Jan 3, 2025 · Casey Sixkiller and Chris Stearns will in January become the two highest-ranking Native Americans in Washington state government. Governor-elect Rob Ferguson nominated Sixkiller – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional director since May 2022 – to lead the state Department of Ecology, a regulatory and permitting agency responsible for protecting Washington’s land, air and water.

Dec 25, 2024 · TAHLEQUAH – Cherokee Nation is continuing to accept applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for those who qualify through Dec. 31.

Nov 27, 2024 · TAHLEQUAH – With the Cherokee Nation’s 2025 election season officially kicking off Dec. 6 when candidate filing packets become available, the Election Commission is sharing updated district maps with the community.

Dec 31, 2024 · Debra Proctor, at the time Cherokee Nation’s ONE FIRE director, is flanked by Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., as she cuts a ribbon in front of the tribe’s domestic violence shelter in Stilwell on Dec. 20, 2022.

Nov 4, 2024 · This year, the Martha (Marti) Aleshire Farrington Scholarship was added to CNF’s offerings. Applicants must be a graduating high school senior, undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in an accredited four-year post-secondary institution with a 3.0 GPA.

Jan 2, 2025 · Cherokee Nation recently announced the tribe was awarded a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The grant will enable the tribe to conduct 25 Phase I and 10 Phase II environmental site assessments, along with developing three cleanup plans and one reuse plan.

Oct 2, 2024 · Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. talks about the tribe’s Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act before signing legislation making it permanent Sept. 27 during a media event held at the new Galitsode Housing Addition in Tahlequah.

Dec 30, 2024 · U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democrat from the Phoenix area, speaks about the importance of the Native American Child Protection Act bill during a press conference on Feb. 17, 2023, at the Family Advocacy Center on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.

Jan 3, 2025 · The three acts cited by Hoskin were signed by Carter in August, October and November of 1978, respectively. Calling religious freedom a “fundamental right,” Carter applied his signature to the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, which stated that the federal government would “protect and preserve for American Indians their inherent rights of freedom to believe, express, and exercise ...

Sep 17, 2024 · New maps include the Top 12 most populous states, as well as maps depicting Cherokee Nation Reservation and contiguous county population, and a map depicting citizenship population density by county among the 12 largest states for citizenship.