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WEB4 days ago · Cherokee Phoenix accepting nominations for the newspaper’s Seven Feathers Language Award. Sep 18, 2024. The Cherokee Phoenix is currently accepting nominations for the newspaper’s Seven Feathers Language Award. The previous selection for the 2024 honor had to decline the award due to unforeseen circumstances. News.
The Cherokee Clan System | Education | cherokeephoenix.org
WEBFeb 10, 2006 · The Cherokee Clan System. Cherokee society is historically a matrilineal society and clanship is attained through the mother. Prior to Oklahoma statehood, the women were considered the head of household, and the home and children belonged to her should she separate from a husband. There are seven clans: A …
Opioid settlement fuels treatment center - cherokeephoenix.org
WEBAug 24, 2024 · PARK HILL – The $25 million price tag for a new drug and alcohol treatment center is paid for by opioid manufacturers the Cherokee Nation sued in 2017. The tribe filed suit against drugmakers McKesson, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp. and Cardinal Health, which led to a settlement of $75 million-plus in 2021. The Cherokee Nation also settled with ...
Cherokee Nation opens applications for low income emergency …
WEBMay 13, 2022 · Applications to apply will be available starting May 6 only on the Gadugi Portal located online at https://gadugiportal.cherokee.org Deadline is Friday, June 3. “Many of our Cherokee families are still recovering from the financial hardships caused over the past two years by the COVID-19 pandemic and this emergency rental assistance can help give some support to these families,” Cherokee ...
Housing Authority of Cherokee Nation using $27M in COVID-19 …
WEBJun 5, 2021 · Many rental homes have been built by the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation in recent years, and COVID-19 relief funds had been earmarked to allow the authority to further assist Cherokee Nation citizens …
'The Cherokee Word for Water' voted best American Indian film
WEBNov 25, 2015 · WWW.CW4W.COM. SAN FRANCISCO -- The movie "The Cherokee Word for Water" has been voted the top American Indian film of the past 40 years in a survey conducted by the American Indian Film Institute. The movie was honored with a special screening Nov. 9 at the 40th annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco.
SBAC helps future, current business owners - cherokeephoenix.org
WEBSep 23, 2016 · TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- The Cherokee Nation's Small Business Assistance Center provides assistance to future entrepreneurs and existing small business owners through its small business-lending program. Brian Wagnon, SBAC consultant, said the goal is to provide financial stability for business owners, their families and the community as a …
Bois d'arc and Cherokee bow making - cherokeephoenix.org
WEBJan 14, 2010 · Bois d’arc is well known for its value in bow making but also has valued medicinal properties. The heartwood of the tree has been utilized as an antifungal agent and a nontoxic antibiotic also useful as a food preservative. Many Cherokees also attest to the potency of the bois d’arc fruit as a bug and rodent repellant.
Cherokee leaders sign revised Public Health ... - Cherokee Phoenix
WEBApr 18, 2022 · TAHLEQUAH – Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner officially enacted a revised “Public Health and Wellness Fund Act” dur ing a signing ceremony April 14 at the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center in Tahlequah.. Hoskin thanked the tribe’s behavioral health team, many of whom were present for the signing of the law, and said the expansion is ...
Cherokee Nation Tax Commission sees increase in online tag …
WEBApr 21, 2020 · TAHLEQUAH -- Cherokee Nation officials have urged all clients to use the online motor vehicle tag renewal option ever since all CN Tax Commission tag offices closed on March 23 to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Since closing, CNTC officials have stated there has been an uptick in online renewals. "We normally have an average of …