The Cherokee Nation has launched a survey to assess transportation needs among citizens who rely on rural transit systems, which receive $2 million in annual support from the tribe.

For generations, Cherokee people have understood that wellness is about far more than treating illness. Wellness starts before getting sick and needing medical attention and continues well past recovery.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. recently signed an executive order establishing a task force to study the expansion of wellness centers on the reservation.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed a Council resolution authorizing him to negotiate and execute an agreement with Northeastern State University that would designate NSU as a Public Health and Wellness Higher Education Partner and pave the way for…