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 The Cherokee Nation will be hosting a workshop for small business owners who want to obtain certification through the Federal 8(a)/SDB or HUBZone process on Thursday, July 23, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Northeastern Technology Center (NTC) South Campus near Pryor. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2934/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:52:36 GMT Residents in Cherokee County who want to stop smoking and using tobacco will soon get some help from the Cherokee Nation through the tribe’s Tobacco Cessation program. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2933/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:29:02 GMT The Cherokee Nation is now accepting applications for the Little Cherokee Ambassador Competition, to be held on Saturday, August 15, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Place Where They Play activity center at Sequoyah Schools. The competition is held in conjunction with the 57th annual Cherokee National Holiday, and the winners will serve as goodwill and cultural ambassadors for the Cherokee Nation. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2932/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:43:31 GMT The Cherokee Nation will host a one-day seminar titled, “Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities,” on Tuesday, July 14, and repeated on Wednesday, July 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Crescent Valley Baptist Church, located at 25641 S. Crescent Road in Woodall. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2931/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:46:45 GMT The Cherokee Nation will offer assistance this summer 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. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2930/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:44:26 GMT Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital is now one of only three hospitals in Oklahoma to be outfitted with new, state-of-the-art hospital beds throughout the facility, including new beds and bedside tables in patient rooms, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and in Labor and Delivery. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2929/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:41:14 GMT President Barak Obama has selected Kimberly Teehee, a Cherokee Nation citizen, as the new senior policy advisor for Native American Affairs in the White House Domestic Policy Council. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2928/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:45:25 GMT With gas prices on the rise again, Cherokee Nation continues to explore ways to cut expenses for employees and others who regularly commute to and from Tahlequah. One of the most affordable options now being offered in the Mayes County area is public transportation between Salina and Tahlequah, using the Pelivan Transit System. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2927/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:05:21 GMT The Cherokee Nation will host a Family Resource Fair on Tuesday, July 7 and Thursday, July 9, in the Talking Leaves Job Corps gymnasium located at 5700 Bald Hill Road. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2926/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:32:03 GMT A group of young Cherokee Nation citizens set out from Tahlequah today to retrace the historic northern route of the Trail of Tears by bicycle. After caravanning by automobile to the Cherokees’ original southeastern homelands, the riders participating in the Remember the Removal project plan to ride their bikes back home from Rome, Georgia, and the New Echota area, ending in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the capitol of the Cherokee Nation in a few weeks. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2925/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:02:38 GMT Cherokee Nation recently contributed $20,000 to four partnership organizations, including a group that raises awareness about Native American issues, a group that assists with child safety, another group that provides shelter and essential needs to the community and a special group that works hard to preserve Cherokee language and history through music. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2924/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:21:45 GMT Stories are told through visual interpretation and Cherokee Nation will convey their history through artifacts permanently secured or provided on loan for display at the soon-to-be opened Cherokee National Supreme Court Building Museum with phase one renovations scheduled to be completed the first week in July 2009. This venture will be the Cherokee Nation’s first wholly owned and operated museum. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2922/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:14:11 GMT The Cherokee Nation celebrated a legal victory and created a precedent for Indian Child Welfare cases nationally in a recent appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2921/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:46:55 GMT TULSA, Okla. – Cherokee Nation Enterprises (CNE) created more than 200 new jobs and millions in new payroll for the region in 2008. The mix of information technology, marketing, finance and service jobs, among others, generated more than $12.3 million in additional payroll – including wages, taxes and benefits - for northeastern Oklahomans last year. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2920/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:59:06 GMT Cherokee Nation is seeking Native American artists to showcase their talents at the 2009 Cherokee National Holiday Art Show, which will award $10,000 dollars in prize money. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2919/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:00:04 GMT In our uncertain economy, facing home foreclosure has become an unfortunate reality for many people, including many Cherokee Nation citizens. Before that happens, the tribe hopes delinquent homeowners will come in to see if help is available to them under the new federal lending regulations. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2918/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:52:15 GMT The Cherokee Nation partnered recently with the #14 Foundation to host the second annual Day of Champions football camp in Tahlequah. The two-day camp provided 100 children between the ages of 8 and 14 mentoring and coaching in athletics, health, fitness, life choices and focused on the four principles of leadership: discipline, respect, trust and hard work. In addition, the camp carried a theme of character, responsibility, goal setting, dedication and integrity. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2917/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:50:07 GMT The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council voted to add provisions for tax rebates to some of the Nation’s licensed tobacco retailers, but stopped short of making funds available for loans to smoke shop owners during their regularly scheduled meeting this week in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2916/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:00:17 GMT The Cherokee Nation has become the first Native American tribe in the United States and the first healthcare system in Oklahoma to receive the Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Healthcare accreditation, which focuses on the quality of patient care throughout an entire healthcare system. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2915/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:42:06 GMT Tobacco Cessation classes will begin on Tuesday, June 16, and run for a total of eight weeks in the Cherokee Nation Healthy Nation Conference Room at the Male Seminary Complex located at 1501 Graham Ave. Classes begin at 5:30 p.m. each week, and there is no charge to attend. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2914/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:29:06 GMT Meaghan Williams, who will be a senior at Sequoyah Schools in the fall, has been accepted to the MITES (Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science) program at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2913/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:25:40 GMT Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith was honored by Red Earth, Inc., and the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce as the 2009 Ambassador of the Year during the 23rd annual Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival in Oklahoma City. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2912/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:55:56 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently presented the Rogers State University Native American Student Association with a contribution to help the campus organization. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2911/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:50:53 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently contributed $5,000 to a Rogers County organization devoted to creating a safe haven for victims of domestic violence. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2910/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:37:00 GMT The Cherokee Nation will accept applications beginning on July 6 for qualified Native American families to get on a waiting list for current and future re-inventoried homes in the Kenwood area. The first 25 complete applications will be accepted. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2909/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:28:53 GMT The Sequoyah Schools’ cheerleaders will host a youth cheerleading summer camp, June 23 – 25 from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., for children in grades 5-8. Cheer camp participants will learn three cheers, 12 chants and a dance. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2908/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:26:52 GMT Cherokee Nation will hold a CORE FOUR® Business Planning Course in Claremore, beginning Monday, June 29 and running through July 20. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2907/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:18:33 GMT Statement from Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, after the introduction of HR 2761 by U.S. Representative Diane Watson http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2906/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:15:39 GMT The Cherokee Nation is offering a free community language class this summer in Tahlequah on Monday nights. Class will begin on Monday, June 29, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will be instructed by Wynema Bush. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2905/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:11:46 GMT The next installment in the Cherokee Nation’s history presentation series will be “Missions and Missionaries in the Cherokee Nation,” scheduled for June 25, at 10:30 a.m. at the W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex south of Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2904/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:09:41 GMT A federal appeals court has rejected the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians’ claims of treaty rights and jurisdiction within the Cherokee Nation. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2903/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:00:19 GMT The Cherokee Nation and the SAFE KIDS Chapter of Cherokee County will host a free car seat check on Friday, June 12, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon at the tribe’s EMS building south of Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2900/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:03:29 GMT Sequoyah Schools is holding a computer class for parents of Sequoyah Schools’ students on June 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2899/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:12:34 GMT The Cherokee Nation will host “Journey For Forgiveness – Sequoyah,” a special walk and presentation on Thursday, June 4, in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2898/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:09:15 GMT A federal judge has dismissed a case filed by the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma asking that the Cherokee Nation not be allowed to operate W.W. Hastings Indian Hospital. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2897/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:48:54 GMT Several Cherokee Nation leaders, employees, citizens and students recently joined in an effort to improve the Cherokee Nation Sam Hider Health Center in Jay. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2896/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:42:55 GMT Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation Chad Smith, Northeastern State University President Dr. Betz and Tahlequah Mayor Ken Purdy today formally dedicated the recently unveiled Cherokee Female Seminary Exhibit at Northeastern State University in the lobby of Seminary Hall, Northeastern State University Campus. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2895/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 29 May 2009 17:14:28 GMT Employees of the Cherokee Nation Roads Department worked together to put up a tent for the Relay for Life event, to be held this weekend in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2894/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 29 May 2009 14:30:05 GMT Sequoyah Schools will make sure that area kids have a good, hot breakfast and lunch all summer long. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2893/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 29 May 2009 14:24:01 GMT Sequoyah Schools’ boys’ basketball coach, Larry Grigg, has been selected by his peers to coach the boys’ basketball All-State game this summer. Grigg will coach the small east team. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2892/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 29 May 2009 12:05:30 GMT The Cherokee Nation SBAC is sponsoring the workshop, which will be a basic introduction to the contract bonding process and will promote self-sufficiency. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2891/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 29 May 2009 11:59:04 GMT With gas prices on the rise again, Cherokee Nation continues to explore ways to cut expenses for employees and others who regularly commute to and from Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2890/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 28 May 2009 17:13:09 GMT The Cherokee Nation Education Corporation (CNEC) has announced its scholarship winners for the 2009-10 academic school year. CNEC awarded the scholarships to 17 high school students and six university students. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2889/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 28 May 2009 17:10:15 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently received a special award from Tulsa Partners, Inc. at the Sixth Annual Nania Awards Banquet held recently in Tulsa at the historic Travis Mansion. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2888/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 28 May 2009 15:42:21 GMT The Cherokee Nation will hold an “Understanding and Using Bonds” workshop on Tuesday, June 9, at 6 p.m. in the tribe’s Small Business Assistance Center located at 23205 S. Hwy 66 in Claremore. The Cherokee Nation SBAC is sponsoring the workshop, which will be a basic introduction to the contract bonding process and will promote self-sufficiency. The same workshop will be repeated in Tahlequah on Tuesday, June 23 at 6 p.m., in the tribe’s Small Business Assistance Center located at 17675 S. Muskogee Ave. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2887/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 26 May 2009 17:31:34 GMT At a recently held awards banquet in Tulsa, the Cherokee Nation recognized hundreds of students who participated in the Cherokee Cultural Competition over the past school year. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2886/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 26 May 2009 16:09:03 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently contributed $7,500 to the Cherokee Artists Association. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2885/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 26 May 2009 15:22:28 GMT Declaring a shared commitment “that the lands, water and other natural resources of the Illinois River Watershed should be free of pollution,” the State of Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation late Wednesday filed an agreement opposing poultry company assertions that the state lacks standing to pursue its Illinois River pollution case. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2883/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 22 May 2009 09:15:10 GMT Recently a Cherokee Nation program took third place in the civic division of the 62nd Annual Stilwell Strawberry Festival parade. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2882/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 21 May 2009 11:40:11 GMT The community of Jay recently dedicated a new state-of-the-art little league softball and baseball quadraplex that was built by community members working together and a little help from Cherokee Nation. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2881/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 20 May 2009 16:43:56 GMT Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith praised two Oklahoma Congressmen who have asked United States Attorney General Eric Holder to reject a request from other U.S. representatives to initiate an investigation into the citizenship laws of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2880/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 19 May 2009 09:09:41 GMT This spring Cherokee Nation will team up with the Oklahoma Scholars program to give Cherokee students a better opportunity to prepare for their future. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2879/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 18 May 2009 15:27:26 GMT Sequoyah Schools’ senior Mallory Sequichie recently won a scholarship for her outstanding art work. Sequichie has been named a Native American Student Art Scholar by the Heard Museum Guild in Phoenix, Arizona. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2876/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 15 May 2009 16:42:20 GMT The Cherokee Nation will present “Time Capsules from the Cherokee Female Seminary: The Twentieth Anniversary,” on Thursday, May 21. The history presentation will discuss the discovery and preservation of articles found in 1989 in two time capsules interred in the cornerstone of the Female Seminary building more than a hundred years earlier. The building is now part of Northeastern State University’s campus in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2875/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 15 May 2009 16:09:54 GMT Cherokee Casino is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a community blood drive from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. on May 20. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2874/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 15 May 2009 14:43:17 GMT Sequoyah Schools graduated 65 students during its 2009 commencement ceremony. This class of graduates has earned a number of awards, recognitions and scholarships. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2884/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council formalized an existing policy by passing a law requiring voter registration forms for both Cherokee Nation and the state of Oklahoma to be available at all tribal tag agencies. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2872/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 14 May 2009 16:03:12 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently honored the nurses in all Cherokee Nation Health Services programs in the celebration of National Nurses Week. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2871/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 13 May 2009 13:35:24 GMT The Cherokee Nation is now accepting rental applications from qualified Native American families for apartments in various communities throughout its jurisdiction. Availability and apartment size varies by location. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2870/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 12 May 2009 09:57:02 GMT The Cherokee Nation administers a scholarship program that provides funding to eligible Cherokee Nation citizens who are obtaining degrees at an accredited college or university, making school a bit easier on the pocketbook. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2869/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 08 May 2009 16:56:27 GMT The Cherokee Nation invites young Cherokee women to enter the 2009 contest, to vie for scholarships, recognition and the experience of a lifetime. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2868/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 08 May 2009 16:52:55 GMT Five Sequoyah Schools seniors have received notification that they have earned the Gates Millennium Scholarship, an all-expense paid scholarship to the college of their choice for the next 8 years. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2867/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 07 May 2009 17:25:08 GMT Sequoyah Schools announces the Valedictorian and the Salutatorian for the graduating class of 2009. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2866/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 07 May 2009 17:14:43 GMT Sequoyah Schools will host a talent show to showcase their talented students. The show will be held on Thursday, May 7 at 7 p.m. in The Place Where They Play. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2865/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 07 May 2009 11:03:33 GMT The Cherokee Nation is fully prepared for a possible outbreak of the H1N1 (swine) flu with needed supplies in tribal health facilities, including W.W. Hastings Hospital. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2864/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 05 May 2009 14:06:14 GMT The Cherokee Nation contributed $10,000 recently to the Tulsa Area Chapter of the American Red Cross to assist the group with disaster funding efforts in northeastern Oklahoma. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2863/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 04 May 2009 17:27:00 GMT Cherokee Elder Care will host a free community health fair on Friday, May 29, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Tahlequah facility, located at 1387 W. 4th Street. The event is being sponsored by Cherokee Nation Home Health Services. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2862/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 04 May 2009 17:18:53 GMT Thirty-four Sequoyah Schools students have earned a special honor from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2861/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 01 May 2009 16:56:37 GMT The Cherokee Nation provided the Special Olympics with $25,000 this week during a special check presentation at the group’s headquarters in Tulsa. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2860/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 01 May 2009 16:53:44 GMT The Cherokee Nation will accept applications for qualified Native American families to get on the home ownership waiting list in several areas. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2859/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:15:47 GMT This year, the Sequoyah Schools’ residential students have planned an event for the alumni to help make their weekend even more enjoyable. The students will hold an art show and sale. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2858/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:21:55 GMT The Cherokee Nation recently contributed $15,000 to the Christian Community Care Center, a multipurpose organization that reaches out to serve and help meet the needs of local community members through several different services. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2857/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:10:20 GMT The Cherokee Nation will once again recognize a Cherokee citizen with exceptional knowledge of Cherokee art forms and cultural practices, and is asking the public for nominations to consider for the Cherokee National Treasure Award. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2856/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:05:13 GMT Cherokee Nation recently contributed $10,000 to Friends of the Murrell Home, a support group that helps raise funds for preservation and education projects for the Murrell Home Museum in Park Hill. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2855/Page/Default.aspx Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:02:29 GMT The Cherokee Nation will hold a “How to do Business with the Cherokee Nation” workshop on Tuesday, May 12, at 6 p.m. in the Cherokee Nation Small Business Assistance Center-Bid Center located at 17675 S. Muskogee, Tahlequah. The workshop will held again on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at 6 p.m. in the Cherokee Nation Small Business Assistance Center office located 23205 S. Highway 66, in Claremore. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2854/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:28:25 GMT The tribe’s Small Business Assistance Center (SBAC) has money available in its Micro-Enterprise Development Fund to lend to tribal citizens who may be interested in establishing a small business but might not otherwise be eligible for traditional lending. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2853/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:02:07 GMT Sequoyah Schools will once again offer a variety of classes as part of the Sequoyah Schools’ Summer Learning Program. Classes will be held July 6 – July 17, from 8:25 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. for any student in the fifth through twelfth grades. Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2852/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:47:25 GMT Hard work and preparation earned two Sequoyah football players an invitation to attend Football University in Austin, Texas, the most elite football training camp in the country. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2851/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:43:33 GMT In partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), the Cherokee Nation is offering wild turkey feathers to its tribal citizens this spring. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2850/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:37:21 GMT The Cherokee Nation is holding a special workshop to help get area residents involved in Oklahoma’s newest tourism wave: agritourism. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2849/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:05:32 GMT Communities Look Toward The Economic Benefit Of The Newly-Designated 88-Mile Stretch Of Highway. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2848/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:51:01 GMT This summer Cherokee Nation will allow the opportunity for young Native Americans to learn more about their tribal government and administrative functions, by participating in a special Youth Leadership Intern program. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2847/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:42:44 GMT This summer Cherokee Nation will once again offer a great opportunity for young Native Americans to gain valuable job experience. Applications are now being taken for the tribe’s annual Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2846/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:10:45 GMT TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation will host a series of traditional native games throughout the spring and summer in several area communities. Traditional games are important to Cherokee culture and are a great place to learn about and take part in activities that have been passed down from generation to generation. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2845/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:48:20 GMT TAHLEQUAH, Okla.— Billy Mills, an Olympic gold medal winner, knows how to set goals and never take “no” for an answer. Mills will share his inspirational story with Sequoyah Schools’ students on April 23 in The Place Where They Play. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2844/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:37:11 GMT University of Oklahoma quarterback and Cherokee Nation citizen Sam Bradford arrives on campus to tour Sequoyah Schools and visit with students prior to tonight’s public event. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2843/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:28:46 GMT University of Oklahoma quarterback and Cherokee Nation citizen Sam Bradford will be honored during a special ceremony on Friday, April 17, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Place Where They Play activity center, located on the campus of Sequoyah Schools in Tahlequah. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2841/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:31:47 GMT April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Cherokee Nation is helping raise awareness about child abuse and neglect by encouraging individuals and communities to support children and families with a special presentation on Tuesday, April 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Tribal Council Chambers. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2840/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:21:29 GMT Two Sequoyah Schools’ drama students, Jordan Wapaha and Kourtney Vann, both of Tahlequah, have qualified for the Oklahoma State Drama Competition. They are the first Sequoyah students ever to make it to this round of competition by winning first place in their events in the regional competition. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2839/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:48:15 GMT Sequoyah Senior Anna Walker got the opportunity of a lifetime, with an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C. to meet legislators, see the sites and learn about Congress. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2838/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:20:39 GMT The Cherokee Nation will help celebrate Earth Day on April 22 by holding a special community health fair at Sequoyah Schools from 9 a.m. to noon. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2837/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:18:42 GMT The Cherokee Nation will hold a “Business Plan 101” workshop on Tuesday, April 14, at 6 p.m. in the Career Services Sub-Office located at 1502 W. Chickasaw in Sallisaw. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2836/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:21:50 GMT Sequoyah Schools will host parent teacher conferences this Wednesday, April 8 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and again on Thursday, April 9, 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/2835/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:48:25 GMT The Cherokee Nation will be hosting two conferences the week of April 13, the first on tobacco prevention and the second on helping create healthier communities, both at the Doubletree Hotel at Warren Place in Tulsa. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2834/Page/Default.aspx Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:23:21 GMT The Cherokee Nation is looking for a few intrepid bicyclers to participate in an adventurous cross-country event this summer. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2833/Page/Default.aspx Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:31:24 GMT Sequoyah senior James H. Chaffin, II, has been accepted to the Metropolitan Film School in London, England, and will depart for the United Kingdom shortly after his high school graduation in May. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2831/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:43:35 GMT The Cherokee Nation celebrated National Doctors’ Day on Monday, March 30, honoring the 150 providers across the tribe’s health care system. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2830/Page/Default.aspx Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:38:00 GMT Cherokee Nation citizens in Muldrow will hold the grand opening of their new Cherokee Community Center, 603 North Main Street, on Sunday, April 26 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2829/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:54:59 GMT Twelve Sequoyah Schools’ students earned awards in the annual Five Civilized Tribes Museum Student Art Show in Muskogee and fifteen earned awards in the Cherokee Nation’s Cherokee Art Competition. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2828/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:20:17 GMT Ashley Ross, a senior at Sequoyah Schools, is the recipient of a four-year college scholarship courtesy of the United States Army Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) program. http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2827/Page/Default.aspx Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:16:40 GMT