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Cherokee Nation Announces Language Bowl Winners November 18, 2009 Recently, 14 teams from several area schools displayed their knowledge and understanding of the Cherokee language as they competed for top honors in Cherokee Nation’s annual Cherokee Language Bowl. Read More... H1N1 Vaccine Available at Cherokee Nation Health Centers November 18, 2009 The Cherokee Nation announced today that the H1N1 vaccine is now available at all tribal health facilities to all Cherokee citizens and other Native Americans from a federally recognized tribe with a Certified Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) card. The vaccine reduces a person’s risk of getting the H1N1 flu virus. Read More... Cherokee Nation Angel Tree Kicks Off Next Week November 18, 2009 The holidays are upon us and Cherokee Nation is encouraging community members to come out and participate in its annual Angel Tree program. The kick-off event for the public to come and select angels from the tree will be held Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 4 p.m. in the lobby of the tribal complex in Tahlequah. Read More... Cherokee Elder Care Hosting Open House November 18, 2009 Cherokee Elder Care will be hosting an open house on Friday, November 27, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the facility, located at 1387 W. 4th Street in Tahlequah. The event is free and available to anyone who has a family member or loved one who would fit the center’s criteria. Read More... Sequoyah Schools to Showcase Talent with Show November 18, 2009 Sequoyah Schools will host a talent show to showcase their talented students and staff. The show will be held on Friday, December 4 at 7 p.m. in The Place Where They Play Read More... Tribal Council Approves Day Work Expansion November 17, 2009 The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council voted unanimously to put an additional $300,000 into the recently developed day work program, which was announced in September and was designed to provide immediate assistance to Cherokee citizens that are unemployed and need a temporary helping hand. Read More... Cherokee Nation Sponsoring Tobacco Cessation Events; Chief Declares Smoke-out Day November 13, 2009 Thursday, November 19, has been designated as Great American Smoke-out Day in the Cherokee Nation. In honor of the event, the tribe is offering classes and incentives to help smokers and tobacco users stop for at least one day. Read More... Local food banks receive food donation as needs increase November 12, 2009 Thanks to a Cherokee Casino West Siloam Springs sponsored Halloween party, area food banks recently received more than 350 pounds of canned food to assist needy families this Holiday season. Read More... Principal Chief Declares November as Diabetes Awareness Month November 12, 2009 November has been declared as Diabetes Awareness Month in the Cherokee Nation by Principal Chief Chad Smith. Read More... Cherokee Nation Hospital Gets New Art November 12, 2009 Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital is being decorated with photographs and works of art from the Trail of Tears era to the present day thanks to a generous donation from Cherokee Nation Entertainment. CNE donated more than 100 pieces totaling $27,000 for the art, which will be placed throughout the entire facility. Read More... Newly Developed Loan Program Helps Native Artists November 10, 2009 Aspiring Cherokee artist, Ryan Smith, an Oklahoma native who was two years into the Master of Fine Arts Program at the University of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck, knows a little something about determination and drive. After he walked away from New Orleans as a Katrina survivor, he decided to come back to Tahlequah to settle, where he is currently a community works supervisor for the Cherokee Nation. Read More... Sunshine and Fun Highlight Cherokee Nation Fall Festival in Salina November 10, 2009 Although grey skies postponed the event from an earlier date, there were nothing but clear skies and beautiful sunshine when Cherokee Nation hosted its annual Fall Festival/Health and Safety Fair in Salina last week. This was the seventh year for the festival, which was held by the tribe’s Early Childhood Unit. Read More... Cherokee National Youth Choir Seeks Alumni November 10, 2009 The award-winning Cherokee National Youth Choir will soon celebrate its 10 year anniversary and choir organizers would like to reach out to all alumni to update their contact information. Read More... Sequoyah Cheerleader is First to Make All-Region November 06, 2009 Symone Ross likes to be first. She was the first born, the first in the family to attend school at Sequoyah and now she’s the first Sequoyah cheerleader to be named an all-region cheerleader. Ross, the captain of the Sequoyah cheerleading squad, tried out against 50 other high school seniors to earn one of 16 spots on the All-Region squad. Read More... Sequoyah Standout Accepts Offer to Play Division One Basketball November 06, 2009 Macon, Georgia will soon be the home of another one of Sequoyah Schools’ best basketball players. Lindsey Hammer recently verbally committed to play college basketball for the Mercer Lady Bears. Hammer’s older sister, Lorin, a 2008 Sequoyah graduate and Gates Millennium Scholarship winner, already dons a Mercer uniform as a guard for the Mercer women’s basketball team. Next year, her younger sister will follow in her footsteps. Read More... Cherokee Nation Receives Finance Award November 05, 2009 For the eighth year in a row, the Cherokee Nation has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report. Read More... Cherokee Nation, County Health Department Offering H1N1 Vaccine November 03, 2009 As part of a joint partnership, the Cherokee Nation and the Cherokee County Health Department will be offering an H1N1 Flu Vaccine clinic on Saturday, November 7, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Cherokee County Health Department East Building, located at 912 S. College Avenue in Tahlequah. Read More... Sequoyah Cross Country, State Runner-Up November 02, 2009 The Sequoyah boys cross country team recently “ran” away with the Oklahoma Class 3A state runner-up position. Until the state meet, the team had gone undefeated for the entire season, earning the regional championship. 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