 January 27, 2003 - WASHINGTON, DC- The leaders of the Five Civilized Tribes met in Washington, DC to formalize a legislative agenda for this congressional session and to brief senators, representatives and their staffs on important issues facing Indians in Oklahoma. "... a big concern is health care funding," said Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. "Oklahoma is still the lowest funded area per capita in the Indian Health Service system. We spent a whole day meeting with IHS folks trying to address that, before we even started with the congressional staff."
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