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Osiyo,

We hope everyone had a wonderful week. There were many graduation ceremonies this past week. Now graduates find themselves on a new journey in life. We wish them great success. We hope that they will all remember their family, loved ones, and their Cherokee communities as they set out on life’s new journey.

This weekend is a time to remember those loved ones who have gone before us as well as those who gave their lives to protect our country and Nation. We ask that you take the time to give thanks and remember them this Memorial Day.

As many of you remember the men and women who are sacrificing their lives to protect this country, please remember to volunteer a little bit of your time in helping the Cherokee Nation build a place that honors all Cherokee veterans. The Cherokee Nation is seeking volunteers to help build a veteran center. For more information or to sign up today, please visit www.cherokee.org.

Recognizing veterans, friends, family and communities is always a pleasure. One community recently completed a community work project. The Jay community really came together to build a beautiful 9-acre baseball and softball complex. It is amazing to see a community working together to build something that everyone is proud of. See pictures at http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2881/Page/Default.aspx.

We hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Hope you enjoy this week’s news.

Wado! (Thank you)
Cherokee Nation
P.O.Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465
918 453-5000
communications@cherokee.org

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***Cherokee Nation News***
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State, Cherokee Nation Unite Against Poultry Pollution : 5/22/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
Declaring a shared commitment “that the lands, water and other natural resources of the Illinois River Watershed should be free of pollution,” the State of Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation late Wednesday filed an agreement opposing poultry company assertions that the state lacks standing to pursue its Illinois River pollution case.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=2883
Cherokee Nation Takes Third Place in the 62nd Annual Stilwell Strawberry Festival Parade: 5/21/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
Recently a Cherokee Nation program took third place in the civic division of the 62nd Annual Stilwell Strawberry Festival parade.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=2882
Jay Community Comes Together to Build Ballpark: 5/20/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
The community of Jay recently dedicated a new state-of-the-art little league softball and baseball quadraplex that was built by community members working together and a little help from Cherokee Nation.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=2881
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith Commends U.S. Reps. Boren, Cole for Urging U.S. Attorney General Holder To Reject Calls for Investigating F: 5/19/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith praised two Oklahoma Congressmen who have asked United States Attorney General Eric Holder to reject a request from other U.S. representatives to initiate an investigation into the citizenship laws of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=2880
Cherokee Scholars Program Encourages Students to Reach High: 5/18/2009 3:27:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
This spring Cherokee Nation will team up with the Oklahoma Scholars program to give Cherokee students a better opportunity to prepare for their future.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=2879
Cherokee Scholars Program Encourages Students to Reach High: 5/18/2009 3:20:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
This spring Cherokee Nation will team up with the Oklahoma Scholars program to give Cherokee students a better opportunity to prepare for their future.

http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=2878
Cherokee Scholars Program Encourages Students to Reach High: 5/18/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
This spring Cherokee Nation will team up with the Oklahoma Scholars program to give Cherokee students a better opportunity to prepare for their future.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=2877
Sequoyah Students Win Art Awards, Scholarship: 5/15/2009 4:42:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
Sequoyah Schools’ senior Mallory Sequichie recently won a scholarship for her outstanding art work. Sequichie has been named a Native American Student Art Scholar by the Heard Museum Guild in Phoenix, Arizona.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=2876
History Presentation Will Highlight Female Seminary Time Capsules: 5/15/2009 4:09:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation will present “Time Capsules from the Cherokee Female Seminary: The Twentieth Anniversary,” on Thursday, May 21. The history presentation will discuss the discovery and preservation of articles found in 1989 in two time capsules interred in the cornerstone of the Female Seminary building more than a hundred years earlier. The building is now part of Northeastern State University’s campus in Tahlequah.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=2875

Cherokee Casino Resort hosts Red Cross blood drive May 20: 5/15/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Casino is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a community blood drive from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. on May 20.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=2873
Cherokee Casino Resort hosts Red Cross blood drive May 20: 5/15/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Casino is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a community blood drive from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. on May 20.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=2874
Council Passes Law to Promote Cherokee Voter Participation: 5/14/2009 4:03:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council formalized an existing policy by passing a law requiring voter registration forms for both Cherokee Nation and the state of Oklahoma to be available at all tribal tag agencies.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=2872
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