Cherokee Nation’s Talking Leaves Job Corps recently celebrated a new class of 73 graduates. The graduates met with Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and members of the Council of the Cherokee Nation during the graduation ceremony. Family and friends gathered with them to celebrate the milestone.

Cherokee Nation can deliver a “wellness dividend” to citizens now and for generations to come. We just need to strengthen the Public Health and Wellness Fund Act.

For generations, the Cherokee Nation has prioritized education and worked to build partnerships that uplift our people and create a better future for Cherokee families and the communities we call home. One of the most enduring and important of those partnerships is with Northeastern State University. 

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner proposed Monday that the tribe will construct a $50 million Cherokee Heritage Center, replacing the current shuttered facility as recommended by the tribe’s historical society.