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AOL - 10/9/2009 Newsletter
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Osiyo,

The Cherokee Nation opened a new tag office to better serve citizens in the tribe’s southernmost counties. It is located in Sallisaw at 1502 West Chickasaw (near Kerr Blvd. just south of First National Bank) where it will share space with Cherokee Nation Career Services. For information about Cherokee Nation Tag Offices please visit http://www.cherokee.org/Government/TagOffice/Default.aspx.

Just a reminder that it is flu season. If you have questions about the flu or looking for information about how to protect yourself from the flu visit, http://fluinfo.cherokee.org.



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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Cherokee Nation Seeking Nominations for Cancer Awards: 10/8/2009 3:29:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is accepting nominations for the bi-annual Cancer Summit Service Awards, which honor individuals and organizations that have made contributions in promoting cancer control throughout the Cherokee Nation.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=3010

Sequoyah Schools to Host Youth Cheer Clinic: 10/8/2009 3:26:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Sequoyah Schools’ cheerleaders will host a youth cheerleading clinic, October 20-22 from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. for children ages 4 to 12 in the lower level of The Place Where They Play. Cheer clinic participants will learn a cheer, chant and dance to perform at half-time of the Sequoyah football game on October 23.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=3009

Junior Miss Cherokee Ambassador sings national anthem during the 2009 Legends in Sports banquet: 10/6/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
Ashley Miller, Junior Miss Cherokee Ambassador, was invited to sing the national anthem in Cherokee during the 2009 Legends in Sports banquet held recently at the Hard Rock Casino-Tulsa. Here she is shown with National Baseball Hall-of-Famer Lou Brock, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, and his wife, Jacqueline, during the event.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=3007

Junior Miss Cherokee Ambassador sings national anthem during the 2009 Legends in Sports banquet: 10/6/2009
(C) Cherokee Nation
Ashley Miller, Junior Miss Cherokee Ambassador, was invited to sing the national anthem in Cherokee during the 2009 Legends in Sports banquet held recently at the Hard Rock Casino-Tulsa. Here she is shown with National Baseball Hall-of-Famer Lou Brock, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, and his wife, Jacqueline, during the event.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=3008

Cherokee Nation Staff Participate in Poverty Simulation: 10/5/2009 4:11:00 PM
(C) Cherokee Nation
Several group leaders, directors, managers and staff members from different Cherokee Nation departments and some members of the Tribal Council recently participated in a simulation to help them understand the frustrations of poverty.
http://www.cherokee.org/news.aspx?id=3006

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**** Cultural Tidbits ****
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The seven remaining clans of the Cherokee are the Bird, Wild Potato, Deer, Wolf, Blue, Paint and Long Hair. There were originally 14.