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 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3049/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:49:49 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3048/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:40:30 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3047/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:02:47 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3046/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:34:21 GMT 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 http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3045/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:31:40 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3041/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:25:16 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3040/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:50:50 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3039/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:32:08 GMT November has been declared as Diabetes Awareness Month in the Cherokee Nation by Principal Chief Chad Smith. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3038/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:36:34 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3037/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:41:44 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3036/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:16:11 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3035/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:14:07 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3034/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:30:05 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3033/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:45:26 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3032/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:15:28 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3031/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:05:27 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3030/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:53:25 GMT 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3029/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:51:08 GMT The Cherokee Nation has been selected as one of only 30 public health departments that will participate in a test of a national voluntary public health accreditation program to be licensed through the Public Health Accreditation Board. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3028/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:20:06 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently provided $25,000 in funding to assist in the restoration project at Chilocco School, a former Native American boarding school located in the old Cherokee Strip of Kay County. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3027/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:15:54 GMT Native American artists who want to learn about the business side of art will have a great opportunity to do so this November when the Cherokee Nation hosts Art Marketing and Professional Development: A Comprehensive Training Session for Native Artist Entrepreneurs on Nov. 13 -14, at the Best Western Motel in Locust Grove. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3026/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:26:46 GMT Cherokee Nation Tribal Council member Cara Cowan Watts of Claremore has been elected as Eastern Oklahoma Area Vice President for the National Congress of American Indians. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3025/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:39:30 GMT The Cherokee Nation will be strengthening its juvenile drug court program, along with its adolescent treatment center, thanks in part to grants totaling more than $1 million from The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The tribe was one of only three recipients of the grants across the United States, with the other two being the Colorado Judicial Department in Denver and the Superior Court of California in Ventura County http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3024/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:27:01 GMT Sequoyah Schools will take a home football game on the road. Excessive amounts of rain have forced the Sequoyah varsity football team to abandon their home field for their last home game of the regular season. The game will be played at Muskogee High School’s Indian Bowl Stadium in Muskogee on Friday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. against Adair. OSSAA coaches passes and valid media press passes will be accepted for entry. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3023/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:00:11 GMT The Cherokee Nation is celebrating a very special Respiratory Therapy Care Week this year. The tribe’s W.W. Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah recently developed a new department for respiratory care. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3022/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:50:14 GMT Several Cherokee Nation health centers recently received Government Performance and Results Act awards from the U.S. Indian Health Service. Award recipients are recognized based on their predetermined goals and their performance in carrying them out. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3021/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:44:02 GMT As fall festivities arise and communities begin to gather, the Cherokee Nation will host its 7th Annual Fall Festival/Health and Safety Fair in two area communities. In Salina, the festival will be held on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 100 S. Ross St., across from the high school gymnasium. In Tahlequah, the event will be held on Friday, Oct. 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the James Danielson Children’s Village, located two miles south of the Cherokee Nation tribal complex on Hwy. 62. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3020/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:57:38 GMT The Cherokee Nation will host a two-day workshop in November designed to educate school personnel about working with students that live in poverty. The workshop will take place at the Heart O’ Hills Camp and Conference Center near Welling on Nov. 12 -13, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3019/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:43:23 GMT Recently, students of the Cherokee Nation Talking Leaves Job Corps were given the opportunity to work alongside some Oklahoma Congressmen on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in celebration of Job Corps’ 45th anniversary. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3018/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:41:04 GMT Sequoyah Schools’ football homecoming will be Friday, October 23. The coronation ceremony will begin at 6:50 p.m., immediately preceding the football game against Kansas. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3017/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:23:49 GMT The Sequoyah Schools’ cheerleaders have postponed their fall youth cheer clinic until October 27-29. The clinic will be held from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. for children ages 4 to 12 in the lower level of The Place Where They Play. Cheer clinic participants will learn a cheer, chant and dance to perform at half-time of the Sequoyah football game on October 30. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3016/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:07:45 GMT The Cherokee Nation would like to invite all veterans, as well as families and friends of veterans, to participate in a special tribute ceremony this Veterans Day. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3015/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:55:45 GMT Thanks to a new piece of equipment, Cherokee Nation W. W. Hastings Hospital is helping more area women get earlier detection of breast cancer. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3014/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:27:06 GMT Sequoyah Schools’ will honor their senior fall sport athletes on “senior night,” October 30. The recognition event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Sequoyah Schools’ Thompson Field. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3013/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:24:26 GMT The Cherokee Nation will be holding informational meetings on upcoming Tobacco Cessation Classes on Thursday, October 15, beginning at 12 noon and again at 5:30 p.m. in the tribe’s Healthy Nation conference room, located at the Male Seminary Complex in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3012/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:37:03 GMT Tommy Wildcat, an accomplished Cherokee recording artist, will present “Traditional Cherokee Music and Dance” during the next installment of the Cherokee Nation’s monthly history presentation. Wildcat will discuss Cherokee music and will also demonstrate some of that music on a variety of handcrafted traditional flutes on Friday, Oct. 23, at 10:30 a.m. in the Cherokee Nation’s Tribal Council Chambers. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3011/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:34:53 GMT The Cherokee Nation is accepting 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3010/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:29:46 GMT The Sequoyah Schools’ cheerleaders will host a youth cheerleading clinic, October 20-22 from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. for children ages 4 to 12 in the lower level of The Place Where They Play. Cheer clinic participants will learn a cheer, chant and dance to perform at half-time of the Sequoyah football game on October 23. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3009/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:26:38 GMT Ashley Miller, Junior Miss Cherokee Ambassador, was invited to sing the national anthem in Cherokee during the 2009 Legends in Sports banquet held recently at the Hard Rock Casino-Tulsa. Here she is shown with National Baseball Hall-of-Famer Lou Brock, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, and his wife, Jacqueline, during the event. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3008/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:08:54 GMT Several group leaders, directors, managers and staff members from different Cherokee Nation departments and some members of the Tribal Council recently participated in a simulation to help them understand the frustrations of poverty. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3006/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:11:04 GMT Pink t-shirts and pink ribbons are becoming as much of a tradition at Sequoyah as trophies and scholarships. The school will once again participate in a nation-wide breast cancer awareness event by wearing pink shirts and holding events to raise breast cancer awareness in connection with their home basketball game on Saturday, February 6, at 2 p.m. against Riverside at Sequoyah Schools’ The Place Where They Play. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3005/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:20:05 GMT Some students at Northeastern State University are now able to hone their Cherokee language skills on new Apple computers, thanks to a contribution received through the Cherokee Nation. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3004/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:53:28 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently received a generous contribution of PVC water pipe valued at $13,000 from Cherokee Builders, Inc., a privately owned business located in Tulsa. The pipe will be used in area communities as new waterlines are constructed. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3003/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:17:46 GMT Textbooks can be informative when it comes to studying the effects of pollution on our natural resources, but nothing is as memorable as pulling on a set of hip waders and hitting the water for an up close and personal look. A group of Sequoyah Schools’ students did just that to learn more about local pollution and the effects that it has on our ecosystem. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3002/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:15:50 GMT Small business owners who would like to learn more about Oklahoma tax laws are invited to participate in a special workshop hosted by the Cherokee Nation on Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Indian Capital Technology Center located at 240 VoTech Rd. in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3001/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:14:20 GMT The Cherokee Nation will be offering Cherokee language classes in several area communities within the tribe’s 14-county jurisdictional area this fall. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3000/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:09:16 GMT The Cherokee National Youth Choir has once again been nominated for two NAMMYS at this year’s 11th Annual Native American Music Awards. The awards ceremony will be held Saturday, October 3 at the Seneca Entertainment Center in Niagara Falls, New York. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2999/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:17:28 GMT Area residents have an opportunity to help protect the beautiful streams and rivers of northeast Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation is hosting a Blue Thumb training for new volunteers on Oct. 20 and 21, and those who attend both days of the training have the option of becoming a Blue Thumb stream monitor. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2998/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:15:40 GMT The Cherokee Nation will be opening a new tag office to better serve citizens in the tribe’s southernmost counties soon. The doors to the new office will open on Monday, Oct. 5, at 8:30 a.m. It is located in Sallisaw at 1502 West Chickasaw (near Kerr Blvd. just south of First National Bank) where it will share space with Cherokee Nation Career Services. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2997/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:08:06 GMT The Cherokee Nation will offer assistance this spring 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/2996/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:39:08 GMT The Cherokee Nation will be offering a free adult seasonal flu shot drive-thru clinic beginning Monday, October 5 through Friday, October 9, at W.W. Hastings Hospital, located at 100 South Bliss Avenue in Tahlequah. The clinic will be held from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 7 a.m. until noon on Friday. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2995/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:37:02 GMT Danielle Culp of Claremore was crowned the new Miss Cherokee during the 57th Cherokee National Holiday held over Labor Day weekend. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2994/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:17:10 GMT Sequoyah Schools will host parent teacher conferences Thursday, September 24 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and again Friday, September 25 from 8:30 a.m. until noon. All Sequoyah Schools’ parents are encouraged to attend to meet with their child’s teachers. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2993/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:03:37 GMT Among Native American people, there has always existed a warrior tradition, and in the 21st century that tradition continues in the Cherokee Nation. Thanks to a very special volunteer-driven project, Cherokee veterans will have a place to call their very own, designed to meet their unique needs. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2991/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:38:14 GMT The Cherokee Nation is announcing the creation of a new work program designed to provide immediate assistance to Cherokee citizens that are unemployed and need a temporary helping hand. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2989/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:48:32 GMT BARTLESVILLE, OK — The Cherokee Nation Bartlesville Health Center will be closed on Friday, September 11, because of no power due to construction in the area on that day. The center is scheduled to reopen on Monday during normal business hours. For more information, contact the health center at (918) 336-0823. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2988/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:34:40 GMT Sequoyah Schools would like to help children with disabilities find appropriate services, as part of the Oklahoma Child Find initiative. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2987/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:58:30 GMT Less than one year after opening the doors to its new casino, Cherokee Casino West Siloam Springs is moving forward with an upscale seven-story hotel tower, as planned. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2986/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:11:46 GMT Cherokee Nation Construction Services and Tahlequah City Hospital broke ground recently on a project to expand and improve the hospital’s facilities. Construction on a new three-story, 34,000–square-foot medical office building will begin this month. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2985/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:10:02 GMT Under the shade of spreading oaks on the tribal courthouse lawn, the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation will address citizens and visitors this weekend, just as previous chiefs have done for more than 170 years. Chad Smith, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief, will offer the annual State of the Nation address on Saturday, September 5, at approximately 11:30 a.m., on the grounds of the historic Cherokee Courthouse Square in downtown Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2984/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:00:12 GMT Three Sequoyah County fire departments will be able to replenish their gear and equipment thanks to a $10,000 donation by Cherokee Casino Roland. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2983/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:27:29 GMT To support the Cherokee Nation Cultural Tourism program a new brand advertising campaign was recently introduced with “Osiyo” (Cherokee for hello) as the main message point, while focusing on the unique elements of the Cherokee culture with the slogan: “Cherokees Say Hello Like No One Else.” http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2982/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:06:28 GMT Ashley Miller of Stilwell was recently named the new Jr. Miss Cherokee Ambassador. The competition was held in conjunction with the 57th Annual Cherokee National Holiday. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2981/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:58:33 GMT Local senior citizens will now receive more meals with the help of Cherokee Casino Tahlequah. Casino employees surprised volunteers at the Tahlequah Nutrition Center with a $2,500 sponsorship for the SAC (Sequoyah, Adair and Cherokee County) Nutrition Program. The $2,500 donation was given as part of the casino’s ongoing “Anything Can Happen” promotion. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2980/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:31:38 GMT Cherokee Nation attorney Chrissi Ross Nimmo will participate in the Oklahoma Bar Association’s second annual Leadership Academy class selected from applicants throughout the state. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2979/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:26:36 GMT The Sequoyah Schools’ cheerleading squad spent their summer doing cheers and tumbles—not just for practice, but to celebrate their outstanding achievements at summer camp. The squad brought home awards for spirit, leadership, values, teamwork and sportsmanship and earned a chance to compete on a national level. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2978/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:03:36 GMT Cherokee Nation tribal tag offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Tribal tag offices will also close on Wednesday, September 9 for a day of staff development and training. Office closings for the two days include Cherokee Nation tag offices located in Adair, Collinsville, Gore and Tahlequah. Tribal tag offices will resume their normal hours of operation on the day following each closure. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2977/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:58:25 GMT Cherokee Nation is stepping up to lend a helping hand to the Adair County community of Greasy after that community lost its school to a fire earlier this week http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2976/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:44:32 GMT The 2009 Miss Cherokee Ambassador competition will be held Saturday, August 29 at 7 p.m. at Cornerstone Fellowship Church located at 718 Pendleton St. in Tahlequah. The event is open to the public and free of charge. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2975/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:55:23 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently held the Little Miss and Mister Cherokee Ambassador Competition in Tahlequah, in conjunction with the 57th Annual Cherokee National Holiday. Winners were chosen in three separate categories, ages 4 – 6, ages 7 – 9 and ages 10 – 12. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2974/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:45:46 GMT The Cherokee Nation will host the 5th annual State of Sequoyah Conference on Thursday, September 3, and Friday, September 4, in the Technology Auditorium of Northeastern State University on the Tahlequah campus. The conference is being held in conjunction with the 57th Annual Cherokee National Holiday held over Labor Day weekend. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2973/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:03:33 GMT Sequoyah Schools is once again teaming up with the Tahlequah Boys and Girls Club to offer after-school activities for students currently enrolled in Sequoyah in the seventh through twelfth grades. This is the third year for Sequoyah Schools to offer an after-school program for their students. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2972/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:31:54 GMT The Sequoyah varsity volleyball team will host the Sequoyah Tournament this Friday and Saturday at The Place Where They Play. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2971/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:04:48 GMT A community within the Cherokee Nation will have improved access to vital water services through funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 thanks to a collaboration among the tribe and several other entities. Oaks, in far southern Delaware County, will be one beneficiary of the funding made available through the ARRA. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indian Health Service recently announced $90 million nationwide in “shovel ready” infrastructure projects designed to better protect human and environmental health in Indian Country. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2970/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:02:03 GMT The Cherokee Nation will hold a special event this year during the 57th Cherokee National Holiday to mark the start of planned construction on a new veterans center. The public is invited to join Principal Chief Chad Smith, Deputy Principal Chief Joe Grayson, Jr., and tribal and state officials at a construction celebration to be held on Saturday, September 5 at 3:30 p.m. at the Cherokee Nation Warriors Memorial on the grounds of the Cherokee Nation government complex on Highway 62 south of Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2969/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:02:26 GMT Cherokee Elder Care will be celebrating its first anniversary with an open house on Friday, August 21, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the center, located at 1387 W. 4th Street in Tahlequah. A special event for participants and other invited guests will be held following the public open house. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2968/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:02:14 GMT Cherokee Nation recently contributed more than $305,000 to 124 rural fire northeastern Oklahoma departments at an awards banquet held at the new Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa. This additional funding will allow for volunteer firefighters to purchase new equipment and the necessary resources for the upcoming fire season. Over the past three years Cherokee Nation has contributed more than $1.2 million to rural fire departments within its tribal boundaries. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2967/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:54:18 GMT Cherokee Nation is currently in the process of submitting an application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for a Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) grant. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2966/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:42:02 GMT More than 80 students at the Cherokee Nation Talking Leaves Job Corps (TLJC) in Tahlequah crossed the stage and received their diplomas last week, as family, friends and faculty applauded their accomplishments. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2965/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:18:02 GMT Tommy Wildcat, an accomplished Cherokee recording artist, will present “Traditional Cherokee Music and Dance” during the next installment of the Cherokee Nation’s monthly history presentation. Wildcat will discuss Cherokee music and will also demonstrate some of that music on a variety of handcrafted traditional flutes on Thursday, August 20, at 10:30 a.m. in the Cherokee Nation’s Tribal Council Chambers. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2964/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:19:48 GMT The widening project to improve traffic flow on the I-44 corridor at 193rd E. Ave. is now officially underway. Today, the Cherokee Nation and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation held a ceremony to break ground on this highly anticipated project. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2963/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:23:46 GMT Music lovers will have a variety of offerings this year during the 57th Cherokee National Holiday. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2962/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:52:39 GMT Much has happened in the past 170 years and today the annual Cherokee National Holiday brings thousands of family, friends and visitors together from around the world to the Cherokee Nation Capitol of Tahlequah, Okla., to celebrate Cherokee heritage and spirit over the Labor Day weekend, which will run September 4 – 7, 2009. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2961/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:05:22 GMT The Cherokee Nation is offering free immunizations to any student, Cherokees and non-Cherokees alike, in a special immunization clinic on Tuesday, August 11 and Thursday, August 13, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the tribe’s Three Rivers Health Center, located at 1001 S. 41 Street East in Muskogee. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2960/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:30:46 GMT It’s time get creative and celebrate Cherokee history by entering the annual Cherokee National Holiday parade, to be held on Saturday, September 5, at 9:30 a.m., in downtown Tahlequah. The lineup will begin on Crafton Street at 7:30 a.m., the day of the event. Check-in will be held in front of St. Brigid’s Catholic Church at 807 E. Crafton. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2958/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:03:56 GMT Alarm clocks will ring and sleepy heads will board buses soon. Sequoyah Schools start classes on August 13 for grades 7-12 and Cherokee Immersion grades pre-school through fourth. High School dorm students may begin moving into the dormitories on August 10 at 12 p.m. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2957/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:35:19 GMT The annual Cornstalk Shoot during the 57th Cherokee National Holiday offers archers the chance to share an ancient tradition while showing off their skills. The tournament will be held Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6 at the far end of the field behind the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service office located at the Cherokee Nation tribal complex on Highway 62 south of Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2956/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:21:00 GMT Cherokee Nation will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament during the 57th Cherokee National Holiday, beginning Friday, September 4, and continuing through Sunday, September 6. The games will begin on Friday at 5 p.m. and at 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The event will be held at the Male Seminary Recreation Center located at 1501 Graham Avenue just off of Fourth Street in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2955/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:07:53 GMT It’s almost time again to tee off at the annual Cherokee National Holiday golf tournament. Many players come back to Tahlequah year after year over the Labor Day weekend to enjoy one of the Cherokee National Holiday’s longest running events. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2954/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:02:41 GMT Spirited teams are being sought for competitive fun in a slow-pitch softball tournament during the 57th Cherokee National Holiday. The tournament will be held from Friday, September 4 through Sunday, September 6, at the Cherokee Nation softball complex, located next to Sequoyah Schools, as part of the Holiday schedule of activities. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2952/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:55:33 GMT It’s time to rosin up your bow and get ready for this year’s Cherokee Nation Holiday fiddlers contest. Held in conjunction with the 57th Annual Cherokee National Holiday, the contest will start Saturday, September 5, at 1p.m., at the Talking Leaves Job Corps gymnasium located at 5700 Bald Hill Rd. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2951/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:10:41 GMT It’s time to rev up your engines and get ready for the Cherokee National Holiday Car Show taking place at the Cherokee Casino Tahlequah located south of Tahlequah on U.S. Highway 62. The Holiday Car Show is an official event of the 57th Annual Cherokee National Holiday. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2950/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:14:58 GMT The Cherokee Nation is looking for people who have a hunger for great Native American cooking and an appetite for winning. The Traditional Indian Food Cook-Off in conjunction with the 57th Annual Cherokee National Holiday will be held Saturday, September 5, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will be held west of the Cherokee Nation W.W. Keeler tribal complex on Highway 62 south. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2949/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:55:14 GMT As a traditional art form that is both beautiful and practical, the quilt has a special place in the memories of many people. The Cherokee Nation is inviting quilters to showcase their creations during the 57th annual Cherokee National Holiday quilt show to be held over Labor Day weekend in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2948/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:41:33 GMT Cherokee Nation will host a special “Back to School” event for Cherokee children in Mayes County and surrounding areas. The event will be held Monday, August 3, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the OSU Extension Office located two miles east of Pryor just off Highway 20, at 2212 Northeast 1st Street. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2947/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:13:39 GMT Softball enthusiasts are invited to show off their skills and enjoy a weekend of competitive fun by entering the fast-pitch softball tournament held in conjunction with the 57th annual Cherokee National Holiday. The fast-pitch tournament will be held the weekend before the Holiday from Friday, August 28 through Sunday, August 30, at the Cherokee Nation softball complex, located next to Sequoyah Schools. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2946/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:08:39 GMT Saving for the future isn’t always easy. A Cherokee Nation program can help Native Americans better establish themselves financially by offering matching funds to those who are setting aside money in savings. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2945/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:12:43 GMT The Cherokee Nation will be hosting special health training for public school administrators and officials from Tuesday, July 28 through Friday, July 30, at the Doubletree Hotel at Warren Place in Tulsa. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2944/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:48:57 GMT Several Commissioned Corps officers at Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital received military promotions from the U.S. Public Health Service during a special ceremony held at the hospital. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2943/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:50:37 GMT Roger Cain, a designated Cherokee National Treasure, will be the next speaker in the Cherokee Nation History series. Cain will give a presentation about river cane conservation next Thursday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the Cherokee Nation tribal complex. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2942/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:32:11 GMT