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Native women recognized in leadership roles

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Hailee Toney, Cherokee Nation, provides vocals, Harmonies and guitar for her original songs the first of which will be released in a few weeks. (Courtesy photo via Cherokee Phoenix)
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Cherokee teen to release music single

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In this family photo, the late Trenton Cain "Dozer" Beaver, a Cherokee Nation citizen from Stilwell, Oklahoma, rides Sharpy, an American Mammoth Jackstock donkey. (Photo courtesy via Cherokee Phoenix)
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Rare donkey from Cherokee-owned farm immortalized

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A portrait of Rep. Yvette Herrell. (Photo courtesy of Nathalie Standingcloud via Cherokee Phoenix)
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Yvette Herrell first Native GOP woman elected to House

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Cherokee Nation citizens and those from federally recognized tribes eligible for services with Cherokee Nation Health Services get COVID-19 vaccines at the new Cherokee Nation office located at 402 West Locust Street in Stilwell on Wednesday.
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A year later, Cherokee Nation still grappling with COVID-19

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The Cherokee Nation recently purchased Sequoyah’s Cabin from the Oklahoma Historical Society. (Back Row) Bryan Warner, Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor; Chuck Hoskin, Cherokee Nation Chief of Staff; Chuck Hoskin Jr., Cherokee Nation Secretary of State. (Front Row) Emma Fields, Little Miss Cherokee; Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker; Dr. Bob Blackburn, director of the Oklahoma Historical Society; and Lauryn McCoy, Junior Miss Cherokee.
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Cherokee Nation Purchases Sequoyah’s Cabin from Oklahoma Historical Society

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Remember the Removal Bike Ride Elder Ambassador and Cherokee Nation citizen Sammy Houseberg leads the cyclists to the Cherokee Nation Courthouse as they complete the 950-mile trek.
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Remember the Removal Riders Complete Emotional 950-Mile Journey

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Cherokee Immersion Charter School fourth-grade class won first place for singing “Eternal Sabbath,” a traditional Cherokee song brought back from North Carolina. Students from left, are: Isabella Sierra, Ahnawake McCoy, Logan Oosahwe, Maleah Bird, Isaiah Walema and Jenna Dunn, with fluent Cherokee teacher Meda Nix.
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Cherokee Immersion Earns 18 Trophies in State Language Fair

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Seated, from left, are: Robert G. McSwain, IHS principal deputy director and Principal Chief Bill John Baker. Standing, from left, are: Charles Grim, deputy director for Cherokee Nation Health Services, Gary Hartz, IHS director of environmental health and engineering, Chuck Hoskin, Cherokee Nation chief of staff, Tribal Council Speaker Joe Byrd, Brian Hail, CEO of W.W. Hastings Hospital and Connie Davis, executive director of Cherokee Nation Health Services.
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Cherokee Nation, IHS Sign Agreement for Largest Tribal Health Center Ever Built

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Two-week-old Native Tobacco/Cherokee Ceremonial Tobacco seedlings grown by Cherokee Nation citizen Eugene Wilmeth using Cherokee Nation Seed Bank inventory.
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Not Sold In Stores: Cherokee Nation to Disperse Heirloom Seeds February 1

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Shawn Slaton, CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses, presents Cherokee Nation with a check for Heart of a Nation proceeds.
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CNB Employees Give $27K to Tribal Health Efforts

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Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden holds the 2015 Distinguished Service Award that he received at the Oklahoma Disabled American Veterans awards ceremony in Tulsa on June 24.
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Deputy Chief Crittenden awarded 2015 Distinguished Service Award

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Pictured, from left, are Cherokee Nation Veterans Center Manager Ricky Robinson, Tribal Council Speaker Tina Glory-Jordan, Pfc. James Kennicutt, friend Billie Parris, Tribal Councilor Joe Byrd, Sgt. 1st Class Herman Kennicutt, Tribal Councilor David Walkingstick and Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden.
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Cherokee Nation Honors Korean War Veteran Brothers

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Pictured, from left, are Cherokee Nation Tribal Council Speaker Tina Glory-Jordan, Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr., Tribal Councilor Joe Byrd, Sgt. Dustin Butler, Tribal Councilor David Walkingstick and Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden
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Cherokee Nation Honors Veterans In February

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(L to R) Cherokee artist Jane Osti and Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor Victoria Vazquez stand next to the bronze bust of the late Cherokee National Treasure Anna Belle Sixkiller Mitchell. Courtesy Cherokee Nation.
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Savior of Southeastern Style Pottery Celebrated by Cherokee Nation

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“Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People” debuts on television and online February 15. The program is hosted by Cherokee Nation citizen and Emmy-winning journalist Jennifer Loren.
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‘Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People’ Highlights Places, History, Culture

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Military veteran Thomas Lynch receives a handmade Valentine’s Day card from Cherokee Immersion Charter School kindergarten student Dayci Starr.
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Cherokee Nation Delivers 5,000 Valentines to Veterans

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Cherokee Nation Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden, left, shares his Super Bowl I experience with U.S. Marine Corps veteran Dustin Butler, center, and Principal Chief John Baker. Butler received an all-expense paid trip from Operation Enduring Respect to Super Bowl XLIX in Phoenix.
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Cherokee Veteran Receives All-Expense Paid Trip To Super Bowl XLIX

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Nathan Barnard, of Tulsa, is sworn in as a member of the administrative appeals board by Cherokee Nation Supreme Court Justice John Garrett at the January Tribal Council meeting January 12.
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Tribal Council Approves Administrative Appeals Board Appointment

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Lynn Burris Sworn In As Cherokee Nation Supreme Court Justice

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Deputy Attorney General Sara Hill receives the oath of office for her new special assistant United States attorney appointment from the Northern District of Oklahoma United States Attorney Danny Williams Sr.
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Cherokee Nation Attorney Now Able to Prosecute Federal Cases

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Pictured, from left, are Cherokee Nation Veterans Center Manager Ricky Robinson, Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden, Principal Chief Bill John Baker, Spc. Gene Ketcher and wife Pam Ketcher, and Tribal Councilor Frankie Hargis.
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Cherokee Nation Honors Veterans in December

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Pictured, from left, are Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilors Joe Byrd and Dick Lay, Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden, Madison Shoemaker, Principal Chief Bill John Baker, Angel Project Coordinator Brandy Lemley, Treasurer Lacey Horn and Tribal Councilor David Walkingstick.
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Muskogee Student Donates 100 Gifts to Cherokee Angel Project

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Pictured, from left, are Cherokee Nation Marshal Shannon Buhl, Community Resource Investigator Shawnna Roach, Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden, Sequoyah Schools Superintendent Leroy Qualls, Sequoyah sophomore Treanna Washington and mother Dawn, Tribal Councilor David Walkingstick, Principal Chief Bill John Baker and Athletic Director Marcus Crittenden.
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North Pole Project Helps High School Students Receive New Computers

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Officials from Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Businesses present a $20,000 check to coordinators for the Cherokee Nation Angel Project. The annual campaign ensures Cherokee children in need receive clothing and other gifts at Christmas.
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Cherokee Nation Businesses’ $20K Helps Create Memorable Christmas

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The late Cherokee citizen and U.S. Army veteran Woodrow Roach carried this copy of the Lord’s Prayer in Cherokee while serving in Italy and the Philippines during World War II. The copy of the prayer is now in the permanent collection of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
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Cherokee World War II Veteran’s Copy of Lord’s Prayer Donated to Smithsonian

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Tom Mooney sits next to his retirement gift from the staff of the Cherokee Heritage Center. The archivist retired December 6, which marked 38 years to the day that he started at the museum.
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A Genealogist Who Spent His Life Building a Cherokee Archive Retires

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Cherokee Nation Transportation Planner Robert Endicott, Roads Director Michael Lynn, Tribal Council Speaker Tina Glory-Jordan, Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden, Principal Chief Bill John Baker, Oklahoma Department of Transportation Executive Director Mike Patterson, Tahlequah Mayor Jason Nichols, Tribal Councilor David Walkingstick, ODOT Tribal Liaison Jay Adams, ODOT Division Construction Engineer Chris Wallace and Area Maintenance Engineer Mike Kelly.
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Cherokee Nation, ODOT Tout First-ever Traffic Light Project as a Success

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Cherokee Nation Earns Tulsa Hall of Fame Induction

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Cherokee artist and veteran Donald Vann was presented a high school diploma from his former Stilwell High School Superintendent Neil Morton 46 years after leaving school to enlist.
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Cherokee Artist Donald Vann Receives Diploma 46 Years After Enlisting For Vietnam

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Cherokee Nation citizen Sarah Ferrell was congratulated by Principal Chief Bill John Baker for being recognized as one of 10 All Native American High School Academic Team members for 2014-15.
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Cherokee Student Earns National Honor

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Cherokee Nations joins President Obama's 'My Brother's Keeper' initiative
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Cherokee Nation Among First to Join Obama's ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative

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Pictured, from left, Veteran Marvin Cochran and guests of Cherokee Nation’s Veterans Day program salute during the posting of the flags.
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More Than 150 Attend Cherokee Nation Veterans Day Event

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Cherokee Nation hosts Veterans Day ceremony Monday

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Pictured, from left, are Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker presented Contech LLC owner Bryan Adair with the Certified Indian-Owned Large Business of the Year award as Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden congratulated Adair.
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Cherokee Nation Honors Top Indian-Owned Businesses of 2014

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The new Jack Brown Center campus in Tahlequah
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Cherokee Nation Opens New $5M Substance Abuse Treatment Center

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The Sequoyah Building, a former bank located at 100 E. Choctaw Ave. in downtown Sallisaw, now serves as the Cherokee Nation tag office, ICW, career services and commerce satellite offices.
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Cherokee Nation Opens One-Stop Office in Sallisaw

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The Charles L. Head ONE FIRE Against Violence Victim Services Office is located at 118A E. Keetoowah St. near the Cherokee Nation Courthouse in Tahlequah.
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Cherokee Nation ONE FIRE office receives $884K federal grant

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Cherokee Nation citizen James Martins, of Afton, talks with Northeastern Tribal Health System CEO and fellow Cherokee, Kim Chuculate, during a regular visit to the clinic.
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Cherokee Citizen Leads Tribal Health System to National Recognition

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Pictured, from left, are: Cherokee Nation Government Relations Executive Director Courtney Ruark-Thompson, Oklahoma State System of Higher Education Chancellor Glen Johnson, Cherokee citizen and 30/30 Next Gen honoree Canaan Duncan, and former Congressman Dan Boren.
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Cherokee Citizen Canaan Duncan Named to Oklahoma 30 Under 30 List

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Students at Peggs Public School receive supplies collected and donated by CNB employee volunteers.
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Cherokee Nation Companies Continue Support of Local Schools

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CNB officials accept OBI's Business Partner of the Year Award.
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Oklahoma Blood Institute Honors Cherokee Nation and CNB for Life-Saving Donations

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Cherokee Casino Fort Gibson employee volunteers clear trash and debris from alongside State Highway 62.
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Cherokee Casino Employee Volunteers Pluck Litter From Oklahoma Highways

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Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker and the Career Services team cut the ribbon on the team’s new Tulsa office, with Jim Igaria of the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce (front left) and Tribal Councilor Curtis Snell (back left).
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Cherokee Nation Opens First-Ever Tulsa Career Services Office

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Pictured, from left, are Cherokee Nation Lead Carpenter D.J. Hamby installs bricks at the Cherokee Warrior Memorial in Tahlequah. Barbara Maddox and her sister Brenda Newton had 52 bricks of family members placed at the site to accompany three they had previously bought.
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Cherokee Nation Honors Military Legacy With Memorial Bricks

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Cherokee Citizen Garrett Reed, 19, serves as the Oklahoma FFA president.
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Cherokee Student Leading 25,000-Member Oklahoma FFA

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Alvin Marshall’s sculpture, 'A Little Girl’s Dream,' was named Best of Show at the eighth annual Cherokee Art Market. Courtesy Cherokee Nation.
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150 Native American Artists Converge on Tulsa for Cherokee Art Market

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Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. (left) was joined by Principal Chief Bill John Baker as Tribal Councilor David Walkingstick signed his Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education appointment acceptance letter. Tribal Councilors Tina Glory-Jordan and Joe Byrd were also present to congratulate Walkingstick.
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Cherokee Councilor Appointed to Advisory Council on Indian Education

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Sequoyah High School scholarship class instructor Sara Barnett and Superintendent Leroy Qualls listen as U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Westville, speaks to the scholarship class at Sequoyah High School during his tour Monday, August 25.
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U.S. Rep. Mullin Visits Cherokee Nation Schools, Businesses

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The Cherokee Nation recently donated $80,000 to six domestic violence shelters. Pictured, from left, are Help-In-Crisis Vice Chairman Mike Skinner, Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor Curtis Snell, Tribal Council Speaker Tina Glory-Jordan, Help-In-Crisis Executive Director Margret Cook, Principal Chief Bill John Baker, Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden, Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Treasurer Lacey Horn.
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Cherokee Nation Donates $80,000 to Battle Domestic Violence

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