Informing and educating our citizens about the
Cherokee Nation government is crucial to remaining vigilant in our mission to serve
the Cherokee people. Open and transparent communication allows Cherokee Nation
citizens their inherent right to a government they can monitor and closely follow.
To fulfill this mission we have launched an exciting new project, the Citizens’
Access to Transparency initiative.
Today, the Cherokee Nation population is close to
320,000 citizens, making us the largest tribe in the United States. However,
many of the addresses on file are no longer valid due to citizens moving and
not updating their contact information.
Beginning this week, Cherokee Nation citizens with an
updated address on file with the tribe’s registration department will receive a
free, one-year subscription to the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper.
This will provide tribal citizens with even
more access to our government through the news source many follow closely, the
Cherokee Phoenix. The Cherokee Nation
has long been a leader in tribal government transparency, and this is one more
way we are working to increase that transparency.
The Cherokee Phoenix is an independent media source
whose mission is to inform and educate readers about important local, state and
national issues that may affect the tribe and our citizens. It contains
information on tribal programs and events, but more than that, it brings the
Cherokee people news about people they know, their families and their communities.
In print since 1828, the paper has a legacy of providing an unbiased perspective
about the Cherokee Nation and that is what we want to share with our citizens with
this free subscription. The Cherokee Phoenix is published the first of each
month and will be mailed directly to each tribal household.
Maintaining a current address with the Cherokee
Nation registration office will not only ensure your household receives the Cherokee
Phoenix newspaper, but other important news about tribal services and programs.
From time to time we will share additional tribal publications such as annual
reports and Anadisgoi, an
informative, quarterly magazine created by our communications department.
Additionally, as new tribal services roll out like our
statewide hunting and fishing licenses, which are set to be mailed in January, an
updated address helps ensure Cherokee Nation citizens receive that information
on time.
I encourage all Cherokee Nation citizens to take
just a few minutes to update their addresses and ensure our registration office
has correct contact information. Please visit www.cherokee.org
and click on “services,” then “tribal citizenship,” then “update information” to
print, fill the form out and return via mail, fax or email.
I am proud to offer this service and believe the
Citizens’ Access to Transparency initiative improves our capacity to communicate
more openly and transparently with our citizens.
Wado.
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