http://www.cherokee.org Cherokee - The Official Web Site of the Cherokee Nation based in Tahlequah Oklahoma. The Western Band of Cherokee are a federally recognized Native American Indian Tribe. This web site containd Cherokee Nation News, services for tribal members, information regarding the Cherokee, Culture, History plus much more. 1 Cherokee Elder Care is pleased to announce the addition of several new staff, including Dr. Leticia Newton, the new primary care physician, along with Lori Enlow and Ashley Couch, nurse practitioners, and Jan Griffith, occupational therapist. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3173/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:11:32 GMT The Cherokee Nation in partnership with Rogers State University in Claremore will host a workshop for small business owners and vendors on Thursday, April 1 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the campus of RSU in its Innovation Center, 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. The workshop will provide information on how business owners can become certified through the Section 8(a) program and the HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3172/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:58:31 GMT Cherokee Nation is partnering with Northeastern State University to help baby boomers and others interested in building their retirement nest eggs by offering a workshop that will provide some necessary savings tips and tools. “Behold, the Power of Saving for Retirement” will be offered on March 31, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Cherokee Nation’s Osiyo Training Room, located behind the gift shop at the tribal complex on Highway 62 south of Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3171/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:16:00 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently contributed $5,000 to the Murrow Indian Children’s Home in Muskogee, a non-profit organizationproviding residential and crisis care as well as daycare for children of teen mothers from tribes across Oklahoma. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3170/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:37:28 GMT The Cherokee Nation wrapped up its third bi-annual Cancer Summit on Friday after three days of discussions covering a variety of topics for medical personnel, prevention specialists, survivors, patients and their families. More than 250 individuals took part in the event, which was a partnership between the tribe and the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3169/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:58:52 GMT The Cherokee Nation Vinita Health Center has relocated to 525 S. Wilson in Vinita and will no longer provide services out of the previous location at 135 E. Canadian. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3167/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:41:18 GMT Sequoyah Schools will once again hold summer classes as part of its Summer Learning Program. Classes will be held July 5 through July 16, from 8:25 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., for any student in the fourth through 12th grades. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3166/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:56:07 GMT The Cherokee Nation will host a marketing and sales workshop for small business owners and vendors on Tuesday, March 23 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Claremore Housing Services office, 23205 S. Highway 66. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3165/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:52:39 GMT Recently the Cherokee Nation partnered with local officials in Washington County to complete much-needed repairs to Durham Road. The project rebuilt and resurfaced more than four miles of Durham Road, with the tribe contributing $275,000 in assistance. A busy road, Durham leads to a popular tourism and meeting destination, Prairie Song. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3164/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:48:58 GMT Ashton Parent, a senior at Sequoyah Schools, recently served as a legislative page for State Representative Jerry McPeak in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3163/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:17:54 GMT If you are interested in becoming a census taker or applying for other census-related jobs, testing will be held Wednesday, March 10 and again on Tuesday, March 23, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Tribal Services conference room at the Cherokee Nation tribal complex. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3162/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:06:37 GMT Sequoyah Schools junior Logan Francis has been accepted to the 34th Annual Summer Leaders Seminar at West Point, the United States Military Academy and at the United States Air Force Academy. The summer seminars give the students a chance to see what the military academies are like and may help them earn acceptance to the academies later on. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3161/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:01:37 GMT Charlie Soap regrets to announce his wife Wilma Mankiller has been diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer. Mankiller is an author, lecturer and former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Mankiller served 12 years in elected office at the Cherokee Nation, the first two as Deputy Principal Chief followed by 10 years as Principal Chief. She retired from public office in 1995. Among her many honors, Mankiller has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton. Soap requests that the public respect the family’s privacy during this time. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3160/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:59:23 GMT The Cherokee Nation will host an educational symposium on March 16 and 17, covering a variety of current environmental topics within the Cherokee Nation. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3159/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:01:31 GMT In partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Cherokee Nation is hosting a focus group on Thursday, March 11, at 7 p.m., for recently separated veterans to discuss the employment needs of Native American veterans in this area. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3158/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:56:00 GMT The local chapter of Kiwanis International provided a special gift of smiles to young patients at Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital with the donation of several unique dolls as part of the group’s Young Children Priority One program. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3157/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:53:25 GMT The Cherokee Nation is making sure additional help is available in Delaware County to assist parents with child support needs. In addition to the tribe’s main Office of Child Support Enforcement in Tahlequah, staff will now be available every Wednesday at the Jay Human Services building, 1501 Industrial Park Road,to assist with all child support services. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3156/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:25:36 GMT Sequoyah Schools’ “The Wizard of Oz” will be performed May 6 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. and May 7 at 7 p.m. at Sequoyah Schools’ The Place Where They Play. Admission is free. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3155/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:18:39 GMT The Cherokee Nation’s March history presentation will be “Our Land or Theirs: 19th Century Jurisdictional Conflicts in the Cherokee Nation,” with presenter Catherine Foreman Gray, on Thursday, March 25, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3154/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:19:43 GMT A Cherokee Nation physician was among a team of medical professionals recently sent to Florida to assist in the effort to provide care to refugees arriving from Haiti after that country’s devastating earthquake. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3152/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:18:15 GMT On Saturday, February 20, Cherokee Nation made a good showing at the 2010 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, held at Arrowhead Camp on the Illinois River. Principal Chief Chad Smith was the first person to brave the chilly waters. One of the final plungers was Cherokee Nation Environmental Protection Commission member Ed Fite. The Cherokee Nation Marshal Service, a long-time participant in the Polar Plunge event, raised more than $6,000 out of the nearly $18,000 raised at the overall event. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3151/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:29:56 GMT The Cherokee Nation will hold a workshop for current and potential tribal vendors this March at locations in Claremore and Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3150/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:53:25 GMT The Cherokee Nation honored a special family of three veterans during the February monthly Tribal Council meeting held in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3149/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:46:16 GMT More than 100 people braved the cold temperature to watch the Cherokee Nation break ground for a new dental clinic in Salina today as part of an expansion of the tribe’s Amo Health Center. The dental clinic will be the sixth in the Cherokee Nation Health Services system and will join the others in Tahlequah, Muskogee, Jay, Sallisaw and Stilwell. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3146/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:29:58 GMT The Cherokee Nation has developed a unique keypad that allows the user to more easily type in the Cherokee syllabary instead of using the Latin alphabet that is standard to modern computer keyboards. The special keypad is made of thin black silicone, and fits over the top of a regular computer keyboard. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3145/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:30:02 GMT The Cherokee Nation will present a marketing workshop for small business owners on Tuesday, March 2 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Claremore Housing Services office, 23205 S. Highway 66. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3144/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:07:44 GMT The Cherokee Nation is offering free Cherokee language classes this spring in several communities throughout the tribe’s jurisdiction. The classes are open to the public and will run for ten weeks each. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3143/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:05:39 GMT If you are interested in improving and finally taking control of your finances, the Cherokee Nation is providing the opportunity to learn how. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3142/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:01:45 GMT In a first for Indian Country, 10 Cherokee Nation community groups completed the rigorous requirements to become certified through the National Coalition Academy of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3141/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:26:47 GMT Cherokee Nation awarded grants for 12 community gardens as part of an effort to use traditional foods and sustainable ecological approaches for health promotion and disease prevention in Cherokee communities. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3140/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:56:46 GMT Dispelling the notion of western towns as nothing more than Hollywood movie-lore, Cherokee Nation and its capital city of Tahlequah is a thriving cultural community that has earned the seventh spot on the list of ‘Top Ten True Western Towns of 2010’ as recognized by True West magazine. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3139/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:50:43 GMT A Cherokee Casino bus filled to capacity spent part of Thursday cruising the streets of Tahlequah. But the bus wasn’t full of people. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3136/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:40:16 GMT You are starting to feel sleepy! These are words you may hear during a comedy hypnosis show at Sequoyah Schools on Wednesday, Feb. 17, as part of the annual Sequoyah Schools Open House event for prospective students. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3135/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:34:32 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently contributed $10,000 to the Tulsa Area Chapter American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization committed to relieving human suffering and equipping people with the skills to stay safe. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3134/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:44:55 GMT Several Cherokee Nation representatives joined forces with other tribal, state and local officials from around the country this week in a meeting with federal officials to discuss President Obama’s 2010 Drug Control Strategy, the federal government’s annual blueprint for addressing the country’s drug use issues. The meeting was part of the national Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s annual conference. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3133/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:02:50 GMT The Cherokee Advocate newspaper printing press today returned to its original home after nearly 100 years and will now be the centerpiece of the Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum, which has undergone extensive historic restoration and is scheduled to open to the public in early April. The Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum is located at 122 E. Keetoowah St., Tahlequah, OK 74464. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3132/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:56:18 GMT It is with a heavy heart we announce former Cherokee Nation Deputy Chief Hastings Shade has died. Deputy Chief Shade passed during the overnight hours on Tuesday. He served the Cherokee Nation from 1999 to 2003. In his honor our flags are at half-mast. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3131/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:47:42 GMT World record holder Brian Jackson will attempt to break four new world records on Friday, Feb. 12 on the campus of Sequoyah Schools. Jackson, a Cherokee Nation citizen, holds two current world records and is excited to bring these additional world record attempts to Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3130/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:34:08 GMT A large group of students from throughout the Cherokee Nation vied for top honors during the Fourth Annual Cherokee Nation Science and Engineering Fair held recently in Tahlequah. The fair provided a place for students to present their research projects in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines to be judged and critiqued. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3129/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:25:29 GMT The Cherokee Nation Amo Health Center in Salina has been named a recipient of the Laboratory Excellence Award from COLA, a national healthcare accreditation organization for laboratories. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3128/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:48:34 GMT This year marks the tenth anniversary of the award-winning Cherokee National Youth Choir. They will begin celebrating with their first performance of 2010 at the First Baptist Church in Grove located at 501 S. Main St. on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3127/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:41:26 GMT Cherokee Nation is helping area small business owners become more knowledgeable about employment laws. The workshop “Worker’s Compensation and the Top Ten Employee Legal Issues” will be presented from 9 a.m. to noon at Northeastern State University’s Muskogee campus on Thursday, Feb. 18. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3126/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:36:34 GMT Principal Chief Chad Smith issued an executive order expanding preference for hiring and contracting opportunities with the Cherokee Nation and its business entities. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3125/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:43:36 GMT Cherokee Nation is currently in the beginning stages of fully reconstructing a total of 2.5 miles of road that serves the Cherokee Nation Hill Top housing addition, Grandview Public Schools and several other area residents just north of Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3124/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:52:53 GMT Cherokee Nation set and sealed a special time capsule that is slated to be opened again in the year 2028. The time capsule contains more than eighty objects that represent the Cherokee Nation government and culture. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3123/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:28:54 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently contributed $30,000 to two area organizations that provide advocacy for at-risk children. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3122/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:23:51 GMT The Cherokee Nation is looking for a few stalwart bicyclers with an avid interest in Cherokee history to participate in the Remember the Removal bike ride this summer. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3121/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:20:56 GMT The popular Cherokee Nation history series will resume in February with a presentation on Cherokee Ethnobiology. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3120/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:56:56 GMT Members of the community are invited to try a healthy snack, learn about heart disease prevention and get an autograph from former University of Oklahoma quarterback Paul Thompson at the 16th annual Healthy Heart Day Health Fair on Friday, Feb. 12, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Cherokee Nation Amo Health Center, located at 900 North Owen Walters Boulevard in Salina. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3119/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:55:11 GMT Seven Sequoyah Schools’ varsity football players will sign letters of intent to play college football on Wednesday, Feb. 3, National Football Signing Day. This is the first time in the history of Sequoyah Schools that seven football players are committing to play their sport in college. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3118/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:51:14 GMT Sequoyah Schools will honor their senior athletes that are participating in winter sports on "senior night," Feb. 13. The recognition event will begin at 6 p.m. at Sequoyah Schools’ The Place Where They Play. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3117/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:48:15 GMT Home-based businesses are growing faster than ever. In an economy full of uncertainty and unemployment, many entrepreneurs are turning to home-based options for income. If you are considering a home-based business of your own, Cherokee Nation and Northeastern State University are partnering to offer a series of three workshops that can help you get started. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3116/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:14:39 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently contributed more than $16,800 to two local non-profit organizations in Rogers County. The Will Rogers Memorial Museums received $10,000 from the tribe and Tri-County Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc. received $6,842. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3115/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:24:33 GMT If you are considering a home-based business of your own, Cherokee Nation and Northeastern State University are partnering to offer a series of three workshops that can help you get started. “Setting Up Your Home Based Business” is the topic of the first workshop, covering the basics needed to operate a home-based business. It will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3114/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:03:03 GMT Sequoyah Schools recently received notification that it has once again maintained the high standards to achieve national accreditation. The school has been named an AdvancEd accredited school by the North Central Accreditation Association Commission on Schools Accreditation and School Improvement. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3113/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:37:32 GMT The Cherokee Nation and Tahlequah Public Schools have joined forces to begin an Early Head Start program at Tahlequah High School, set to begin sometime in the spring. The effort will help teenage mothers at the school continue their education while their infants are cared for on campus. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3112/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:35:21 GMT Sequoyah Schools’ sophomore Christie Tiger recently auditioned and earned a chair in an honor band. Tiger is the first Sequoyah student to earn this honor. She will play the trumpet in the Eastern Oklahoma Band Directors Honor Band concert on Feb. 6. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3111/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:06:03 GMT Kirk, who is from Marble City, got his first degree in psychology with the thought of helping bridge the cultural differences to patients needing counseling. However, as he was called upon to help his grandmother with her doctor visits, his interests turned more to the physical side of the medical field. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3110/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:05:14 GMT Cherokee gardeners will take delight in knowing that spring gardening season is just around the corner. Cherokee Nation is once again offering those gardeners a chance to grow a bit of the tribe’s history and culture in their own backyard. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3109/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:56:40 GMT The Sequoyah Schools’ cheerleaders will host a youth cheerleading clinic, Jan. 25, 26 and 28, from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. for children ages four to 12 in the lower level of The Place Where They Play. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3108/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:52:22 GMT The Cherokee Nation broke ground Thursday on its eighth Cherokee Casino, located in Ramona, Okla. The gaming center is designed to be implemented in two phases, ultimately creating more than 100 jobs in the area over the next two years. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3107/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:48:44 GMT Small business owners that would like to learn more about Oklahoma’s tax laws can do so in Muskogee at an upcoming free workshop sponsored by the Cherokee Nation in February. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3106/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:05:50 GMT The Cherokee Nation is developing a new program that will allow Cherokee children in grades three through six to participate in nine local children’s choirs within their tribal district. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3105/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:24:19 GMT Sequoyah Schools recently received notification that they have once again made “adequate yearly progress” (AYP) according to the benchmarks measured by the No Child Left Behind Act. This is the third year in a row that Sequoyah has achieved this honor. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3104/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:23:49 GMT Cherokee Elder Care is the recipient of a new 14 passenger bus complete with an automatic wheelchair lift, allowing for easier transport for the elderly and disabled. The purchase of the bus was a partnership effort between the center and the State of Oklahoma, and will be used by the center and by other community groups needing transportation service of the elderly. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3103/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:41:15 GMT In recognition of January being named Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the Cherokee Nation is offering public education through a series of information booths for individuals to get answers to questions about the disease. The booths will be set up at the tribe’s health centers and at Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital and Claremore Indian Hospital throughout the month. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3102/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:50:37 GMT The Cherokee Nation has extended the deadline to accept nominations for the bi-annual Cancer Summit Service Awards, which honor individuals and organizations that have made contributions in promoting cancer control throughout the Cherokee Nation. Nominations are being accepted through Friday, Feb. 12. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3101/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:16:12 GMT The Cherokee Nation will be hosting a men’s health fair on Friday, January 22, from 9 a.m. until noon in Dining Rooms A and B at W.W. Hastings Hospital, located at 100 S. Bliss Avenue in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3100/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:35:26 GMT The Cherokee Nation will hold a Web Design workshop for small business owners on Wednesday, Feb. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the computer lab of the Cherokee Nation Roads Building, located at the Cherokee Nation tribal complex south of Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3099/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:32:55 GMT Sequoyah Schools’ senior Lynsey Dry has received official notification that she has been appointed to the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School located on Naval Station Newport in Newport, R.I. Dry will sign her official letter of acceptance to attend the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School at a special signing event and reception hosted by Sequoyah Schools on Friday, Jan. 15 at 11 a.m. in the lower level of Sequoyah’s The Place Where They Play. Family, friends and media are encouraged to attend. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3098/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:04:34 GMT The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council voted to increase the popular Day Work Program by an additional $750,000 during the Council’s monthly meeting Monday evening in Tahlequah. The program was announced in September and was designed to provide immediate assistance to Cherokee citizens that are unemployed and need a temporary helping hand. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3097/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:47:34 GMT The old saying: “If the shoe fits, wear it,” takes on a whole new meaning for Native Americans across the United States. Nike researchers studied the feet of more than 200 people from 70 tribes nationwide and determined that Native Americans have a much wider and taller foot than the average American. Armed with this study, Nike created the Nike Air Native N7 that is designed specifically for Native American feet, and features a wider, larger toe box, fewer seams and a thicker sock liner for comfort. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3096/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:03:21 GMT The Cherokee Nation has been named the 2010 recipient of the Humanities in Education award for its significant contribution to the humanities in Oklahoma by the Oklahoma Humanities Council. The Nation was selected for the award in recognition of the tribe’s Cherokee language program and the Cherokee Nation Immersion School. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3095/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:55:03 GMT Valentines Day is just around the corner and the Cherokee Nation is organizing its annual Valentines for Veterans campaign to honor elderly, disabled and hospitalized veterans by presenting them with handmade valentines. Cherokee Nation is encouraging area groups to join the fun by making valentines for the project. The volunteer-driven project delivers the valentines to veterans located primarily in Veterans Affairs nursing and medical centers throughout the tribe’s jurisdictional area. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3094/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:07:33 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently joined with Tulsa County on a roadway improvement project in the northern part of the county near the Washington County line. The tribe donated more than $254,000 to the project, which will widen a three-mile stretch of 186th Street as well as improve the water drainage in the area. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3093/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:01:43 GMT Along with several community volunteers, Cherokee Nation Entertainment, Cherokee Nation Businesses and Cherokee Nation employees recently joined forces to complete the Eucha Community Center located near Lake Eucha in Delaware County. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3092/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:01:22 GMT Sequoyah Schools will host its annual Open House event for prospective students on Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sequoyah Schools’ The Place Where They Play. All area seventh and eighth grade students that are interested in applying to attend Sequoyah as freshman are invited to participate. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3091/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:31:45 GMT The Cherokee Nation will offer assistance this winter with applications for Certificate Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) cards and citizenship in the Cherokee Nation at several field sites throughout the tribe’s 14-county area. The sites and schedule follow. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3090/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:47:00 GMT The Cherokee Nation and the American Lung Association are partnering to offer several tobacco cessation classes throughout the tribe’s 14-county jurisdiction beginning this month. The classes are part of the association’s Freedom From Smoking curriculum. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3089/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:37:50 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently contributed $63,000 to several Tahlequah area non-profit agencies http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3088/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:35:34 GMT Nancy John, director of Cherokee Nation Environmental Programs, was honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with the Jan Stevens Award for EPA Excellence. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3085/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:21:03 GMT Ashley Miller,16, of Stilwell, was recently honored as the Student of the Year by the Oklahoma Council for Indian Education for her work representing the Cherokee Nation as a goodwill ambassador. Miller currently holds the title of Jr. Miss Cherokee. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3084/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:09:32 GMT If your work takes you into private homes to provide care, inspections or other services, including health education, you may want to attend a special two-day workshop being sponsored by the Cherokee Nation in January. The Essentials of Healthy Housing practitioner course will be held Jan. 26 – 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Cherokee Nation tribal complex south of Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3083/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:01:31 GMT Are you ready to get into better shape after all the holiday parties have ended? Do you need some motivation to get you started? The Cherokee Nation will be sponsoring a 12-week weight loss challenge beginning Monday, Jan. 11, at the Male Seminary Recreation Center in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3082/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:57:46 GMT The award-winning Cherokee National Youth Choir announces the release of its latest music CD, “Learning as We Sing,” a project intended to both entertain and teach language skills. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3081/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:45:47 GMT More than 139 years after its construction, the Cherokee National Capitol still stands and operates as a symbolic landmark for the Cherokee people. Now, through a unique grant sponsored by the National Park Service, Cherokee Nation has received $150,000 to help preserve the 1870-built Capitol for future generations. The building is Cherokee Nation’s only National Historic Landmark. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3080/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:50:34 GMT If you have considered starting a new business as a child care provider or are interested in expanding your existing child care business, the Cherokee Nation may be able to help. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3079/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:52:51 GMT Three members of the Sequoyah Schools’ varsity fast-pitch softball team signed their official letters of intent to play softball at Rogers State University in Claremore in Sequoyah Schools’ The Place Where They Play. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3078/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:19:24 GMT Cherokee Nation Waste Management will hold a “free dump day” at the Cherokee Nation landfill near Stilwell, Okla. on Monday, January 4. On this day, the public will have the opportunity to discard any household or bulky waste completely free of charge. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3077/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:13:26 GMT Members of the Native American Student Association at Fort Gibson High School brought some early Christmas cheer to several young patients at Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital with the delivery of nearly 100 stuffed animals to give to youngsters staying at the hospital this Christmas and into the new year. The toys will be given to the pediatrics department and to the nursery. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3076/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:00:15 GMT Stimulus funding and a great partnership with the Cherokee Nation are making all the difference in the water quality of the town of Oaks in Delaware County. Recently the Cherokee Nation entered into a self-help agreement with the Oaks Public Works Authority to repair a wastewater treatment lagoon that had been leaking sewage into the community’s Spring Creek. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3075/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:45:13 GMT With a spacious new addition to one of its facilities, the Cherokee Nation is paving the way to allow more students to learn about the Cherokee culture and language. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3074/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:13:58 GMT The Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Entertainment recently contributed more than $25,000 to the Cherokee Nation Indian Child Welfare Angel Tree to purchase gifts for angels in need. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3073/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:35:08 GMT Post-holiday guilt is something many individuals face each year. The average American gains weight during the “holiday season,” meaning the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years. At the start of 2010, the Cherokee Nation will be hosting a special class on healthy cooking which will run for a total of four weeks beginning Thursday, January 14, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Bartlesville. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3072/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:32:02 GMT As a way of helping preserve Cherokee history as a part of Oklahoma’s past, the Cherokee Nation recently provided $50,000 to the Oklahoma Historical Society. The contribution will help preserve three distinct sites: Sequoyah’s home near Sallisaw, the Murrell Home in Park Hill near Tahlequah, and the military fort site at Fort Gibson. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3071/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:28:36 GMT With holiday festivities in full swing, tax season may seem like a long way off but in reality it is just around the corner. The Cherokee Nation is partnering once again with the Internal Revenue Service to offer free basic tax preparation to taxpayers that qualify for the earned income tax credit. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3070/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:21:59 GMT The award-winning Cherokee National Youth Choir will hold auditions for new choir members on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at the Cherokee Nation tribal complex south of Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3069/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:08:06 GMT Sequoyah drama students Carolyn Drywater and LeighAnna Evans recently competed in the first round of high school speech and drama competition and won second place to advance to the regional competition. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3068/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:00:52 GMT The Cherokee Nation was recently granted a National Scenic Byway certification from the National Scenic Byways Program, a department of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The tribe obtained the certification for the Cherokee Hills Byway, an 84-mile route that extends from Gore to West Siloam Springs in the Cherokee Nation. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3067/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:32:01 GMT The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council welcomed back former Chief Executive Officer of Cherokee Nation Businesses Brad Carson by unanimously passing a resolution naming him to the CNB Board of Directors during the monthly meeting of the Council Monday night in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3066/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:31:34 GMT