Principal Chief Smith said, "Thanks to our Cherokee Nation employees we have accomplished these firsts and other milestones."
- Cherokee Nation Car Tags
- Washington, D.C. Office
- Freedom Of Information Act
- Independent Cherokee Nation Newspaper
- 100 Year Plan - Declaration of Designed Purpose
- Tribal Veterans Office
- Veteran’s Memorial Dedication
- Emergency Medical Service Center
- Self-Help Community Buildings
- Cherokee Nation Health Clinics in Bartlesville and Vinita
- Team Planning For Tribal Drug Court
- Integrated Head Start & Child Care Development Center
- Children’s Cherokee Language Immersion Classes
- Integrated Comprehensive Health Care Plan
- Cherokee Nation Industries American Indian Business Of The Year Award
- Sequoyah High School District Football Championship in 49 years
- Senior Housing centers in Jay and Stilwell
- CARF Accreditation for Jack Brown Center
- Title VI housing program in history, which will provide a $50 million guaranteed loan toward meeting housing needs of Cherokee people
- Cherokee Nation Enterprises record-setting profits up 335% over three years
- Cherokee National Youth Choir and First NAMMY Award for Best Gospel Album of the Year
- Cherokee Language Bowl Competition For Area Schools
- Award Winning Cherokee History Course Curriculum
- Community History Course Classes (2,000 Graduates)
- Government Officers Association Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting since 1995
- Settlement of 35 year old Arkansas riverbed and banks dispute. In settlement tribes kept ownership of riverbed and banks and received $40 million
