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For high school graduates, the Cherokee Nation awards $2 million worth of higher education scholarships. The awards are up to $1000 a semester and once a student is accepted, they will receive their scholarship for up to eight semesters as long as they maintain academic standing.

The scholarships are funded by a special Council appropriation from Cherokee Nation Motor Fuels Tax revenues.

"We know that by investing in our children, we are investing in the future of the Cherokee Nation," said Principal Chief Chad Smith. "We are training tomorrow's leaders." Click here for report.

Diabetes devastating all ages in Indian communities
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith is a member of the National Tribal Leaders Diabetes committee, which is an advisory group to the Indian Health Service. Smith and other tribal leaders helped push Congress for an additional $70 million in diabetes funding for the IHS this year, and the advisory board has made recommendations to Trujillo on how to distribute the money among tribes. Click here to review full story.

"Cherokees are three times more prone to develop diabetes than other Oklahomans," said Sohail Khan. "The per capita rate for the disease is 40 people per 1,000. With Cherokees it is 110 to 1,000." Click here to review.

General Assistance, Home repairs, Sanitation, Transportation and Health Care.
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Housing in the Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Breaks Ground on New $50 Million Housing Program - Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith announces the new $50 million dollar housing program during a ceremony at Jay. Click here to review.

Jobs
In the past years, we have seen our family members have to move away from home to find rewarding jobs and careers. The Cherokee Nation and its instrumentalities, like Cherokee Nation Enterprises, Cherokee Nation Industries and the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation, now employ nearly 3000 people in northeastern Oklahoma.

But the Cherokee Nation needs further business development. Click here for report.

Entreprenurial Opportunity
The Cherokee Nation IDA program is a savings plan program to help individuals plan for their future. Click here for a success story.

Environmental Issues
Principal Chief Smith said, It’s important that our land and water resources are used wisely, to preserve their beauty and usefulness for future generations." We have a lot of work ahead in this area such as continued development of short and long term plans for the Nation's landfill in Adair County, quality of water in our creeks, streams and lakes, alternative clean energy resources like solar, bio mass and wind power to name a few. At the same time we are proud of the progress we have made and the interest and emphasis that our Cherokee Nation employees have placed on environmental work.

"The Cherokee people have lived in this area for more than 160 years," Principal Chief Smith said. "It's important that our land and water resources are used wisely, to preserve their beauty and usefulness for future generations." Click here for story.

In the last three years, the Cherokee Nation has helped bring in nearly $500,000 in grants to assist more than 15 tribes in making underground storage tanks on tribally owned lands as safe as possible. Click here for article.

Cherokee Nation Enhances Wildlife Habitat Through Prescribed Burn: Click here for article.

"The Cherokee Nation has always been a guardian of our environment and our natural resources," said Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation." Click here for news article.