Osiyo.
It is a time for us all to come together as one nation and
move forward collectively to a bright future. Thank you to all Cherokee tribal
voters for letting your voices be heard during our recent elections. Deputy
Chief S. Joe Crittenden and I deeply appreciate the Cherokee people for placing
their faith in our leadership. We appreciate the support and faith in a vision
that creates a better quality of life for our citizens and our state.
During our first term, we started building Cherokee homes
again, Cherokee Nation Businesses earned record profits, and we invested more
than $100 million of casino profits into the expansion of a world-class health care
system. We’ve done a lot of positive things for our children to grow
healthy, for our elders and women to feel protected, and for our families to
flourish with access to education and careers.
But we have an historic opportunity to accomplish more for
our people and our Nation. We can assist our elders and we can inspire more
children to pursue their education, we can help create more quality jobs, and we
can help our Cherokee people raise strong families.
We look forward to continuing our work to create the best
future for the Cherokee Nation.
I respectfully ask that all Cherokees join us for a
celebration of our culture, our strong government and democracy. Please join us
for the Cherokee Nation official inauguration on Friday, Aug. 14,
2015. The inauguration will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Sequoyah High
School’s The Place Where They Play, followed by a traditional meal.
Also being sworn in are Cherokee Nation Tribal Council
members Buel Anglen, Keith Austin, Shawn
Crittenden, Wanda Claphan Hatfield, Rex Jordan, Dick Lay, David Walkingstick and
Bryan Warner.
Each of us has been given profound responsibility, bestowed
upon us by the Cherokee people, and we are all deeply honored by your faith and
trust.
I'm deeply blessed and honored to be the Principal Chief of the
Cherokee Nation. I ask that all who can attend the inauguration ceremony do,
and all who cannot to pray for the Deputy Chief, our Council, our tribe and me
as we move forward.
I promise to keep fighting for our people, developing
programs that grow healthy and successful families and enable our tribal nation
to flourish. I know that with the help of this Tribal Council, we will make
Cherokee Nation a better government for the people.
Today, we live in challenging times, but we also live in an
era of emerging technologies and considerable opportunities. We stand at the beginning of a new era of possibility
and security for the Cherokee people.
Our vibrant culture and heritage and our record investments
in health care and education have created a foundation for our economic success.
That success will serve the Cherokee people and help create a thriving future
for the next seven generations of Cherokees. That’s our fundamental
mission.
During these next four years, I believe you're going to see
tremendous positive changes for the Cherokee Nation—better than anything you've
seen before. I give you my solemn oath that I will continue to work every
minute of every day to make our Nation as great as it can be.
Wado.
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