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Leaders of Cherokee Nation in Washington DC for inauguration


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Leaders of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma are in Washington, D.C., to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Council member Joe Byrd, a former chief of the tribe, attended Obama's historic inauguration in 2009. He said this year's event also holds significance.

“There is a lot of optimism going into the second term,” Byrd told FOX23. “There’s just a lot of hope.”

Byrd said tribal leaders also met with Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), a tribal citizen.

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Cherokee Tribal Councilors attend inauguration festivities (FOX23 1/20)

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