Cabinet for Children and Families puts emphasis on our youth and our future

At Cherokee Nation we are focused on promoting the best outcomes for our children and families, so we’ve launched a new initiative, the Cherokee Nation Cabinet for Children and Families. The goal of the cabinet is to provide the best possible services to families and bring Cherokee families to the table to help influence and impact tribal policies.  Spearheaded by the innovative “HERO Project” which focuses on behavioral and mental health in our youth population, the new cabinet will work with families as we focus on strategies at...

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Utilizing new tools to stay connected with at-large Cherokee Nation citizens

Cherokee Nation citizens in at-large communities across Oklahoma and the United States are a vital part of our tribal government and are critical to our success. The Cherokee Nation has more than 330,000 citizens, and almost 205,000 of our enrolled citizenry live outside the tribe’s northeast Oklahoma jurisdiction. It is important we keep all our citizens as informed and up to date as we can. We recently launched a new website (www.cherokeesatlarge.org ) dedicated exclusively to connecting Cherokee Nation citizens residing beyond the tribe’s 14...

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Honoring Moms on Mother's Day

As we continue doing our important work for the Cherokee Nation, I want to take a moment and reflect on the important people in my personal life - Sherry Baker, First Lady of the Cherokee Nation, Dr. Isabel Baker, my beloved mother, and my daughters, Lacee, Angie and Brooke.   Mother’s Day is Sunday and I consider myself blessed to have these inspiring role models for modern women by my side. As the mother of our children and grandmother of our 10 grandchildren, Sherry has always put family first. I admire her strength and nurturing...

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