|
Cherokee Nation Tribal Council
The Cherokee Nation tribal council ( chr, ᏗᏂᎧᎾᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎠᏂᏯᎥᎢ, translit=dinikahnawadidohi aniyavvi) is the legislative branch of the Cherokee Nation. One councilor is elected to represent each of the 15 districts of the Cherokee Nation in the 14 county tribal jurisdictional area. Two tribal council members represent the at-large citizenry – those who live outside the tribe's 14-county jurisdictional area in northeastern Oklahoma. The 17 councilors total are elected to staggered four-year terms. Structure The Cherokee Nation tribal council consists of 17 members: * 15 councilors representing districts within the Cherokee Nation's jurisdictional boundaries * 2 at-large councilors representing citizens living outside these boundaries Council members are elected by popular vote to serve staggered four-year terms. The council is presided over by an elected speaker who serves as its president. The deputy chief serves as president of the council, and casts tie- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ ''Tsalagihi Ayeli'' or ᏣᎳᎩᏰᎵ ''Tsalagiyehli''), also known as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States. It was established in the 20th century and includes people descended from members of the Old Cherokee Nation who relocated, due to increasing pressure, from the Southeast to Indian Territory and Cherokee who were forced to relocate on the Trail of Tears. The tribe also includes descendants of Cherokee Freedmen, Absentee Shawnee, and Natchez Nation. As of 2021, over 400,000 people were enrolled in the Cherokee Nation. Headquartered in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation has a reservation spanning 14 counties in the northeastern corner of Oklahoma. These are Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington counties. History Late 18th century through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherokee Language
200px, Number of speakers Cherokee or Tsalagi ( chr, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, ) is an endangered-to- moribund Iroquoian language and the native language of the Cherokee people. '' Ethnologue'' states that there were 1,520 Cherokee speakers out of 376,000 Cherokee in 2018, while a tally by the three Cherokee tribes in 2019 recorded ~2,100 speakers. The number of speakers is in decline. About eight fluent speakers die each month, and only a handful of people under the age of 40 are fluent. The dialect of Cherokee in Oklahoma is "definitely endangered", and the one in North Carolina is "severely endangered" according to UNESCO. The Lower dialect, formerly spoken on the South Carolina–Georgia border, has been extinct since about 1900. The dire situation regarding the future of the two remaining dialects prompted the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes to declare a state of emergency in June 2019, with a call to enhance revitalization efforts. Around 200 speakers of the Easter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Hoskin
Chuck Hoskin is a Cherokee-American politician and former member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 6th district, which includes parts of Craig, Mayes, and Rogers counties. He served as a whip for the Democratic caucus. He is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and he served from 1995 to 2007 as a member of the Tribal Council, and in 2011 became Chief of Staff for the Principal Chief, Baker. In 2019 his son, Chuck Hoskin Jr., was elected Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation. Early life Hoskin was born on January 29, 1952, in Claremore, Oklahoma.Chuck Hoskin's Political Summary (accessed February 28, 2014) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanda Hatfield
Wanda Hatfield (née Claphan) is a Cherokee educator and politician who served as an At-Large Tribal Councilor for the Cherokee Nation from 2015 to 2019. Career Wanda Hatfield was born at WW Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and grew up in the Cherry Tree Community in Stilwell, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of the Jack Claphan and Carolyn Doublehead Claphan. Her great-great-grandfather, Rabbit Bunch, served as the Cherokee Nation assistant principal chief from 1880 to 1887. Hatfield graduated from Stilwell High School and earned a B.S. in education from the University of Oklahoma. Hatfield married Roger Hatfield and they had one daughter. For 28 years, Hatfield taught in the Shawnee and Mid-Del School Districts. In 2015, Hatfield ran for the at-large seat of the Council of the Cherokee Nation. She finished first ahead of Betsy Swimmer and Shane Jett. Hatfield received 1,057 votes, Swimmer 770 votes, and Jett 717 votes. She assumed the position on August 14, 2015. She suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Hargis
Frankie Darlene Hargis (July 19, 1965 – August 15, 2021) was a Cherokee politician who served as the registrar of the Cherokee Nation from 2018 to 2021. She was previously a member of the tribal council representing District 7 from 2011 to 2018. Life Hargis was born July 19, 1965, in Claremore, Oklahoma and raised in Stilwell. She graduated from Stilwell High School and later earned a B.A. in education from Northeastern State University. Hargis worked for the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Enterprises in various capacities. In 2006, Hargas supported limiting Cherokee citizenship to those with Cherokee blood, arguing that Freedmen, descendants of former slaves, should also be excluded. She backed the Cherokee Nation tribal council's amendment requiring Indian blood for citizenship. Her political career began in 2011 when she was elected to the tribal council in a special election, representing District 7 (western Adair County). She succeeded Joe Crittenden. Hargis was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Glory
Tina Glory was a Cherokee politician who served on the Cherokee Nation tribal council. She joined in 1996 after she was selected to replace her husband who had died. Life Glory was a member of the Cherokee Nation. She was the mother of jurist and politician Tina Glory Jordan. In September 1996, Glory was selected by the Cherokee Nation tribal council The Cherokee Nation tribal council ( chr, ᏗᏂᎧᎾᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎠᏂᏯᎥᎢ, translit=dinikahnawadidohi aniyavvi) is the legislative branch of the Cherokee Nation. One councilor is elected to represent each of the 15 districts of the Cherokee ... to replace her deceased husband on the council. She accepted this position and was sworn in as a member of the tribal council on September 17, 1996. Her appointment to the tribal council had significant implications for her daughter's career. The Cherokee Nation Judicial Appeals Tribunal had previously ruled that if Tina Glory took a seat on the tribal council, her daughter would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janelle Fullbright
Janelle Echo Lattimore Fullbright (December 11, 1945 – December 10, 2016) was a Cherokee politician and educator who was a member of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council representing District 6 from 2007 to 2015. She served as the deputy speaker from 2013 to 2015. Life Fullbright was born on December 11, 1945, to S. Loyd Lattimore and Juanita Garvin Lattimore in the Akins/Miller Ridge Community near Akins, Oklahoma. She was a Cherokee Nation citizen. The youngest of three children, Fullbright graduated from Central High School in the early 1960s. She earned a bachelor's degree in education from Northeastern State University and later obtained two master's degree. Fullbright was an elementary school teacher at Central Elementary. She was involved in her community as a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Sallisaw. Fullbright married Alfred Fullbright on March 26, 1964, and they had two children. In 1996, Fullbright was appointed by principal chief Joe Byrd to the Cheroke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meredith Frailey
Meredith Frailey is a Cherokee Nation politician who served on the Cherokee Nation tribal council from 2003 to 2013. Education Meredith Frailey graduated from Locust Grove High School and went on to earn her bachelor's degree from Northeastern State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law. Tribal Council Frailey was first elected to the Cherokee Nation tribal council in 2003 in the multi-member district 6 alongside incumbent Johnny Keener, and defeating incumbent Stephanie Wickliffe-Shepherd. In 2006, she was elected Speaker of the Tribal Council for a two-year term. After an amendment to election law split multi-member districts, Frailey ran unopposed for the new District 6, Seat 2 in 2007. In 2009, Frailey attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama. After another round of redistricting, Frailey lost her re-election campaign for the new 15th district to Janees Taylor in 2013. Principal Chief Chad Smith filed a lawsuit on her behalf r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Crittenden
Shawn Crittenden is a Cherokee Nation politician who served on the Cherokee Nation tribal council representing the 8th district between 2015 and 2023. Early life, education and career Shawn Crittenden was raised in Peavine, Oklahoma and graduated from Stilwell High School. He earned his bachelor's degree in education from Northeastern State University in 2007. Prior to running for office, Crittenden worked as a auctioneer, musician, and Greasy Public Schools teacher. Tribal Council Crittenden ran for the Cherokee Nation The Cherokee Nation (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ ''Tsalagihi Ayeli'' or ᏣᎳᎩᏰᎵ ''Tsalagiyehli''), also known as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States. It ... tribal council's 8th district in 2015 to succeed Jodie Fishinghawk. He won the general election with 61% of the vote, defeating Corey Bunch. He was sworn on August 14, 2015. Crittenden ran for re-election in 2019 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Cowen
Agnes Cowen was a Cherokee politician and language advocate who was the first elected female Cherokee Nation tribal councilor. She represented the at-large district. Life Cowen, a Cherokee tribal member and language advocate, led the Cherokee Nation's language revitalization efforts in the early 1960s by implementing the Cherokee Bilingual Education Program and developing the first written Cherokee language lessons through a federal grant. Cowen was the first elected female Cherokee Nation tribal councilor. She represented the at-large district. In 1983, Cowen lost by absentee votes in a run-off election for the deputy chief of Cherokee Nation post against Wilma Mankiller Wilma Pearl Mankiller ( chr, ᎠᏥᎳᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯᏗᎯ, Atsilasgi Asgayadihi; November 18, 1945April 6, 2010) was a Native American (Cherokee Nation) activist, social worker, community developer and the first woman elected to serve a .... Cowen demanded a recount and filed a suit with the Chero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Crittenden
Joe Crittendon is a Cherokee Nation politician who has served as the Cherokee Nation Secretary of Veteran Affairs since 2019. He previously served on the tribal council, as deputy chief, and Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in 2011. Career Crittenden was elected to the Cherokee Nation tribal council in 2003. In 2011 he was elected deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation, but a dispute in the election for principal chief requiring a special election required him to briefly serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. After Bill John Baker Bill John Baker (born February 9, 1952) is the previous Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. First elected in October 2011, Baker defeated three-term incumbent Chief Chad "Corntassel" Smith.Jouzapavicius, Justin"Cherokee Nation: Challenger wins ... was elected, he succeeded Crittendon who resumed his position as deputy chief. He was re-elected deputy chief in 2015. In 2019, the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court ruled that Crittendon could n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill John Baker
Bill John Baker (born February 9, 1952) is the previous Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. First elected in October 2011, Baker defeated three-term incumbent Chief Chad "Corntassel" Smith.Jouzapavicius, Justin"Cherokee Nation: Challenger wins chief election."''Associated Press.'' 11 Oct 2011 (retrieved 12 Oct 2011) Prior to his election as Chief, Baker served 12 years on the Cherokee Tribal Council. In 1999, Baker unsuccessfully ran for Deputy Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Background Bill John Baker was born in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, where his family has been for four generations. Of mixed ethnicity, like many Cherokee citizens, he is 1/32 (3.1%) Cherokee by blood. He graduated from Tahlequah High School in 1969 and from Northeastern State University in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in political science and history. Career After graduating from college, Baker invested in a furniture store and built Baker Furniture into a thriving business in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
