer Kirby Human Services Executive Director

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced this week he has named Jennifer Kirby as the Executive Director of Human Services.
  • Mar 25, 2022

    Chief Chat: Investing in safe homes and Cherokee Nation’s future

    Under the Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act, we invested $30 million in revenue from the tribe’s business arm, primarily to help elders and Cherokees with disabilities with home repairs or, in some cases, brand-new replacement homes.
  • Mar 21, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Public Health shows heroic efforts past two-years

    The Cherokee Nation has administered more than 270,000 COVID-19 tests and implemented several public health safety measures in the past two years as this week marks the two-year anniversary of the tribe’s first positive COVID-19 case within its tribal health care system. 
  • Mar 18, 2022

    Chief Chat: With VAWA renewal, Cherokee Nation has greater authority to protect Native women and families

    An issue that I passionately believe in is that every Cherokee woman should feel safe in her community and in her home. That’s why I was so proud this week to attend the formal announcement of the reauthorized and expanded Violence Against Women Act.
  • Mar 17, 2022

    Historic $120M housing initiative proposed by Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner are proposing a historic $120 million in funding to expand affordable housing options and offer low-income home repairs and other related housing needs for Cherokee citizens across the reservation.
  • Mar 16, 2022

    Chief Hoskin attending White House ceremony for signing of landmark Violence Against Women Act legislation

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. issued the following statement Wednesday before attending a White House ceremony to witness President Joe Biden sign legislation that reauthorizes and expands the landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
  • Mar 14, 2022

    Council approves legislation proposed by Chief Hoskin expanding hearing aid program to at-large Cherokee citizens in the U.S.

    The Council of the Cherokee Nation on Monday approved a proposal by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. to expand Cherokee Nation Health Services’ hearing aid program to Cherokee Nation citizens who live anywhere in the United States.
  • Mar 11, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Official Recognition of Reservation

     A year ago today, a ruling from the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) recognized that the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt decision applied to the Cherokee Nation, thereby affirming that the Cherokee Reservation was never disestablished.
  • Mar 11, 2022

    Chief Chat: Social workers are Cherokee Nation’s unsung heroes

    March is Social Worker Appreciation Month, and I want to thank our Cherokee Nation staff who fulfill this crucial social work mission.
  • Mar 04, 2022

    Chief Chat: Mankiller / Soap Water study will help bring safer water to communities in need

    Working in tandem with the Council of the Cherokee Nation, Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and I are prioritizing the water quality needs of Cherokees across the reservation. 
  • Mar 01, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Celebrates 150th Anniversary of Sequoyah Schools

    Cherokee Nation celebrates the 150th anniversary of the opening and legacy of Sequoyah Schools this week.
  • Feb 21, 2022

    Cherokee Nation seeking citizen input on water quality issues across tribe’s 14-county reservation

    The Cherokee Nation is asking citizens who live within the tribe’s 14-county reservation to participate in a water quality study as part of the Wilma P. Mankiller and Charlie Soap Water Act signed by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. in 2021.
  • Feb 14, 2022

    Cherokee Nation employees can now make charitable donations through payroll deduction

    Cherokee Nation employees can now contribute to college scholarships through the Cherokee Nation Foundation by choosing to withhold specified amounts from their paycheck.
  • Feb 10, 2022

    Chief Chat: With a new session underway, Cherokee Nation has many friends in the State Legislature

    Cherokee Nation has been reviewing all of the bills filed for this session and preparing to advance good ideas for our tribe and for Oklahoma.
  • Feb 09, 2022

    Cherokee Nation earns top financial reporting award

    For the 20th straight year, Cherokee Nation has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association.
  • Feb 07, 2022

    Chief Hoskin responds to Oklahoma governor's State of the State address

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. issued the following response to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's 2022 State of the State address.
  • Jan 31, 2022

    Chief Hoskin signs legislation investing over $54M to bolster Cherokee Nation EMS, stabilize Adair County EMS

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. today officially signed new legislation investing more than $54 million into the Cherokee Nation’s Emergency Medical Services to help lower response times, reduce staff strains and improve training for community partners throughout the tribal reservation.
  • Jan 28, 2022

    Cherokee Nation prosecutors charge two men with more than 60 counts of wildlife crimes

    Charges were filed in Cherokee Nation District Court against Nikolas John Bird, 19, and Ethan Lee Hardin, 18, both of Tahlequah.
  • Jan 26, 2022

    Chief Chat: The Supreme Court has spoken (again); Let us move forward

    For the second time in less than two years, the Supreme Court spoke clearly: The United States must keep its treaty promise to Cherokee Nation. Now, let us move forward.
  • Jan 21, 2022

    Cherokee Nation responds to U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reservations stand

    The Cherokee Nation celebrates the Supreme Court’s rejection of a blatantly political request to overturn its McGirt decision.
  • Jan 21, 2022

    Chief Chat: Better health care means a more secure EMS system within Cherokee Nation

    Cherokee families deserve emergency responders who can always bring rapid care in a crisis. That’s why Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and I have proposed more than $54 million in funding to enhance Cherokee Nation’s Emergency Medical Services and upgrade our fleet of ambulances.
  • Jan 21, 2022

    Inter-Tribal Council supports cooperative management of wildlife resources throughout the reservations

    Leaders of the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Tribes met for their quarterly meeting Jan. 14 via videoconference.
  • Jan 14, 2022

    Chief Hoskin reconvenes ‘Task Force to Protect Women and Families,’ marks progress on addressing domestic violence

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed an executive order today to re-establish the tribe’s task force on domestic violence, following up on similar action he took last year.
  • Jan 13, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Catoosa Tag Office temporarily relocating

    The Cherokee Nation’s Catoosa Tag Office is temporarily relocating to the former JW Sam Elementary School building, 701 W. Rollins St., and will reopen to tribal citizens at that new location starting Wednesday, January 19.
  • Jan 12, 2022

    Cherokee Nation, Vinita community dedicate refurbished Attucks School building

    The Cherokee Nation held a dedication ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the newly refurbished Attucks School Building in Vinita, and give the historical property new life as the future home of the Boys and Girls Club.
  • Jan 12, 2022

    Chief Hoskin names Corey Bunch as Cherokee Nation Chief of Staff

    Bunch, of Adair County, has served as acting Chief of Staff since November and has been instrumental in the tribe’s efforts to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic while safely ensuring critical services are available for Cherokee citizens.
  • Jan 11, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Veterans Color Guard reorganizes as non-profit organization

    The Cherokee Nation Veterans Color Guard has reorganized as a non-profit organization to continue honoring veterans and presenting the national colors during tribal events and ceremonies. The Cherokee Nation Veterans Color Guard has operated on a separate, non-governmental not-for-profit basis at the tribe since 1996. It relies on volunteer military veterans to present colors at official Cherokee Nation events and serve at veteran funerals across the Cherokee Nation Reservation.
  • Jan 10, 2022

    College Housing Assistance Program applications available

    The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation is accepting applications for the College Housing Assistance Program until Jan. 14.
  • Jan 07, 2022

    Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner propose more than $54M investment into tribe’s Emergency Medical Services

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner are proposing over $54 million in funds to support the Cherokee Nation’s Emergency Medical Services. 
  • Jan 07, 2022

    Cherokee Nation leaders join Craig County officials to cut ribbon on White Oak road improvement project

    Cherokee Nation leaders joined Craig County officials to cut the ribbon on the completed reconstruction of NS4340 Road in White Oak on Jan. 5.
  • Jan 07, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Foundation offering ACT Prep workshop ahead of national exam

    Native students preparing for the national ACT exam can now register for a free virtual workshop hosted by Cherokee Nation Foundation.
  • Jan 06, 2022

    Chief Chat: Major health care investments will improve future for Cherokees

    Cherokee Nation citizens will soon have better access to world-class health care. I recently signed legislation that will invest $440 million into major health care capital improvements. This commitment will ensure our people get the kind of quality health care they deserve for many years ahead.
  • Jan 05, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Career Services offers GED, high school equivalency classes through Bell program in Adair County

    aidThe Cherokee Nation will offer GED classes to anyone wishing to continue their education by participating in the tribe's Adult Education program at Bell School in the Bell community of Adair County. 
  • Dec 21, 2021

    Chief Hoskin elected chair of HRSA Tribal Advisory Council

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. was recently elected Chair of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Tribal Advisory Council.
  • Dec 20, 2021

    Chief Hoskin signs executive order asserting tribe’s treaty right for citizens to hunt, fish in Cherokee Nation Reservation

    Cherokee Nation will rely on its existing law to regulate hunting and fishing activities among Cherokee citizens within the tribe’s reservation area in Northeast Oklahoma
  • Dec 16, 2021

    Chief Chat: Non-renewal of hunting and fishing compacts shortsighted move from Oklahoma Governor

    Cherokee Nation was not the only tribal government with a compact like this. A similar deal with the Choctaw Nation generated another $6 million. Those funds supported the responsible management of fish and wildlife for all Oklahomans to enjoy. That was until Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt abruptly decided to abandon the agreements. 
  • Dec 15, 2021

    Chief Hoskin signs legislation to fund new $400M hospital in Tahlequah, $35M outpatient health center in Salina

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed legislation today that will invest a total of $440 million into health care capital improvement projects.
  • Dec 13, 2021

    Five Tribes issue statement on Governor Stitt canceling hunting and fishing compacts

    Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has said he will not renew standing hunting and fishing compacts with tribal governments after they expire this year.
  • Dec 10, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Honors Top Native-owned Businesses of 2021

    The Cherokee Nation honored eight standout Native-owned businesses with special recognition for their outstanding performances with the tribe’s annual TERO Certified Indian Owned Business Awards on Monday, December 6, at the Cherokee Nation W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex.
  • Dec 09, 2021

    Cherokee Nation joins Fort Gibson, Muskogee County officials on road improvement project

    Cherokee Nation officials joined leaders from the town of Fort Gibson and Muskogee County Commissioner for district 1 to cut the ribbon on the East Benge road improvement project on Monday, December 6.
  • Dec 07, 2021

    ‘Free Phoenix for All Program’ providing one-year subscription of Cherokee Phoenix to all Cherokee households

    The Cherokee Nation is partnering with the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper to provide a free, one-year subscription to Cherokee citizens to help connect them with important public health information and details about the tribe’s ongoing COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.
  • Dec 06, 2021

    Cherokee Nation organizes COVID-19 and flu vaccination clinic for students, employees

    In continued efforts to keep Cherokee families and students safe, the Cherokee Nation held a COVID-19 and flu vaccination clinic at Sequoyah High School on Friday, December 3. 
  • Dec 04, 2021

    First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visit Cherokee Nation Reservation

    First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited the Cherokee Nation’s Cherokee Immersion School in Tahlequah on Friday to experience first-hand how the tribe is successfully making historic investments in preserving and perpetuating the Cherokee language.
  • Nov 23, 2021

    Cherokee Nation donates nearly $47K to two area Court Appointed Special Advocates organizations

    The Cherokee Nation recently donated a total of nearly $47,000 to two area Court Appointed Special Advocates organizations.
  • Nov 23, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Public Health recommends CDC guidance for holiday gatherings

     To minimize the risk and spread of COVID-19 during the holiday season, Cherokee Nation Public Health is recommending Cherokee citizens follow health and safety guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Nov 18, 2021

    Cherokee Nation welcomes new leadership to Sequoyah High School

    The Cherokee Nation is welcoming a new principal and assistant principal to Sequoyah High School. Ramona Ketcher has been named Sequoyah High School principal and Justin Brown has been named assistant principal.
  • Nov 18, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Foundation expands scholarship opportunities for 2022-23 school year

    The Cherokee Nation Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2022-23 academic year. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 2022.
  • Nov 18, 2021

    Chief Chat: Investing in Our Cherokee Workforce

    A workforce that is fairly compensated and treated with respect is a workforce that can deliver for the Cherokee people. 
  • Nov 17, 2021

    Cherokee Nation donates traffic citation funds back to 13 municipalities after McGirt decision

    The Cherokee Nation has now signed agreements with 13 city municipalities to donate traffic citation fines the tribe receives back to support those cities in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court McGirt decision.
  • Nov 16, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Marshal Shannon Buhl sworn in for third term after confirmation by Council

    Cherokee Nation Marshal Shannon Buhl was sworn in to begin his third term as the tribe’s head law enforcement officer Tuesday afternoon following a vote of confirmation by the Council of the Cherokee Nation Monday evening.
  • Nov 15, 2021

    Chief Hoskin participates in White House Tribal Nations Summit panel with focus on education, Native language policies

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on Monday participated in the White House Tribal Nations Summit, encouraging the United States government to support new educational opportunities for Native students and to make key investments that help tribes save and perpetuate their sacred languages.
  • Nov 15, 2021

    Cherokee Nation to Study Employee Compensation, Raise Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour by 2025

    Cherokee Nation will launch a comprehensive study of its government workforce pay and target a gradual minimum wage increase to $15 per hour by 2025, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner announced today.
  • Nov 13, 2021

    Harvard honors Cherokee Nation for its innovative ONE FIRE Victim Services office, helping victims of domestic violence

    Cherokee Nation received high honors for its innovative ONE FIRE Victim Services office that helps support and protect victims of domestic violence.
  • Nov 12, 2021

    Chief Chat: Celebrating the Commitment of Cherokee Military Veterans

    We recognize those who have fought battles, those who have served, and those who sacrificed for our collective freedoms.
  • Nov 11, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Foundation hosting ACT workshop ahead of national exam

    Native students preparing for the national ACT exam in December can now register for a free virtual workshop hosted by Cherokee Nation Foundation.
  • Nov 09, 2021

    Cherokee elders, veterans and youth participate in tribe’s first controlled deer hunts on Sequoyah County preserve land

    The Cherokee Nation Wildlife Conservation Program hosted its first controlled deer hunts beginning in October on the tribe’s preserve land in Sequoyah County. 
  • Nov 04, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Now Offering Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine to Children ages 5-11

    The Cherokee Nation is now offering the Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5-11 at all its tribal health center locations. 
  • Nov 02, 2021

    Cherokee Nation acquires Greasy School campus to be future site of tribe's second immersion school

     The Cherokee Nation on Oct. 29 finalized its acquisition of the Greasy School campus in southern Adair County. Cherokee Nation will repurpose the site into the tribe’s second Cherokee language immersion school starting with the 2022-2023 school year.
  • Oct 29, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Files Brief with U.S. Supreme Court Responding to Attempt to Overturn McGirt v. Oklahoma

    Today, the Cherokee Nation filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on the state of Oklahoma’s efforts to reverse last year’s McGirt v. Oklahoma decision. 
  • Oct 29, 2021

    Chief Chat: Protection and prosecution are priorities of new domestic violence initiative

    October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and it is an excellent time to reinforce our tribe’s commitment to combatting domestic violence and helping survivors in ways that are sensitive, timely and, most of all, effective.
  • Oct 28, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Chief of Staff Todd Enlow to Leave Cabinet Post, Remain as Special Advisor to Chief Hoskin

    Cherokee Nation Chief of Staff Todd Enlow will leave his cabinet position for an opportunity in the private sector, but will remain as a part-time special advisor to Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., the tribe announced on Thursday.
  • Oct 27, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Launches Task Force on Domestic Violence

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. implemented a new policy this week that strengthens the tribe’s response and support of domestic violence, including launching a new task force.
  • Oct 26, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Congratulates Dr. Douglas Nolan on new role as Associate Dean of Tribal Health Affairs for Oklahoma State College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cherokee Nation

    Dr. Douglas Nolan has been named Associate Dean of Tribal Health Affairs for the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cherokee Nation medical school campus in Tahlequah.
  • Oct 26, 2021

    Cherokee Nation inaugurates 14 on Tribal Youth Council during virtual ceremony

    Members of the 2021-22 Cherokee Nation Tribal Youth Council were sworn into office during a virtual inauguration ceremony on Monday, October 25.
  • Oct 26, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Angel Project Accepting Applications Until November 5

    The Cherokee Nation Angel Project is now accepting applications online and in-person at scheduled drive-thru locations throughout the reservation until Nov. 5. 
  • Oct 22, 2021

    Chief Chat: Creating more avenues to lifelong careers for Cherokees

    My administration is committed to helping all Cherokees reach their full potential, including my making the largest investment in career training programs in Cherokee history.
  • Oct 21, 2021

    Cherokee Nation investing another $29M into vocational training for Cherokees experiencing job loss during COVID pandemic

    The Cherokee Nation is investing an additional $29 million in the next three years to help Cherokee citizens negatively impacted by the COVID-19 receive vocational training in skilled trades such as health care, construction, child care, information technology and more.
  • Oct 20, 2021

    Chief Hoskin unveils more than $10M wellness facility in Stilwell, creates task force on physical wellness

    The Cherokee Nation on Tuesday unveiled plans to invest more than $10 million in an Adair County health and wellness facility near the Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center in Stilwell, marking the first major project to begin construction under the tribe’s Public Health and Wellness Fund Act signed by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. earlier this year.
  • Oct 19, 2021

    Chief Hoskin officially signs Verna D. Thompson Early Childhood Education Act into law to replace, upgrade Head Start centers

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on Tuesday signed into law the Verna D. Thompson Early Childhood Education Act during a visit to the tribe’s Head Start facility in Jay. 
  • Oct 13, 2021

    Inter-Tribal Council commends Tribal Criminal Justice Agencies

    Members of the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes unanimously passed a resolution commending “the diligent work of our law enforcement and criminal justice professionals.”
  • Oct 08, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Offers Community Flu Vaccinations

    Cherokee Nation is now offering several flu vaccinations to prepare for the upcoming flu season and is open to all citizens of federally recognized tribes, as well as the public.
  • Oct 07, 2021

    Chief Chat: Inter-Tribal Council provides the platform for a united, stronger future in Oklahoma

    Our mission as tribal government leaders is always to protect our sovereignty and advance issues critical to our people.
  • Oct 05, 2021

    Cherokee Nation provides Washington County Cherokee Association with solar panel roof for renewable energy source

    The Cherokee Nation is providing an eco-friendly boost to the Washington County Cherokee Association through the installation of rooftop solar panels on the community organization’s building, which is expected to lower their yearly utility bill costs by nearly half. 
  • Oct 05, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. Receives Leadership Award from the International Economic Development Council

    The honor was presented at a recognition dinner, Monday, October 4, during the IEDC Annual Conference, which was held October 3-6, in Nashville.
  • Sep 30, 2021

    Chief Chat: Historic legal settlement with opioid distributors is major step to curbing epidemic

    With the case against the distributors resolved, we can begin the healing process for our tribe and our citizens. This settlement will enable Cherokee Nation to increase investments in substance use disorder, mental health treatment and other programs to help our people recover.
  • Sep 29, 2021

    Cherokee Nation reaches milestone of 400,000 enrolled Cherokee citizens

    The Cherokee Nation on Tuesday enrolled its 400,000th tribal citizen and continues to process a historic record number of citizenship applications.
  • Sep 28, 2021

    Cherokee Nation announces settlement in opioid case

    The Cherokee Nation announced today a settlement of its ongoing opioid diversion claims case against McKesson, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, and Cardinal Health.
  • Sep 27, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Registration extends closure of in-person services through October

    The Cherokee Nation Registration Office is extending its closure of in-person services through October and will reopen to the public on November 1 to allow staff to continue to focus on clearing a backlog of thousands of pending citizenship applications.
  • Sep 23, 2021

    Chief Chat: Native American Voting Rights Act needed to protect our sacred right to vote

    The cornerstone of our democracy is the right to vote. However, for most of our country’s history, Native Americans were denied that right.
  • Sep 21, 2021

    Housing Authority of Cherokee Nation providing Emergency Rental Assistance Program available across Oklahoma, parts of Arkansas and Kansas

    The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation continues to offer the Emergency Rental Assistance Program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with eligibility extending for the first time to Cherokee citizens living in certain areas outside Oklahoma, including in parts of Arkansas and Kansas.
  • Sep 20, 2021

    Cherokee Nation provides Spavinaw Youth & Neighborhood Center with renewable energy source

    The Cherokee Nation is providing an eco-friendly boost to the Spavinaw Youth & Neighborhood Center through the installation of rooftop solar panels on the neighborhood center’s building, which are expected to lower utility costs by as much as 80 percent.
  • Sep 17, 2021

    Cherokee Nation ramps up $22.5M housing replacement, repair initiative for Cherokee elders with largest project bid in tribe’s history

    The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation is ramping up a $22.5 million total investment to repair or build replacement homes that will improve the lives of Cherokee elders and support a wave of job growth throughout the Cherokee Nation Reservation.
  • Sep 17, 2021

    Chief Chat: Cherokee Nation making record investment in early childhood development

    Our collective future is being written today by the investments we make in our youngest children. That’s why I am excited about Cherokee Nation’s aggressive new plan to help our youngest learners and their caregivers.
  • Sep 14, 2021

    Chief Hoskin proposes investment of up to $40M to replace seven Cherokee Nation Head Start facilities, upgrade others

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced the “Verna D. Thompson Early Childhood Education Act”
  • Sep 14, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Passes Historic Nearly $3B Budget

    The Cherokee Nation on Monday passed a nearly $3 billion budget—the largest operating budget in the tribe’s history.
  • Sep 10, 2021

    Chief Chat: Interstate partnership will drive innovation, economy

    To grow the economy across the Cherokee Nation Reservation, we must be forward thinking, collaborative and willing to work across borders.
  • Sep 09, 2021

    Cherokee Nation joins city of Tahlequah to cut ribbon on road improvement project

    Cherokee Nation officials joined leaders from the city of Tahlequah to cut the ribbon on the Bliss Avenue road improvement project on Friday, August 30.
  • Sep 08, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Department of Transportation, Infrastructure Executive Director Michael Lynn reappointed to ODOT Tribal Advisory Board

    Cherokee Nation Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Executive Director Michael Lynn has been reappointed to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Tribal Advisory Board by Oklahoma House of Representatives Speaker Charles A. McCall.
  • Sep 04, 2021

    Chief Hoskin calls for comprehensive behavioral health system, construction of new Hastings hospital, new Head Start facilities, Adair County immersion school and more in State of the Nation Address

    Chief Hoskin gave his annual State of the Nation Address Saturday as part of the 69th Cherokee National Holiday.
  • Sep 02, 2021

    Cherokee Nation gives eco-friendly boost to Rogers County Cherokee Association

    The Cherokee Nation recently installed rooftop solar panels on the Rogers County Cherokee Association community building to save on its utility costs by 90 percent.
  • Sep 02, 2021

    Chief Chat: Cherokee Nation leads on making the federal government fulfill health care promises

    One of the most important principles of federal Indian law is the trust responsibility that the U.S. government has toward tribal nations. 
  • Aug 31, 2021

    Cherokee Nation highlights Medication Assisted Treatment Clinic for International Overdose Awareness Day

    Cherokee Nation observed Tuesday as International Overdose Awareness Day and continues to focus on medication assisted treatment and overdose prevention.
  • Aug 30, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Tribal Council elects speaker, deputy speaker, secretary positions

    The Council of the Cherokee Nation recently elected its new officers including Councilor Mike Shambaugh of District 9 as the new Council Speaker.
  • Aug 27, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Registration extends closing in-person services through September

    The Cherokee Nation’s Registration Office is extending its closed in-person services another month and will reopen to the public on October 4.
  • Aug 27, 2021

    Deputy Chief Bryan Warner named Northeastern State University Outstanding Young Alumnus

    Deputy Chief Warner will be recognized during NSU’s 2021 homecoming celebrations this fall along with Dr. James Williams, a 1977 NSU graduate who was selected by the board as this year’s Distinguished Alumnus.
  • Aug 27, 2021

    Chief Chat: Cherokee Nation expanding role in aerospace sector

    Aerospace and aviation continue to help propel the Oklahoma economy, and Cherokee Nation plays a key role in this business sector.
  • Aug 26, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Treasurer Janees Taylor confirmed by Tribal Council

    Taylor will transition into her new role as Treasurer with the new 2022 fiscal year.
  • Aug 20, 2021

    Cherokee Nation, Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology form educational partnership

    In recognition of National Aviation Day on Aug. 19, Cherokee Nation and Spartan College hosted an official signing of the agreement in Tahlequah. 
  • Aug 19, 2021

    Cherokee Nation supporting public schools by donating Cherokee-made masks to any district in reservation that requires face covers

    The Cherokee Nation is supporting public school districts in the tribe’s Reservation by donating thousands of Cherokee-made masks to districts that implement schoolwide mask mandates to help reduce the spread of the deadly COVID-19 Delta variant.
  • Aug 18, 2021

    Cherokee Nation to offer additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine for those with weakened immune systems

    The Cherokee Nation is following recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to administer an additional dose of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to fully vaccinated patients who are moderately to severely immunocompromised.
  • Aug 18, 2021

    Chief Chat: Oklahoma Needs to Legalize Protecting Students from COVID-19

    As Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, I am strongly encouraging all school systems on our reservation and across the state to follow the best practices to protect students, teachers, staff, visitors and members of their households.
  • Aug 16, 2021

    Nine Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilors sworn into office

    Nine Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilors were sworn into office Saturday as they pledged to preserve, protect and defend the Cherokee Nation Constitution during their four-year terms.
  • Aug 15, 2021

    Byrd named Cherokee Nation’s Special Envoy for International Affairs

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. named former Council Speaker Joe Byrd as the tribe’s first Special Envoy for International Affairs and Language Preservation at a ceremony in Tahlequah.
  • Aug 13, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Deputy Chief Warner named Chair of Tribal Advisory Committee

    Cherokee Nation Deputy Chief Bryan Warner has been elected Chair of the Centers for Disease Control Tribal Advisory Committee, a national advisory committee giving tribes input on health issues to the CDC as well as the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
  • Aug 13, 2021

    Cherokee Nation accepting 2021-2022 Tribal Youth Council applications

    The Cherokee Nation Tribal Youth Council was established in 1989 as a youth leadership development program that focuses on educating our young leaders about the Cherokee Nation government structure, history, language and culture. 
  • Aug 13, 2021

    Chief Chat: Collaboration with DoD will benefit Cherokee Nation military veterans

    I'm excited about a joint project between the Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Department of Defense to build 21 new single-family homes specifically for veterans in our capital city of Tahlequah.
  • Aug 12, 2021

    Cherokee Nation shifting to virtual Cherokee National Holiday activities amid surge of highly contagious COVID Delta variant

    Cherokee Nation cancelations include the Holiday weekend’s annual inter-tribal powwow, softball tournament, golf tournament, stickball exhibition, traditional games, car show, and downtown artisan markets.
  • Aug 11, 2021

    Chief Hoskin speaks during White House virtual meeting with President Biden, governors, state leaders on infrastructure investment bill

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. spoke Wednesday during a White House virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, governors, mayors, and other state leaders for a discussion on the importance of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. 
  • Aug 10, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Wildlife Conservation to host first controlled deer hunts

    The inaugural controlled deer hunts will be designed for a limited number of Cherokee Nation elders, veterans, youth, and at-large Cherokee citizens who reside outside the state of Oklahoma.
  • Aug 10, 2021

    Chief Hoskin nominates Janees Taylor as next Cherokee Nation Treasurer

    Chief Hoskin announced the appointment of Taylor to the Council of the Cherokee Nation in his state of the Nation address on Monday evening.
  • Aug 06, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Registration office temporarily closing in-person assistance

    The Cherokee Nation’s Registration Office is closing its in-person assistance as of Monday, August 9, through the month of August and will reopen on September 1.
  • Aug 06, 2021

    Chief Chat: With the new COVID surge, vaccination is more important than ever

    Across the world and in our own backyard, we are witnessing a dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
  • Aug 04, 2021

    Senate Committee on Indian Affairs passes bipartisan ‘Durbin Feeling Native American Language Act of 2021’

    The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Wednesday passed the Durbin Feeling Native American Language Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill named in honor of the late Cherokee linguist Durbin Feeling.
  • Aug 03, 2021

    Cherokee Nation sees surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations, 90 percent of new cases among unvaccinated patients

    Cherokee Nation Health Services is seeing a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations, with 90 percent of new COVID cases occurring among unvaccinated patients. 
  • Aug 03, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Foundation hosting ACT, SAT workshop for Native students on Aug. 21

    Native students preparing for the ACT and SAT national exams can now register for a free virtual workshop offered by Cherokee Nation Foundation.
  • Aug 03, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Treasurer Scott accepts chief economist position with tribe’s business enterprises, Special Envoy post

    Cherokee Nation Treasurer Tralynna Scott will leave her cabinet position to become Cherokee Nation Businesses’ chief economist, the tribe announced on Tuesday.
  • Aug 02, 2021

    OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cherokee Nation honors medical school students during White Coat Ceremony

    The second class of 53 student doctors to be accepted into the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cherokee Nation received their white coats during a small ceremony in Tahlequah on July 30.
  • Jul 30, 2021

    Cherokee Nation, military leaders tour construction site of future homes for Cherokee veterans

    Cherokee Nation, state, federal and military leaders gathered this week to tour the construction site where 21 new homes are being built for Cherokee veterans through the U.S. Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training Program.
  • Jul 30, 2021

    Chief Chat: American Jobs Plan will boost Cherokee Nation

    One of my first actions as Principal Chief was to sign the Career Readiness Act, doubling our investment in workforce development and training.
  • Jul 29, 2021

    Cherokee Nation cuts ribbon on Wiley Street renovation in Fort Gibson

    Cherokee Nation leaders joined city administrators from Fort Gibson and Muskogee County to cut the ribbon on the nearly $40,000 Wiley Street renovation project on July 28.
  • Jul 29, 2021

    Cherokee Nation provides $250K to Vian Community Foundation as part of tribe’s plan to repair community buildings

    Cherokee Nation recently provided $250,000 to the Vian Community Foundation in Sequoyah County to help the organization install electricity, an HVAC system and plumbing to the community building.
  • Jul 26, 2021

    Cherokee Nation run-off election sees four newcomers added to Council

    Four newcomers were elected to the Council of the Cherokee Nation during a run-off election Saturday, according to unofficial totals from the Cherokee Nation Election Commission. 
  • Jul 24, 2021

    Chief Chat: Strong Council, Strong Democracy

    In August the Cherokee Nation bids farewell to five members of our legislative branch and welcomes new elected members. 
  • Jul 19, 2021

    Cherokee Nation recently welcomed Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra as part of Secretary’s first official visit to a tribal reservation

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner welcomed Secretary Becerra, CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure and IHS Director Fowler at the tribe’s new Outpatient Health Center in Tahlequah.
  • Jul 16, 2021

    Cherokee Nation offering $150 in clothing assistance for all qualifying Cherokee students, regardless of residency or income

    The Cherokee Nation is providing $150 in clothing assistance for every qualifying Cherokee student regardless of residency or income, with applications accepted beginning Tuesday, July 20.
  • Jul 16, 2021

    Cherokee Nation providing eco-friendly boost to Chewey community building with solar panel installation

    The Cherokee Nation is providing an eco-friendly boost to the Neighborhood Association of Chewey in Adair County through the installation of rooftop solar panels on the community building, which are expected to lower utility costs by as much as 90 percent.
  • Jul 15, 2021

    Cherokee Nation hits milestone with 70 percent of government employees vaccinated for COVID-19

    Cherokee Nation Health Services began administering the vaccine in December 2020 and has given more than 65,200 vaccines through the Cherokee Nation health care system.
  • Jul 15, 2021

    Chief Chat: Cabinet secretary visit highlights a milestone accomplishment for Cherokee Nation and Oklahoma

    Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and I joined these federal leaders, as well as other tribal, health care and nonprofit leaders, for an engaging discussion of Oklahoma’s recent expansion of Medicaid and our shared efforts to improve the health of Cherokees and all Oklahomans.
  • Jul 13, 2021

    Council of the Cherokee Nation approves Kansas intersection safety improvement project

    The Council of the Cherokee Nation approved a resolution Monday adopting the Kansas Intersection Safety Improvement Project for work at the intersection of U.S. Highway 412A, Highway 59 and State Highway 10 in the town of Kansas, Delaware County. 
  • Jul 09, 2021

    One Year After McGirt Ruling, Cherokee Nation Shares Plans to Continue to Enhance Public Safety and Protect Sovereignty

    On the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation celebrates this historic victory and is announcing its path forward to protect sovereignty and enforce its justice system in the wake of the decision.
  • Jul 09, 2021

    Chief Chat: Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of McGirt

    We are extremely proud that she is to be forever honored by the American Women Quarters Program, alongside dignitaries like poet Maya Angelou, astronaut Sally Ride, suffrage leader Adelina Otero-Warren and actress Anna May Wong. 
  • Jul 01, 2021

    Chief Chat: US Mint honors national influence of Chief Mankiller

    We are extremely proud that she is to be forever honored by the American Women Quarters Program, alongside dignitaries like poet Maya Angelou, astronaut Sally Ride, suffrage leader Adelina Otero-Warren and actress Anna May Wong. 
  • Jun 30, 2021

    Cherokee Nation signs agreement with town of Vian to donate ticketing fees back to municipality following McGirt, Hogner decisions

    Under the agreement, Vian will be able to retain fees and fines associated with Cherokee Nation traffic and misdemeanor offenses in the form of a donation, in recognition and exchange for the policing and administrative functions provided by the municipality.
  • Jun 29, 2021

    Cherokee Nation becomes first tribe to self-govern tribal transportation

    The Cherokee Nation is the first tribe in the country to participate in the U.S. Department of Transportation Self Governance Program, meaning the tribe has autonomy to plan and finance road improvement and transit projects within the reservation.
  • Jun 23, 2021

    Cherokee Nation formalizes acquisition of historic Dwight Mission

    Cherokee Nation announced today the acquisition of Dwight Mission in Sequoyah County.
  • Jun 18, 2021

    Cherokee Nation, UKB, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians join for annual Tri-Council

    The three federally recognized Cherokee tribes passed resolutions Friday to celebrate the 200-year anniversary of the Cherokee Syllabary, oppose non-Indian groups posing as Cherokee tribes, and address the crisis of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women.
  • Jun 16, 2021

    Tribal Council approves anti-harassment law to protect Cherokee citizens who are victims of credible, unlawful threats of violence

    The new law helps to protect those who have become victims of credible threats of violence regardless of whether they have been involved in a relationship with or had a family connection to the person responsible for making the threats.
  • Jun 16, 2021

    Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation providing Emergency Rental Assistance Program to help those facing financial hardship due to COVID

    The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation has created the Emergency Rental Assistance Program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and renter households in need of assistance may submit their application online.
  • Jun 15, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Attorney General’s office adds five new charges of false personation against Tahlequah woman accused of election fraud in Cherokee Council race

    The Cherokee Nation Attorney General’s office added five new charges of false personation against a Tahlequah woman initially charged last month in tribal court with one count of election fraud and one count of false personation.
  • Jun 11, 2021

    Cherokee Nation offers help for elders to sign up for $2,000 COVID-19 Assistance Payment by hosting drive-through community events

    The Cherokee Nation will host a series of community drive-through events focused on helping Cherokee elders register on the Gadugi Portal and apply for the tribe’s $2,000 COVID-19 assistance payment.
  • Jun 09, 2021

    Cherokee Nation, UKB Sign MOA on Foster, Adoption Cases involving Cherokee children

    Cherokee Nation Attorney General Sara Hill announced today that the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians dismissed its appeal in a case it filed, UKB v Barteaux, putting the legal challenge to rest.
  • Jun 07, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Files 1000th Case in Tribal Court Following McGirt Ruling

    The Cherokee Nation has filed its 1000th case in Cherokee Nation District Court since the Supreme Court McGirt ruling and subsequent Hogner decision found that its reservation had never been disestablished, and that the state of Oklahoma had been improperly prosecuting cases outside of its jurisdiction for over a century.
  • Jun 07, 2021

    Cherokee Nation election sees four incumbents, one newcomer

    Four Tribal Council incumbents were re-elected, with one newcomer elected, while four other Tribal Council district races are heading to run offs next month, according to unofficial results from Saturday’s Cherokee Nation General Election.
  • Jun 04, 2021

    Chief Chat: Commemorating 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre

    This past week marked 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre. On May 31, 1921, an armed mob attacked the Greenwood District of Tulsa, which was known as “Black Wall Street” because it was a renowned center of black entrepreneurs and business professionals.
  • May 28, 2021

    Chief Chat: Rescue Plan funds will help Cherokees recover and rebuild even stronger

    The act allocates funding directly to Indian Country. Cherokee Nation has so far received more than $1.8 billion in recovery funding.
  • May 27, 2021

    Chief Hoskin signs legislation giving $2,000 lump sum COVID assistance payment to all Cherokee Nation citizens

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed legislation Thursday that will provide a $2,000 lump sum COVID relief individual assistance payment to all 392,832 Cherokee Nation citizens.
  • May 27, 2021

    Cherokee Nation sees 14 percent increase in car tag sales

    The Cherokee Nation’s Motor Vehicle tags year-to-date sales has increased by 14 percent compared to March 2020, according to the tax commission administrator.
  • May 26, 2021

    Cherokee Nation celebrates 2,400 square foot renovation at Vinita Health Center

    The Cherokee Nation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the tribe’s Vinita Health Center recently to celebrate the renovation and reallocation of 2,400 square feet of space that is providing additional exam rooms for the health center’s growth.
  • May 25, 2021

    Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner sign executive order giving Cherokee Nation employees two hours of paid mental wellness leave monthly

    Chief Hoskin also announced future plans to build walking trails at tribal facilities for employees and citizens to improve their physical and mental health.
  • May 21, 2021

    Cherokee Nation receiving $1.8B in federal COVID relief to boost programs, provide every Cherokee citizen with total of $2,000 allocated over two payments

    The Cherokee Nation is receiving $1.8 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds as part of an historic investment in Indian Country through President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act.
  • May 20, 2021

    Cherokee Nation now offering COVID-19 vaccinations for ages 12-15

    The Cherokee Nation is now offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 12-15 at all health center locations.
  • May 18, 2021

    Cherokee Nation offering incentives for vaccinated tribal government employees

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. hopes to increase the number of vaccinated tribal government employees by rewarding those vaccinated with a $300 incentive.
  • May 18, 2021

    Cherokee Nation approves MOA for donations to municipalities of ticketing fees after McGirt, Hogner decision

    The Council of the Cherokee Nation unanimously approved Monday a resolution authorizing the tribe to sign agreements with city municipalities within the Cherokee Nation Reservation to donate revenue from traffic and misdemeanor citations of ticketed Natives back to those municipalities.
  • May 14, 2021

    Chief Chat: Strengthening Cherokee Nation’s self-determination

    As Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, I feel strongly the duty to our Cherokee ancestors who sacrificed so much for the rights we have today.
  • May 13, 2021

    Sequoyah High School names Ziese, Martinez as 2021 valedictorian, salutatorian

    Sequoyah High School’s commencement ceremony for the class of 2021 seniors will take place at Gable Field at Northeastern State University on May 14, at 6:30 p.m., using social-distancing recommendations and guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • May 12, 2021

    Cherokee Nation contributes total of $476,000 to 136 northeast Oklahoma rural fire departments

    The tribe’s annual contribution helps support volunteer fire departments, which otherwise rely on fundraisers, membership dues and the help of their community’s residents to maintain their vital operations.
  • May 11, 2021

    Cherokee Nation donates nearly $37,000 to Adair County law enforcement agencies

    The donations were made to the Adair County Sheriff’s Office, the Stilwell Police Department, the Watts Police Department, and the Westville Police Department.
  • May 06, 2021

    Chief Chat: Foster families in need for Cherokee youth

    Making sure young Cherokees grow up safe, healthy and connected to their family, history and culture is a job for our whole tribe. 
  • May 03, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Foundation moves annual Cherokee College Prep Institute to virtual format July 19-21

    Cherokee Nation Foundation announced today it is moving its highly sought-after Cherokee College Prep Institute to a virtual format for 2021.
  • Apr 30, 2021

    Chief Chat: Perpetuating Wilma Mankiller’s legacy by expanding water infrastructure projects in Cherokee Nation

    We are committing the resources to make the repairs and improvements necessary to have water systems serving our people for generations to come.
  • Apr 27, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Tribal Youth Council sworn into office during virtual inauguration ceremony

    Members of the 2020-2021 Cherokee Nation Tribal Youth Council were sworn into office by Cherokee Nation Chief Justice Lee W. Paden during a virtual inauguration ceremony earlier this month.
  • Apr 27, 2021

    Cherokee Nation joins Cherokee, Muskogee County leaders to cut ribbon on $6.3M road and bridge project near Fort Gibson

    Cherokee Nation leaders joined county commissioners from Muskogee and Cherokee Counties to cut the ribbon on a $6.3 million road and bridge project near Fort Gibson on Friday, April 23.
  • Apr 26, 2021

    Cherokee Nation gives eco-friendly boost to Mid County Community Organization with installation of solar panels

    Cherokee Nation officials celebrated Earth Week with a visit to the Mid County Community Organization in Adair County on April 22, where new rooftop solar panels were installed as part of Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.’s $30 million Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act passed by the Council of the Cherokee Nation in 2019.
  • Apr 21, 2021

    Cherokee Nation installs two new bee pollinator homes provided by The Bee Conservancy’s ‘Sponsor-A-Hive’ program

    The Cherokee Nation received two native bee houses from The Bee Conservancy organization this week through the organization’s Sponsor-A-Hive program. 
  • Apr 20, 2021

    Cherokee Nation offering follow-up COVID-19 vaccine drive-through distribution at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa April 24

    The Cherokee Nation is offering a follow-up COVID-19 vaccine drive-through distribution Saturday, April 24 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa from noon to 4 p.m. 
  • Apr 20, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Foundation announces scholarship recipients for 2021-22 academic year

    The Cherokee Nation Foundation announced today scholarship recipients for the 2020-21 academic school year. The nonprofit organization is awarding nearly $228,000 to 20 high school graduates and 69 current university students.
  • Apr 19, 2021

    Cherokee Nation unveils first rural electric transit buses, first electric school bus in region

    The Cherokee Nation on Monday unveiled its first public, rural eco-friendly electric buses to transport employees and tribal citizens to work and tribal health centers, and its first electric school bus, which is the first of its kind in the state of Oklahoma.
  • Apr 16, 2021

    Tribal Council receives first PPE masks from test run of new manufacturing facility

    Members of the Council of the Cherokee Nation were presented with the first Cherokee-made personal protective equipment from a test run at the Stilwell PPE manufacturing facility during the Council’s monthly meeting Monday, April 12.
  • Apr 16, 2021

    Chief Chat: Celebrating Earth Day and environmental conservation at Cherokee Nation

    This week we commemorate Earth Day. Cherokee Nation has always led by example in protecting the land, water and air that define our natural environment.
  • Apr 15, 2021

    Chief Hoskin signs ‘Mankiller/Soap Water Act’ to double spending, eliminate remaining barriers to clean water supply within tribal reservation

    Cherokee Nation leaders gathered with community members in Bell on Wednesday to celebrate the official signing of the Wilma P. Mankiller and Charlie Soap Water Act, new legislation proposed by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and unanimously approved by the Council of the Cherokee Nation.
  • Apr 12, 2021

    Cherokee Nation hosting drive-through COVID-19 vaccine at Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland on April 17

    Cherokee Nation is hosting a drive-through COVID-19 vaccination event open to the public at the Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 17.
  • Apr 12, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Foundation hosting free virtual ACT Boot Camp May 22

    Cherokee Nation Foundation is offering a free virtual ACT Boot Camp on Saturday, May 22, for Native American students preparing for the national exam. 
  • Apr 09, 2021

    Cherokee Nation administers over 50,000 COVID-19 vaccines

    Cherokee Nation has now administered more than 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as the tribe continues to find new ways to reach the public, including with mass vaccination events.
  • Apr 09, 2021

    Cherokee Nation early COVID-19 relief spending gets clean report through independent auditing firm

    The Cherokee Nation has received a clean audit opinion from an independent Certified Public Accounting firm for the tribe’s fiscal year 2020 financial statements, including the annual comprehensive budget and Cherokee Nation’s Respond, Recover and Rebuild COVID-19 relief initiatives through Sept. 30, 2020, which marked the end of FY2020.
  • Apr 07, 2021

    Cherokee Nation provides record $6.3M to 107 school districts during virtual Public School Appreciation Day

     The Cherokee Nation presented more than $6.3 million to 107 school districts during the tribe’s annual Public School Appreciation Day held in a virtual format Wednesday. This year’s disbursement is the largest since the tribe began its annual contributions in 2002.
  • Apr 05, 2021

    Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma Air National Guard break ground on housing addition for Cherokee veterans in Tahlequah

    The Cherokee Nation and Oklahoma Air National Guard broke ground Monday at the future site of 21 new homes for eligible Cherokee veterans and their families.
  • Apr 02, 2021

    Chief Chat: Federal VAWA reauthorization enhances what Cherokee Nation does to make women and families safer

    Protecting women and children has always been a core value for the Cherokee people. With the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), we will be able to do even more to ensure families are safe.
  • Apr 01, 2021

    Cherokee Nation to host drive-through COVID-19 vaccine event April 10 at Cherokee Casino & Hotel West Siloam Springs

    Cherokee Nation will host a public drive-through COVID-19 vaccine event at the Cherokee Casino & Hotel West Siloam Springs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 10.
  • Mar 29, 2021

    Cherokee Nation joins Sequoyah County Water Association to celebrate completion of water treatment plant in Sequoyah County

    Cherokee Nation leaders joined Sequoyah County Water Association representatives on March 26 to celebrate the completion of the Sequoyah County Water Treatment Plant, which will provide fresh, cleaner and safer drinking water to about 5,300 residents and businesses.
  • Mar 26, 2021

    Chief Chat: Cherokee Nation makes a generational improvement in physical wellness, mental health and addiction treatment

    ven before COVID-19, far too many Cherokees and others in our communities struggled with addiction. The increased stress and anxiety of the past year tragically has made that struggle harder for many. 
  • Mar 25, 2021

    Chief Hoskin proposes minimum of $2M in additional funds each year to eliminate remaining barriers to clean water supply within tribal reservation

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. is proposing new legislation that would inject at least $2 million in additional funding each year into the Cherokee Nation’s efforts at eliminating barriers to clean water access in the reservation for Cherokee citizens.
  • Mar 24, 2021

    Cherokee Nation hosting public drive-through COVID-19 vaccine distribution at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa on March 27

    Cherokee Nation is hosting a public drive-through COVID-19 vaccine event at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 27. 
  • Mar 22, 2021

    Cherokee Nation honors Cherokees lost to COVID-19 during candlelight memorial

    The Cherokee Nation held a candlelight memorial at the tribe's W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex in Tahlequah on Thursday, March 18, in memory of Cherokee citizens lost to COVID-19. 
  • Mar 19, 2021

    Cherokee Nation offers 35 drive-up Wi-Fi locations throughout tribal reservation

    Cherokee Connect, the tribe’s universal connectivity initiative, is focused on serving as a broadband resource and deploying connectivity that fills the gap for Cherokee households currently lacking internet access.
  • Mar 19, 2021

    Chief Chat: National Day of Remembrance honors those we have lost

    March 18, 2020, was the day COVID-19 forever changed the Cherokee Nation and Oklahoma. It was the day we lost the first Oklahoman – a Cherokee Nation citizen, Merle Dry – to this deadly pandemic. 
  • Mar 18, 2021

    Cherokee Nation making it easier for public to access COVID-19 vaccines

     The Cherokee Nation is making it even easier for the public to access the COVID-19 vaccine at tribal health centers throughout the 14-county reservation by improving the registration process, reducing paperwork requirements and broadening vaccine distribution to all those in and outside the reservation.
  • Mar 17, 2021

    Chief Hoskin signs new legislation providing millions of dollars each year for substance abuse treatment, tribal wellness programs

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed into law significant new legislation today that will earmark an estimated $9 million to $12 million per year to provide Cherokee citizens with access to substance abuse treatment centers and wellness centers.
  • Mar 16, 2021

    Cherokee Nation continues efforts at responding to historic McGirt decision as Council appoints new Cherokee Nation district judge

    Councilors on Monday appointed Nathan Barnard as a District Judge of the Cherokee Nation.
  • Mar 16, 2021

    Cherokee Nation announces new concurrent language scholarship opportunity for high school students

    The Rogers State University Language Concurrent Scholarship is designed to give high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to learn the Cherokee language online while obtaining college credit with no out-of-pocket costs.
  • Mar 12, 2021

    Chief Chat: New Cherokee National Research Center will protect tribe’s iconic documents, artifacts

    Cherokee Nation’s most iconic and historic documents and artifacts are moving to a new, temporary home. The Cherokee National Research Center is scheduled to open later this summer at the Cherokee Springs Plaza in Tahlequah.
  • Mar 11, 2021

    Cherokee Nation works to ensure criminal justice served following Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruling

    The Cherokee Nation continues working to ensure criminal justice is served following today’s Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) ruling, which dismissed criminal charges in the Hogner case and will likely lead to the dismissal of hundreds of other state criminal cases in the Cherokee Nation Reservation. 
  • Mar 10, 2021

    Cherokee Nation begins taking applications for its Summer EBT for Children program

    The Cherokee Nation is now accepting applications for its Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children program, which is designed to ensure students have access to nutritious meals during the summer months.
  • Mar 09, 2021

    Cherokee Nation opens COVID-19 vaccines to public living within 14-county reservation area

    The Cherokee Nation has gone through its three-phase vaccine distribution plan and is now helping the surrounding community by opening the distribution of vaccines to the public living within the Cherokee Nation reservation.
  • Mar 04, 2021

    Chief Chat: Winter storms show how much Cherokee Nation means to local communities, families

    Upgrades to water and sewer infrastructure in Cherokee communities are a critical part of keeping our most vulnerable citizens healthy in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. 
  • Mar 03, 2021

    Cherokee Nation celebrates opening of new Sallie Byrd Sevenstar Community Building in Sequoyah County

    Cherokee Nation officials joined Rural Communities Initiative Foundation leaders to cut the ribbon on the new Sallie Byrd Sevenstar Community Building in Sequoyah County on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
  • Mar 02, 2021

    Chief Hoskin signs into law ‘Cherokee Nation Park, Wildlands, Fishing and Hunting Preserve Act of 2021’

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed into law the “Cherokee Nation Park, Wildlands, Fishing and Hunting Preserve Act of 2021” on Monday, March 1, during a visit to the tribe’s beautiful new 4,000-plus-acre preserve in Sequoyah County.
  • Mar 02, 2021

    Cherokee Nation includes household members in Vaccine Distribution Plan

    The Cherokee Nation is now including all household members of Cherokee Nation citizens and households of any federally recognized tribal citizen into their COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan.
  • Feb 25, 2021

    Cherokee Nation now in Phase 3 of Vaccine Distribution Plan

    The Cherokee Nation has now moved into phase three of their COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan.
  • Feb 25, 2021

    Chief Chat: Cherokee Nation invests in clean, accessible water across the reservation

    Upgrades to water and sewer infrastructure in Cherokee communities are a critical part of keeping our most vulnerable citizens healthy in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. 
  • Feb 24, 2021

    Cherokee Nation invests $1.3M to upgrade water, sewer lines serving more than 18,000 people in 10 counties

    The Cherokee Nation invested $1.3 million to make essential upgrades and repairs to water and sewer lines serving more than 18,000 people in 10 counties throughout the tribe’s reservation.
  • Feb 24, 2021

    Cherokee Nation opens online assessment to assist Cherokee homeowners with plumbing repairs caused by February winter storm

    The Cherokee Nation is launching an online assessment program and investing $4 million to help Cherokee homeowners living in the reservation repair plumbing problems caused by the February 2021 winter storm event.
  • Feb 23, 2021

    Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner propose funding source for substance abuse treatment facilities, access to wellness centers for Cherokee citizens

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner are proposing new legislation that would provide Cherokee citizens with access to substance abuse treatment centers, wellness centers and fitness centers by setting aside a portion of third-party revenues collected by Cherokee Nation Health Services each year.
  • Feb 22, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Supreme Court issues decision that ‘by blood’ reference be stricken from Cherokee Nation Constitution

    The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court ruled today in a unanimous decision that the language “by blood” is void, and should be removed from Cherokee Nation’s tribal laws, including provisions within the Cherokee Nation Constitution, according to the opinion.
  • Feb 16, 2021

    Cherokee Nation weather-related closures for Wednesday, Feb. 17

    Cherokee Nation Health Services will be rescheduling all COVID-19 vaccinations and other health center appointments previously scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 17.
  • Feb 16, 2021

    Chief Chat: Honoring our treaty: A nation as good as its word

    For Cherokee citizens of Freedmen descent, the fight continues beyond their legal victories in 2017.
  • Feb 15, 2021

    Cherokee Nation weather-related closures for Tuesday, Feb. 16

    Cherokee Nation Health Services will be rescheduling all COVID-19 vaccinations and other health center appointments previously scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 16.
  • Feb 15, 2021

    Cherokee Nation weather-related closures for Monday, Feb. 15

    Cherokee Nation Health Services will be rescheduling all COVID-19 vaccinations and other health center appointments previously scheduled for Monday, Feb. 15.
  • Feb 12, 2021

    Cherokee Nation to launch 'We Heart our Cherokee Health Heroes' Appreciation Week

    The Cherokee Nation is launching its “We Heart our Cherokee Health Heroes” Appreciation week after Valentine’s Day to applaud the brave efforts of the nearly 2,600 tribal health employees and their work this past year to combat COVID-19.
  • Feb 11, 2021

    Cherokee elders move into new efficiency homes in Hulbert

    The dream of moving into a new home is now a reality for several Cherokee elders who recently received their keys to new efficiency homes newly constructed in Hulbert.
  • Feb 11, 2021

    Chief Chat: Honoring Cherokee Nation’s Health Heroes

    To recognize the tremendous service and dedication of our health care workers, Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Businesses are collaborating for a “We Heart Our Cherokee Health Heroes” celebration from Feb. 15 to 19.
  • Feb 10, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Moves to Phase 2B of COVID-19 Vaccination Plan

    Phase 2B priority includes people in congregate settings, all teachers who are Cherokee Nation citizens, all first responders who are Cherokee Nation citizens, and patients with underlying health conditions, and who are eligible to receive care within Cherokee Nation Health Services. 
  • Feb 05, 2021

    Chief Chat: New website shows where the money goes for Cherokee Nation’s pandemic response

    The Cherokee Nation had to move quickly to get these investments to our communities, but we also want to ensure maximum transparency and accountability to the Cherokee people. That’s why the Cherokee Nation Treasurer recently released the COVID-19 Respond, Recover, Rebuild Spending Report. 
  • Feb 03, 2021

    Cherokee Nation citizens can now register on Gadugi Portal

    The Gadugi Portal, a centralized database aimed to better connect Cherokee Nation citizens with tribal services, is now live for citizens to manage or update essential information, such as a name change or new mailing address.
  • Feb 02, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Foundation hosting free virtual ACT Boot Camp on March 27 for Native American students

    Cherokee Nation Foundation is offering a free virtual ACT Boot Camp on Saturday, March 27, for Native American students preparing for the national exam.
  • Jan 29, 2021

    Cherokee Nation administers 10,000th dose of COVID-19 vaccine

    The Cherokee Nation this week administered its 10,000th dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to Cherokee citizens falling within the tribe’s Phase 1 and Phase 2A priority distribution plan, including frontline health care workers, first-language Cherokee speakers, and Cherokee elders.
  • Jan 29, 2021

    Cherokee Nation shares COVID-19 Respond, Recover, Rebuild spending report

    The Cherokee Nation Treasurer released the tribe’s COVID-19 Respond, Recover, Rebuild Spending Report on Thursday, showing the number of ways the tribe has served citizens through job and food security, economic relief, health care, housing and connectivity during the pandemic.
  • Jan 28, 2021

    Cherokee Nation honors Amon Baker as Sequoyah High School Board Emeritus

    Cherokee Nation honors longtime champion of education Amon Baker, of Tahlequah, with the title of board member emeritus for his nearly 40 years of service to Sequoyah High School.
  • Jan 28, 2021

    Chief Chat: Protecting Cherokee rights while moving forward together at the Oklahoma Legislature

    Cherokee Nation and the other Native Nations in Oklahoma have been crucial partners during these hard times, whether by adopting strong public health policies, distributing PPE and vaccines, or sharing emergency economic relief.
  • Jan 22, 2021

    Cherokee Nation reopens COVID-19 Emergency Assistance program Jan. 25, adding $7M to help Cherokees impacted by pandemic

    The Cherokee Nation reopens its COVID-19 Emergency Assistance program on Monday, January 25 to help qualified Cherokee citizens economically affected by COVID-19.
  • Jan 21, 2021

    Chief Chat: A historic day for Indian Country to have Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary

    President Joe Biden nominates Congresswoman Deb Haaland to serve as Secretary of the Interior.
  • Jan 20, 2021

    Inter-Tribal Council supports confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of Interior

    Tribal leaders discussed their response and recovery efforts amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and provided updates on other tribal activities. Leaders also passed a series of resolutions, including one supporting the confirmation of U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) as Secretary of the Interior.
  • Jan 19, 2021

    Cherokee Nation Enters Phase 2A of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan

    The Cherokee Nation is now scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations for Cherokee Nation teachers and child care workers, food distribution program employees and other critical infrastructure staff, as well as tribal citizens 55 and older.
  • Jan 15, 2021

    Ribbon cutting held for OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah

    The historic partnership between Oklahoma State University and the Cherokee Nation celebrated another milestone with the official ribbon cutting ceremony at the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation on Friday, Jan. 15.
  • Jan 15, 2021

    Cherokee Nation places final beam on Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center expansion project

    The final steel beam of the Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center expansion project was hoisted into place Friday, Jan. 15, completing the facility’s two-story steel frame in Stilwell.
  • Jan 14, 2021

    Chief Chat: Cherokee lands set aside as hunting, fishing and gathering reserves

    Love of the great outdoors is deeply engrained in Cherokee culture. As in many Cherokee families, I have lifelong memories of camping, hiking in the woods and enjoying time on the lake. These experiences help shape our ideals of preserving public lands.
  • Jan 12, 2021

    Cherokee Nation establishes first hunting, fishing reserves

    The Cherokee Nation announced today the tribe’s first hunting and fishing reserve areas dedicated to Cherokee citizens for controlled hunts to open later this year.
  • Jan 07, 2021

    Chief Chat: Yearlong celebration of Cherokee syllabary planned

    Two hundred years ago, the brilliant statesman and inventor Sequoyah presented the Cherokee syllabary to the Cherokee Nation. This year we are honoring the bicentennial of Sequoyah’s historic achievement that brought widespread literacy to our tribe.
  • Jan 06, 2021

    Cherokee Nation scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations for elders ages 65 and older

    The Cherokee Nation is now scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations for elders ages 65 and older who are eligible to receive care within Cherokee Nation Health Services.
  • Dec 23, 2020

    Cherokee Nation Activates its COVID-19 Surge Plan

    This week Cherokee Nation Health Services activated its COVID-19 surge plan for W.W. Hastings Hospital.
  • Dec 17, 2020

    Chief Chat: Prioritizing frontline health care workers, first responders and Cherokee elders with vaccine

    In Cherokee Nation and across the world, we have struggled with the deadly COVID-19 virus for most of 2020. We have made sacrifices and suffered terrible losses, but we see a ray of hope. New vaccines arriving in Cherokee Nation offer freedom from the threat of this terrible virus.
  • Dec 15, 2020

    Cherokee Nation upgrades criminal codes, redirects $10M for law enforcement, courts, prosecutors after McGirt decision

    The Cherokee Nation is updating its criminal code and proposing to immediately repurpose $10 million from its general budget to make necessary upgrades in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court McGirt ruling.
  • Dec 11, 2020

    Cherokee Nation, State of Oklahoma extend Hunting and Fishing Compact for 2021

    Cherokee Nation citizens in Oklahoma will receive their 2021 hunting and fishing licenses after the tribe’s Hunting and Fishing Compact with the State of Oklahoma has been extended.
  • Dec 10, 2020

    Cherokee Nation set to receive first doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week

    The Cherokee Nation is set to receive its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine directly from the Indian Health Service (IHS) starting next week.
  • Dec 10, 2020

    Multi-use building will expand Cherokee language preservation efforts and food security

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner today announced the tribe is securing a multi-use site in Rogers County, which will house both a virtual production soundstage and warehouse for food and PPE storage and distribution.
  • Dec 10, 2020

    Chief Chat: Database management upgrade will increase Cherokee Nation efficiency during COVID-19 and beyond

    To streamline personal information management for Cherokee Nation citizens, we recently launched the new “Gadugi Portal,” where Cherokees can manage or update their essential information with the tribe, including things like a new mailing address, name change, date of birth or veteran status.
  • Dec 07, 2020

    Cherokee veterans can register on Cherokee Warriors Database

    The Cherokee Warriors Database, a centralized portal to identify thousands of Cherokee veterans across the globe, is now live for tribal citizens who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces to register.
  • Dec 04, 2020

    Cherokee Nation Housing Director starts new position at HUD

    Cherokee citizen and Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation Executive Director Gary Cooper is embracing a new role with the Office of Native American Programs at the U.S. Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C.
  • Dec 03, 2020

    Chief Chat: Improving broadband helps Cherokees get through the pandemic and prepare for the future

    The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work, get an education, get health care, buy groceries, apply for assistance, search for jobs and more. 
  • Nov 25, 2020

    Cherokee Nation launches connectivity survey and free mobile hotspot program

    Cherokee Nation recently launched a new connectivity survey and a $3 million program to provide connectivity to Cherokee households lacking Internet access to assist in overcoming some of the virtual challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  • Nov 19, 2020

    Chief Chat: We need a statewide mask mandate to save lives

    It is long overdue for the state of Oklahoma to enact a statewide mask mandate. The Centers for Disease Control recommends it, the White House Coronavirus Task Force recommends it, and the Oklahoma State Medical Association recommends it. 
  • Nov 17, 2020

    Cherokee Nation receives $4.1M grant for COVID-19 testing, contact tracing

    Cherokee Nation Health Services has been awarded a $4.1 million Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics for Underserved Populations grant through the Native American Research Centers for Health and the National Institutes of Health to assist with COVID-19 testing and contact tracing efforts.
  • Nov 16, 2020

    Cherokee Nation contributes $2,500 to Oologah Senior Citizens Center to help feed families during Thanksgiving, support youth program

    Cherokee Nation recently contributed funds to the Oologah Senior Citizens Center to cook and deliver a Thanksgiving meal for up to 80 senior citizens so they can stay in this holiday and protect against the spread of COVID-19.
  • Nov 12, 2020

    Chief Chat: Cherokee Nation ready to tackle new challenges in post SCOTUS decision landscape

    I live on reservation land, where I am governed by the Cherokee Nation and federal laws. I also live in the state of Oklahoma, where I am proud of our tribe’s successful partnership with the state government over decades.
  • Nov 10, 2020

    Cherokee Nation announces new plan to explore the history of Cherokee Freedmen

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced on Saturday a new plan that will explore the history of Cherokee Freedmen. 
  • Nov 05, 2020

    Cherokee Nation rapid testing efforts protecting Sequoyah students, staff by quickly pinpointing COVID-19 cases

    The Cherokee Nation’s rapid testing efforts at Sequoyah High School are protecting students and staff from person-to-person exposure of COVID-19 by quickly pinpointing cases and limiting the spread of the virus as intended.
  • Nov 05, 2020

    Cherokee Nation calendar of events for November

    The Cherokee Nation is hosting events in the month November that are socially-distanced, including drive-through flu clinics and drive-through COVID-19 testing.
  • Nov 02, 2020

    Cherokee Nation Foundation accepting scholarship applications for 2021-22

    The Cherokee Nation Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2021-22 academic year. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 2021.
  • Oct 30, 2020

    Cherokee Nation supports bipartisan ‘Durbin Feeling Native American Language Act of 2020’ proposed by Sen. Udall, Sen. Murkowski

    Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on Friday announced support for the Durbin Feeling Native American Language Act of 2020, a bipartisan bill proposed by Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on the 30th anniversary of the Native American Language Act, which was signed by President George H.W. Bush on Oct. 30, 1990.
  • Oct 29, 2020

    Chief Chat: New COVID program at Cherokee Nation designed to help citizens with disabilities

    As part of the $9 million program, Cherokee Nation will provide a $300 stipend to tribal citizens with disabilities living on the Cherokee Nation reservation in northeast Oklahoma. 
  • Oct 27, 2020

    Cherokee Nation receives 6,000 new rapid tests for COVID-19

    Cherokee Nation received 6,000 rapid test kits from the Indian Health Service to enhance how the tribe tests for COVID-19 within its school system and among its most vulnerable citizens.
  • Oct 26, 2020

    Cherokee Nation announces online portal for Cherokees with disabilities to apply for financial assistance in response to COVID

    The Cherokee Nation recently announced a $9 million Disability Assistance Program to help disabled Cherokees with food, supplies or other expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 6.
  • Oct 22, 2020

    Cherokee Nation gives eco-friendly boost to community centers

    Cherokee Nation officials recently joined community leaders of Native American Fellowship Inc. in South Coffeyville and Tri-Community Association in Briggs to celebrate the installation of rooftop solar panels to their community buildings to help lower utility costs as well as provide an eco-friendly energy source.
  • Oct 22, 2020

    Chief Chat: Growth of Cherokee Nation agribusiness means access to healthy food, jobs

    The coronavirus pandemic has put many people — Native women especially — in peril from domestic violence, as more and more people are forced to stay home, escalating this unprecedented problem across the United States. 
  • Oct 21, 2020

    Cherokee Nation becomes host site for CDC program to assist with COVID response

    Cherokee Nation Health Services has been selected as a host site for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Association Program to assist with the COVID-19 response. 
  • Oct 21, 2020

    Cherokee Nation Foundation’s fall ACT Prep Course moves to virtual platform for 12-week program

    Registration is now open for Cherokee Nation Foundation’s fall ACT Prep Course. The 12-week course will be presented virtually to Native American students in their junior or senior year of high school, with preference given to Cherokee Nation citizens.
  • Oct 16, 2020

    Tribal Council approves Sallie Byrd Sevenstar Community Center, Election Code Act in October

    The Council of the Cherokee Nation approved this week renaming the current Belfonte-Nicut Community Center after Cherokee Nation citizen and fluent Cherokee speaker Sallie Byrd Sevenstar, who passed away on August 24.
  • Oct 16, 2020

    Cherokee Nation unveils renderings for new victim services office Tribe also to build transitional housing development in Stilwell

    Cherokee Nation recently announced plans for a new One Fire Victim Services office in Tahlequah and a new transitional housing center in Stilwell to better help victims of domestic violence with larger, new facility space and added resources to begin rebuilding their lives.
  • Oct 15, 2020

    Chief Chat: Cherokee Nation ONE FIRE expansion assists survivors of domestic violence

    The coronavirus pandemic has put many people — Native women especially — in peril from domestic violence, as more and more people are forced to stay home, escalating this unprecedented problem across the United States. 
  • Oct 09, 2020

    Cherokee Nation to build a meat processing facility

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner announced Friday the tribe will build a meat processing facility in Tahlequah.
  • Oct 09, 2020

    Commission for Protection of Cherokee Nation Sovereignty makes Initial Recommendations for judicial, criminal justice expansion

    The Commission for the Protection of Cherokee Nation Sovereignty established by the Principal Chief after the U.S. Supreme Court McGirt ruling, has issued its first recommendations on expanding the tribe’s courts, attorneys and marshal service.
  • Oct 08, 2020

    Chief Chat: Green investments will have long-term benefits for Cherokee Nation

    A fundamental principle of our Cherokee culture is that we should consider the impact of what we do today on the next seven generations of future Cherokees. We are answering this sacred responsibility by investing in strong communities and a clean and healthy environment.
  • Oct 05, 2020

    Cherokee Nation offers free flu vaccines

    Cherokee Nation is offering free flu vaccinations through the month of December to prepare for the upcoming flu season.
  • Oct 02, 2020

    Cherokee Nation breaks ground on new tag office in Catoosa

    Cherokee Nation officials broke ground Wednesday, Sept. 30, on a new, larger tag office in Catoosa that will better accommodate Cherokee citizens purchasing license plates.
  • Oct 01, 2020

    Chief Chat: Plan in place to improve and enhance Cherokee Heritage Center

    Passed unanimously by the Council of the Cherokee Nation, the Cherokee Heritage Center Act of 2020 transfers ownership of the site’s 44 acres, buildings, equipment, assets, collections and historical documents from the nonprofit Cherokee National Historical Society to the Cherokee Nation. It is an exciting new chapter for the tribe to assume ownership and stewardship.
  • Sep 28, 2020

    Cherokee Nation to break ground on new tag office in Catoosa

    Cherokee Nation will break ground Wednesday on a new tag office in Catoosa.
  • Sep 25, 2020

    Chief Hoskin signs ‘Cherokee Heritage Center Act of 2020’ with unanimous support of Tribal Council

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and members of the Council of the Cherokee Nation met Sept. 24 to officially sign the Cherokee Heritage Center Act of 2020.
  • Sep 24, 2020

    Chief Chat: Cherokee voters are critical voices in 2020 election

    Cherokee Nation is committed to ensuring that all voting age Cherokees are registered to vote. 
  • Sep 23, 2020

    Cherokee Nation joins City of Stilwell to dedicate Wingfield Crossing, providing access to new business, job development opportunities

    Cherokee Nation and City of Stilwell officials dedicated a new three-lane access road in Stilwell on Monday during a ribbon cutting ceremony for Wingfield Crossing.
  • Sep 22, 2020

    Cherokee Nation Reservation now visible on Google Maps

    The Cherokee Nation’s reservation boundaries are now mapped on Google Maps.
  • Sep 22, 2020

    Cherokee Nation Foundation hosting free virtual ACT Boot Camp on Oct. 16 for Native American students

    Cherokee Nation Foundation is offering a free virtual ACT Boot Camp on Friday, Oct. 16, for Native American students preparing for the national exam in December.
  • Sep 18, 2020

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner announce increase of government employee salaries

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner announced Thursday that Cherokee Nation government employees will receive up to a 3 percent increase to their base salary in October and will also receive a holiday bonus.
  • Sep 17, 2020

    Cherokee Nation donates nearly $9,000 to mental health programs, food pantry services in Rogers County

    Cherokee Nation recently donated nearly $9,000 to mental health and substance abuse support programs as well as food pantry services in Rogers County.
  • Sep 14, 2020

    Cherokee Nation distributes more than 13,000 ready-made meals to Cherokee elders as part of COVID-19 response effort

    The Cherokee Nation has distributed more than 13,000 ready-made meals to keep Cherokee elders fed after many senior nutrition sites temporarily closed to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
  • Sep 11, 2020

    Chief Chat: New building projects meet emergency needs, make Cherokee communities stronger

    The COVID-19 pandemic threatens Cherokee Nation like it does the rest of the world, but we are responding in ways that make our Nation stronger.
  • Sep 09, 2020

    Cherokee Nation launches $25M in new construction, remodels as part of COVID-19 response plan

    Cherokee Nation leaders broke ground Tuesday on $25 million worth of Respond, Recover and Rebuild projects that range from PPE manufacturing and space for social distancing, to food outreach sites and a new employee health care facility.
  • Sep 07, 2020

    Cherokee Nation to launch $25M in new construction, remodels as part of COVID-19 response plan

    The Cherokee Nation is constructing eight new, 4,000-square-feet buildings and conducting four remodels as part of the tribe’s COVID-19 Respond, Recover and Rebuild plan. Cherokee Nation leaders will break ground on nine of the sites Tuesday.
  • Sep 03, 2020

    Chief Hoskin to cite year of ‘difficulties and triumphs’ in annual State of the Nation address

    The Cherokee Nation was met with both “difficulties and triumphs” over the past year, with huge investments being made in language preservation, career readiness and elder housing, holding governments accountable for their promises, and emerging with a response plan to COVID-19 that is among the best in the country, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. says in his upcoming State of the Nation Address.
  • Aug 29, 2020

    Shawna Baker sworn in as Cherokee Nation Supreme Court Justice

    Cherokee Nation citizen Shawna Baker, of Tulsa, was sworn into office as the Cherokee Nation’s newest Supreme Court Justice at the W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex in Tahlequah Thursday, Aug. 27.
  • Aug 27, 2020

    Tribal Council approves historic budget, passes ‘Cherokee Nation Reservation, Judicial Expansion and Sovereignty Protection Act’

    Today, the Council of the Cherokee Nation approved a historic $1.52 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2021 and passed legislation designed to address the opportunities and challenges created by the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma. 
  • Aug 27, 2020

    Chief Chat: Cherokee Nation protects our elders in this difficult time

    We’re committing over $45 million to not only avoid budget cuts in Cherokee Nation’s elder programs, but to greatly expand what we can do for our elders for the rest of the calendar year to ensure our most vulnerable citizens’ needs are met.
  • Aug 24, 2020

    Cherokee Nation receives nearly $300K grant to add five new transit vans

    The Cherokee Nation recently received a nearly $300,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration for five new transit vehicles that will replace older vans and expand services in Tahlequah and Stilwell.
  • Aug 21, 2020

    Cherokee Nation working to improve access to broadband

    The Cherokee Nation is working to improve access to quality, affordable broadband for its citizens throughout the reservation boundaries with a new grant and with leadership advocating for Indian Country on a number of federal broadband advisory boards.
  • Aug 19, 2020

    Chief Chat: Commemorating a tumultuous and resolute first year in office

    Our Nation is strong because, for generations, we have looked towards the horizon and prepared as one people to meet the challenges ahead.
  • Aug 17, 2020

    Cherokee Nation administration marks 1 year in office

    August 14, 2020 marked one year of service for Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and his administration. Under the leadership of Principal Chief Hoskin Jr. and Cherokee Nation Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner, the largest tribal nation in the United States continues to prevail and prosper even through unprecedented times.
  • Aug 14, 2020

    Cherokee Nation contributes $195K to Boys & Girls Club programs throughout Northeast Oklahoma

    Cherokee Nation recently contributed $195,000 to eight Boys & Girls Club programs throughout Northeast Oklahoma.
  • Aug 14, 2020

    Chief Chat: Protecting our sovereign rights to govern the Cherokee Nation reservation

    In its recent ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, the United States Supreme Court affirmed what Native Americans in Oklahoma have always known and maintained: Our land is, and always has been, ours.
  • Aug 13, 2020

    Chief Hoskin establishes sovereignty commission in wake of McGirt decision

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has established a new commission to make funding and resource recommendations and examine other related areas in the wake of the historic United States Supreme Court McGirt decision.
  • Aug 07, 2020

    Cherokee Nation offers Eyeglass Program to all Cherokee Nation citizens beginning August 17

    Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Health Services have created a voucher program to help more Cherokee citizens purchase new eyeglasses regardless of their age, income or health diagnosis.
  • Aug 07, 2020

    Cherokee Nation Foundation helping Native students prepare for college admissions during COVID-19

    Cherokee Nation Foundation is partnering with Duke University to offer a free college admissions workshop on Saturday, Aug. 15.
  • Aug 05, 2020

    Chief Chat: Renewed gaming compacts ensure a brighter future for Oklahoma

    Recently the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma affirmed what Oklahoma tribal nations have known from the beginning – on January 1, 2020, our gaming compacts with the state of Oklahoma automatically renewed for another 15 years.
  • Aug 03, 2020

    Cherokee Nation launches online portal for Cherokee elders to apply for utility help, direct economic assistance

    The Cherokee Nation has launched an online portal for qualifying Cherokee elders age 62 and older to apply for COVID-19 relief assistance.
  • Aug 03, 2020

    As positive COVID-19 cases increase, Cherokee Nation encourages citizens to continue wearing masks, using safety measures

    The Cherokee Nation is encouraging Cherokee citizens and the community to use an abundance of caution and continue to take safety practices as the number of positive COVID-19 cases recorded in the tribe’s health care system has increased by more than 200 percent from June 27 to July 27.
  • Jul 31, 2020

    OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cherokee Nation celebrates first class of medical school students during White Coat Ceremony

    The first class of 54 student doctors to be accepted into the new Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cherokee Nation received their “white coats” on Friday during a small virtual ceremony in Tahlequah that was live streamed.
  • Jul 29, 2020

    Cherokee Nation announces Sequoyah, Immersion return-to-school plan

    Students at Sequoyah High School will return to school this fall under a plan that will include an all-virtual option as well as limit in-person instruction to no more than 25 percent of students in the building at any one time to protect against the spread of COVID-19.
  • Jul 28, 2020

    Chief Hoskin statement on court ruling that state gaming compacts renewed on Jan. 1 for another 15 years

    Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. issued the following statement today on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma ruling in favor of the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations and intervening tribes, that the gaming compacts with the state renewed on Jan. 1 for another 15-year term.
  • Jul 24, 2020

    College Housing Assistance Program applications available July 27

    The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation will accept College Housing Assistance Program applications for the fall 2020 semester July 27 through August 7.
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