Cherokee Nation leaders gathered with Pryor community members July 31 to celebrate the grand opening of the tribe’s new $27.7 million state-of-the-art Head Start and Child Development Center at the MidAmerica Industrial Park. 

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. officially signed into law Thursday the Cherokee Nation Claremore Outpatient and Emergency Health Center Act of 2025, which authorizes $255.5 million to construct a new Claremore health facility.

The Cherokee Nation held its annual Community & Cultural Outreach Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa with around 650 Cherokee Nation citizens from across the country taking part in the event either in person or virtually.

Applications for the 2026 academic year are open to everyone 18 and older and will be available Aug. 1 through Sept.15, 2025.