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The Cherokee Nation celebrated the opening of a new domestic violence shelter in Stilwell today to help families and children who suffer at the hands of violence. Take a look at this video to see how this new resource will better ensure safety across the reservation. đź’ś #Together
Posted by Cherokee Nation on Tuesday, December 20, 2022
New shelter will be a beacon in the storm for people escaping domestic abuse
Monday, January 9, 2023
Cherokee Nation
When Cherokees need to flee an abusive situation at home, they must have a safe place to go. That’s why we recently opened a new Cherokee Nation-led domestic violence center in Adair County. It will immediately help families and children who are suffering at the hands of abusers. Our hope is that this shelter can break cycles of violence for our citizens and enable them to rebuild their lives.
Cherokee Nation’s widely recognized ONE FIRE Victim Services program will operate the shelter with a dedicated on-site staff. They will provide services and education so that survivors can properly heal and live independently, free from violence. The 11,000-square-foot shelter, along with three newly-constructed individual homes on the campus, can house up to 10 families at a time.
Those staying at the new facility may be housed for between one and 24 months, as they receive help with job assistance, finances, behavioral health and other life skills. The three transitional homes behind the shelter were built by the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation.
Sadly, there is a great deal of domestic violence in our modern society, and the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee society are not immune. The need for domestic violence intervention has grown at a fast pace over the past two years, and the ONE FIRE office has assisted more than 1,100 citizens since 2021.
Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and I have made it a high priority to advocate for victims and support the important work of ONE FIRE and other responses to domestic violence. We have a responsibility to protect the victims and bring justice to prevent violence from continuing. We are extremely proud of the new site in Stilwell, and we have implemented several new initiatives that will make lasting changes for the better across the Cherokee Nation Reservation.
Those efforts have been led by the Cherokee Nation Task Force to Protect Women and Families. In 2022, I signed an executive order reestablishing the task force, which met many times over the past year to evaluate and recommend policies and innovative approaches to implement across the Cherokee Nation to address domestic violence.


Chuck Hoskin Jr.
is the 18th elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, the largest Indian
tribe in the United States. He is only the second elected Principal Chief of the
Cherokee Nation from Vinita, the first being Thomas Buffington, who served from
1899-1903. Prior to being elected Principal Chief, Hoskin served as the tribe’s
Secretary of State. He also formerly served as a member of the Council of the
Cherokee Nation, representing District 11 for six years.
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