In recent decades, Cherokee Nation has continued to prosper in cultural preservation, health care and economic development by leaps and bounds. But when we assess our nation’s true strength, we can only measure success by what is afforded to our most vulnerable citizens.

The Cherokee Nation’s team of 72 Deputy Marshals and 27 tribal safety officers took their annual Oath of Office in the Cherokee Nation Council Chambers at the W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex on January 28.

The Cherokee Nation will receive $772,914 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to develop a comprehensive conservation and restoration plan for the Illinois River Watershed.

For far too long, predatory lenders have targeted our most vulnerable citizens, trapping them in relentless cycles of debt. This exploitation is intentional. It is a calculated assault on the economic stability of Cherokee households, and it must end.