Today Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. delivers this update on the 68th Annual Cherokee National Holiday. With COVID-19 cases increasing across the state and country, and public health experts predicting a spike in infections as fall begins, an event as large as our annual holiday requires careful planning. A decision on the holiday had to be made now to protect the health and safety of our citizens. After careful consideration and in view of guidance from our public health exper

Today was declared Cherokee Nation Day in the State Capitol as Brian Hendrix, deputy assistant of Native American Affairs for Sec. of State Benge reads a declaration proclamation. Cherokee Nation Legislative day is an annual event, going back about 20 years. Each year a special proclamation is declared in our honor. | Cherokee Nation

Today @Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced the Cherokee Nation is allocating $9 million from the tribe's Respond, Recover and Rebuild COVID-19 funds for Cherokee citizens on the reservation living with disabilities. Applications for the Cherokee Nation Disability Assistance Program are now open at Cherokee.org with a November 6 deadline. Please be sure to watch Chief Hoskin's entire message here for full details. | Cherokee Nation