Cherokee Nation leaders gathered with more than 200 Sallisaw community members to celebrate the grand opening of the tribe’s new $24 million dollar Child Development Center on May 28.

The tribe recently held a two-day ‘Expungement Expo’ on May 19–20 at the Chota Center in Tahlequah. Citizens of federally recognized tribes attended the expo seeking to clear their criminal records.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced that the tribe will be investing in a Cherokee veteran’s cemetery located in Tahlequah during a Memorial Day ceremony Friday.

For too many people across the country, a criminal record becomes a life sentence long after a court-imposed sentence ends. Even after incarceration and penalties have been paid, the barriers to housing, employment, and education remain. Families suffer from the lack of…