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 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 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 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 Cherokee Nation officials closed today on the purchase of the recently shuttered Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw. The Choctaw Nation, which purchased the facility in 2003, discontinued operations last month at the end of its fall live racing meet citing financial reasons surrounding the struggling track. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3065/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:51:50 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently contributed $145,000 to Boys and Girls Club of America, an organization dedicated to helping young people across the U.S. reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3064/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:30:41 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently held an Entrepreneurship Day competition at the Place Where They Play for students from area high schools. Several students from Sequoyah Schools, Keys High School and Tahlequah High School attended the event. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3063/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:53:02 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently made a contribution of $22,000 to Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cherokee Country to support daily operations of the Tahlequah-based non-profit. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3062/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:28:26 GMT Three members of the Sequoyah Schools’ varsity fast-pitch softball team will sign letters of intent to play softball at Rogers State University in Claremore on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. in Sequoyah Schools’ The Place Where They Play. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3061/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:35:58 GMT The Cherokee Nation Three Rivers Health Center will be a featured stop on the 2009 Kelly B. Todd Cerebral Palsy and Neuro-muscular Center Holiday Parade of Homes Tour, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, December 5 and 6, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. each day. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3060/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:39:49 GMT The Cherokee Nation will be offering a five-week tobacco cessation class on Tuesdays each week beginning December 8, from 11 a.m. until 12 noon at the Cherokee Nation AMO Health Center in Salina. The classes will run through Tuesday, January 6, 2010. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3059/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:38:01 GMT Music, fellowship and refreshments are among the highlights planned for the tribe’s holiday tree lighting program on the Cherokee Nation Courthouse Square in downtown Tahlequah on Friday, Dec. 4. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3058/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:13:06 GMT To honor the success and accomplishments of Native American owned businesses, the Cherokee Nation recently held the second annual Tribal Employment Rights Office Awards Ceremony at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3057/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:08:13 GMT The Cherokee Nation is again providing funding through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program for eligible Cherokees and other Native Americans this winter. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3056/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:50:48 GMT Salvation Army staff works with Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa and Cherokee Nation employees to unload 1,000 frozen turkeys that the casino donated to the organization on Tuesday. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3055/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:08:20 GMT The Cherokee Nation has partnered with two area transit systems to provide public transportation, and is now announcing some big changes to make commutes even more affordable and a lot more fun. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3054/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:20:33 GMT This spring when the Cherokee Nation announced a small program offering free seeds to grow rare Cherokee heirloom plants, Pat Gwin assumed he would probably send out about 20 to 30 packages of seeds to local citizens. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3053/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:17:16 GMT The Sequoyah Schools’ fast-pitch softball and volleyball teams received recognition form the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association for their outstanding academic performance. Both teams earned the OSSAA’s Distinguished Academic Award for the fall 2009 season. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3052/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:14:43 GMT The Cherokee Nation is temporarily opening a Mutual Help/ Rural Rental Homeownership waiting list for qualified Native American families in Sequoyah and Adair Counties. Families may submit applications to live in re-inventoried homes located in the northeast Sallisaw area, Cherry Tree Addition, Smith Addition, Hogner Heights and the Westville Christie areas. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3051/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:39:04 GMT 2007 Sequoyah graduate Zach Goodrich went on to play basketball at Sterling College in Kansas after graduation, but that won’t stop him from gracing the floor of Sequoyah’s Place Where They Play once again. Sterling will play against Hillsdale College on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 4 p.m. at Sequoyah Schools in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/3050/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:32:38 GMT 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