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Chuck Hoskin: Protecting tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma (October 12, 2021)
Our mission as tribal government leaders is always to protect our sovereignty and advance issues critical to our people. 
The nation’s highest court is running into snags that have plagued other institutions grappling with the ongoing health crisis.
Cherokee Nation reaches $75 million settlement in opioid case (September 29, 2021)
The Cherokee Nation announced a $75 million settlement in a lawsuit filed against opioid manufacturers. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to protect Native voting rights (September 27, 2021)
Today we continue the fight for our rights, until everyone in Indian Country can freely cast their ballot. 
Howard Center: Historic trauma contributes to abuse in Indian Country (September 23, 2021)
Experts say intergenerational trauma, dating to the colonization of North America, adds to the problem of child sexual abuse in Indian Country. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation invests in our youngest learners (September 21, 2021)
Our collective future is being written today by the investments we make in our youngest children. 
Gaylord News: Voting rights bill addresses long-standing obstacles in Indian Country (September 17, 2021)
“There was a time, not long ago, where Indigenous people were supposed to be terminated,” said attorney Victoria Holland. 
Native America Calling: The First Americans Museum debuts (September 17, 2021)
After years of start-and-stop planning and construction, the First Americans Museum of Oklahoma is opening to the public. 
Gaylord News: Chickasaw citizen secures top legal post at Department of Agriculture (September 16, 2021)
For the first time in history, an Indigenous woman is overseeing U.S. agriculture law – but Janie Simms Hipp is just the latest in a number of Native people nominated to top posts in the Biden administration.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation joins regional partnership to boost opportunities (September 13, 2021)
To grow the economy across the Cherokee Nation Reservation, we must be forward thinking, collaborative and willing to work across borders. 
Native America Calling will hear from health experts and tribal leaders about the COVID-19 messages that are connecting with tribal citizens.
Gaylord News: COVID-19 booster shots rolling out in Indian Country (September 8, 2021)
Formal guidance from the Indian Health Service on how and when to give COVID-19 vaccine booster shots still are in the works, but some tribes aren’t waiting. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to hold U.S. accountable for health care (September 7, 2021)
The federal government has never fully met its trust responsibility to ensure that all citizens of tribal nations have quality health care. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation enters educational partnership (August 30, 2021)
As a tribe, we are building programs and making strategic investments that will benefit Cherokee citizens, families, communities and neighbors for generations to come. 
Muscogee Nation: Tribal sovereignty is not a threat to Oklahoma (August 27, 2021)
The Muscogee Nation has repeatedly invited the Governor of Oklahoma to join forces and partner with us, but he refuses. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to protect community from COVID-19 (August 23, 2021)
We have already lost far too many beloved community members to this disease. 
Gaylord News: Native woman serves mental health needs of community (August 18, 2021)
Resilient. That’s the word used to describe Kim Holmes by the people who know her best. 
News21: Shawnee Tribe works to preserve language amid COVID-19 (August 18, 2021)
The Shawnee language is in danger of becoming extinct, but COVID-19 and a switch to remote education open the door for revival. 
Tribal casino revenues took a major hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to figures released by the National Indian Gaming Commission.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to provide housing for veterans (August 17, 2021)
Cherokee military veterans have made great sacrifices to protect our tribal nation and the whole United States. 
Reservation Dogs is a half-hour comedy that follows four Native teenagers in Oklahoma whose dream is to get to California.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation continues to combat COVID-19 (August 9, 2021)
We all have a role to play as we combat this new surge in the global pandemic. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation builds a brighter future (August 3, 2021)
When the federal government invests in Indian Country, it is not only tribal citizens who benefit. 
Lawmakers rejected a proposal that would have added $154 million to the Bureau of Indian Affairs budget to address a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation ushers in new leadership (July 27, 2021)
A strong and effective Cherokee Council means a strong and effective Cherokee democracy. 
Health insurance coverage has improved dramatically among American Indians and Alaska Natives, according to a new report.
We must continue to make it a priority for health care to be universally accessible for our citizens.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation celebrates sovereignty milestone (July 12, 2021)
A year after McGirt, it remains the most important case in our lifetimes in support of tribal sovereignty in many generations. 
“Generations of Mvskokvlke (Muscogee) will always look to this historic day as a reminder of our remarkable past, our perseverance and survival and our inherent right to exist as a sovereign nation,” said Chief David W. Hill.
By 1900, 20,000 children were in Indian boarding schools. By 1925, that number had more than tripled, according to the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
The late Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, was a beacon for girls and women of all ages and all races.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation acquires boarding school site (June 30, 2021)
The history of Native boarding schools in this country is complicated and includes many tragic abuses that must be investigated in depth. 
An Oklahoma man has been arrested and charged after citing the Trail of Tears and the Muscogee Nation’s treaty when making violent threats against President Joe Biden.
Chuck Hoskin: A summer of opportunity for Cherokee Nation youth (June 15, 2021)
After more than a year of battling COVID, life is finally getting closer to normal across the Cherokee Nation. 
No nation can truly prosper when any of its citizens are victims of discrimination.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation rebuilds after COVID-19 (May 31, 2021)
We made it through this year, and we will keep getting stronger by working together – gadugi – because that is the Cherokee way. 
H.R.810 – Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail (May 25, 2021)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.810, a bill to conduct a feasibility study on the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, on May 12, 2021. 
As the first Americans continue to feel the disproportionate impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is seeking to bring more resources to urban Indian communities.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation invests in our language (May 24, 2021)
The Cherokee language has always been the heart and soul of our tribe.
Leaders of the Muscogee Nation are dropping “Creek” from its name as part of a rebranding effort, but not all members are on board with the change.
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