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It's time now for our community connection bonus. Here today on K one,
the one you trusted, we have Dora Smith Paskowski and she is the
District to twelve tribal counselor for cherry Key Nation. We run into an awful
lot. How are you doing, young lady. I am good. Welcome
Radio Land, thank you for joining us. Now. You you were in
here with the Chief, Chuck Hoskin Junior, shortly after you were elected the
first time around, and of course you're you're running for reelection. But we
want to talk about some of the things that have happened since twenty nineteen.
You quite a list of accomplishments right here in the Bartlesville area and I was
kind of fortunate enough to see some of this stuff happen. Well, thank
you, I appreciate that. Yeah, we have had some accomplishments, you
know. Just recently we had expansion done at both the Ocelleida Cooey Scooey Health
Center as well as the old Rogers Health Center in Nowada. That was roughly
about nine million dollars between those two projects. It was an expansion for dental
and I and lab. It added approximately twelve thousand square feet between the two
forty six hundred at Kooey Scooey and seventy five hundred at will Rogers square footage.
Yeah, so we did a really major expansion there and expanded services as
well for dental and optometry. And these are things that were really needed to
really needed, desperately needed. Yes, just recently we saw up in the
day. Yeah, a nice little, nice little get together, shall we
say, in a place where there's going to be lots of nice little get
togethers from here on it? Can you tell us a little bit? Sure?
That is a new Cherokee community organization own as Cherokee Cultural Community, located
at seven hundred East Durham. They're in Dewey. There are two buildings there
which are available for rent to the public, and we have a monthly general
meeting there and that is always on the third Thursday of each month, starting
at six pm. We have a social time, six thirty we do a
potluck dinner, and seven o'clock we do a meeting. But I would also
like to mention that there are also two other community organizations in this district.
A one is the Noda Cherokee Community Foundation in Nowada and that is located just
across the street from the Will Rogers Health Center clinic, and they meet on
the second Tuesday of each month and basically we have the same format starting at
six o'clock with social time, six thirty potluck dinner, and seven o'clock meeting.
And then the third group is the Washington County Cherokee Association that is located
in Ocellata on twenty nine hundred Road, just east of the Kooey Scooey Clinic,
and they meet on the first Thursday of every month and basically have the
same format six o'clock social time, six thirty potluck dinner, and seven o'clock
meeting. Now these meetings are they opened a two Cherokee citizens to come into
participate. Oh. Absolutely, they are open to anybody that would love to
join us to learn and you know fellowship, We love it great. Well,
the more the merrier. If you didn't know that these are taking place,
now you do, so we hope to see you. There absolutely a
lot of good things going on. Just recently, Cherky Nation made a nice
set contribution to some of our first responders here in Washington County. Yes,
that is a public safety grant that we just rolled out last week and that
is available to all municipal and volunteer fire departments, the police departments, emergency
management nine one one services, and to ambulance as well. That's yeah,
and it's up to a fifty thousand dollars grant per entity. Yes, something
that is so impressive. And all of these volunteer fire departments they desperately need,
you know, help, so we are honored to be able to make
this happen for them. Yeah, they'll have an Apple location to fill out.
And those letters have started to be received yesterday, I believe it was.
I spoke with the sheriff, Scott Owen and he had gotten his letter,
and so I know those are coming out. So stay tuned to your
mailboxes and your emails to get that information. I don't want any of you
to miss out on this opportunity. Now, well, as a tribal counselor,
you're you're on the road a lot. Yeah, yeah, you're visiting
with a lot of people, not only in your district, but you have
to go down to town. Well, I take care of business too,
So what are the things that you hear most from tribal citizens. What what's
the top of mind awareness here that you Yeah, Um, I would say
that they have some struggles with healthcare, but you know, with these expansions
that we have just made, it has really helped. And I just try
to lead them to the patient advocates to help them guide them through the system
so that they can be better or more efficient in their visits and be able
to get those services that they need. We have. Yeah, healthcare is
really the biggest thing up here, I think, But I'm trying to get
a bigger footprint in this area and hope to have a an office here,
a satellite office so that people will be able to come in and I hope
to be able to also be more available. You have to understand I was
elected in twenty nineteen and in December of twenty nineteen we had COVID and so
for the next two years I did a lot of throwing food boxes and setting
up in the city parks to try and help people get utility assistance or just
COVID relief funds. So it's been a lot different, more of a challenge,
I think for this round of counselors but we have faced that head on
and with a spirit of gud Gadoogie which is working together. And I feel
that Chief Hoskin and w Chief Warner have done an excellent job promoting these programs
and utilizing this money in a very efficient and worthwhile manner. Wow. Um,
yeah, that that was just a little bit different that COVID. Yes,
Yes, everybody had to learn real quick how to adapt, and kudos
to everybody who welpped out. Yes, and that was really something else.
Uh. You know, when we think about our citizens here in Cherokee Nation,
many our seniors. Yes, And I know that the Cherokee name has
gone to the computer quite a bit to trying to streamline things, make things
faster, and it seems like maybe our counselors are kind of helping out.
You see, here's how we access the computer. Imagine a lot of questions
are being fielded in that regard. Yes, I'm glad you brought that up.
We do have a portal. It is called the Gadoogie portal. And
you are correct. There are a lot of elders that don't They don't really
want to, you know, use the internet and understand, Yes, I
don't blame them a bit myself. But you know, like anything else,
those portals need to be respected. You need to get somebody that you really
trust to help you. The people need to check that. You need to
check that regularly. If you have a grandchild, that's the world they're in
and they can help you out. That's right. That is right. All
of the opportunities, scholarships and programs that we have you can find on the
portal. So I really encourage you to set up your portals and set one
up for each individual child. Each individual person needs to have their own portal.
Yeah, your services are enhanced. I mean they get your needs get
met a lot quicker that way. Yes, yes they do. And I
got handed to everybody involved with that. That was no small undertaking. Yeah,
that is correct. And didn't happen overnight. That took a while,
Yes it did, it sure did. So. I understand you have a
big event coming up this week. Yes, I do. May the twenty
sixth, Friday, May the twenty sixth, six pm at the Bartlesville Community
Center is going to be my final election campaign event. Deputy Chief Warner and
Chief Hoskin and Tommy Wildcat will all three be here to help us get everybody
geared up because the general election is Saturday, June the third. He in
the location voting locations in Bartlesville is at the Keeler Heights on Virginia, and
then in Nowada is the Noweeda Community Foundation building, which is right across from
the Will Rogers Health Center. Now Tommy's been here, tied with you,
Tommy wild Bring. He always got that flute in his back. Oh,
yes, he'll have his flute. He's a musicians, musician, he has
a lot of fun. Anyway, this is gonna be great. Now,
who can attend? Is this citizens on there? Oh? No, anybody
come. We'll have some great food and I'd love to feed us, So
come on down and join us. So careful, you just said that to
a chubby fella. No, but anyway, Chief's gonna be there, Deputy
Chief Warner, and Tommy and you will be there, Yes, and just
about anybody who you know will probably be there too. You think it's going
to be big enough? Oh? I think so? Okay, I'm just
yea. I think so. Because we had like pack like sardines up and
doing the full house, I can imagine this is going to be just about
as big. Now, how can people get a hold of you with your
questions or concerns or perhaps if they want to help you out with your campaign.
Yes, um, you can reach me through email door pat Skowski at
gmail dot com. I also have a campaign phone and that number is nine
one eight three three one six three six seven up Facebook. I have a
Facebook page reelect door pat Skowski for Tribal Counselor. And I think that's probably
about it. Three ways. That's about all you need. And folks were
just relieved that you still have a phone because that phone still works. Folks
because they go, oh gosh, I gotta get on the email. Yes,
I'm gonna be lost again. Now the telephone does work. I always
will work. Yes, So there you go. Well, you know,
yeah, you've been about quite a bit and a lot of good work has
been done, and you're looking ahead. How what is it a four year
term? Or it is four year term? Huh? And that would take
place when when I know the election in June? The election, yes,
is in June, and then inauguration will be August fourteen, all right,
just ahead of the big to do the big national holiday. Yes, that's
a fun time. I like going down here for that. Yeah, good,
I'm glad you joined us. Missed it, you know, a couple
of years there for the comment, we've always gone learned a lot of two
if you don't have to be a tribal citizen to be a part of that.
It's a good learning experience down to tell a quad, especially at the
museum. And they actually got two now, yes, so that works out
great. Door. I want to thank you for being here with us today
and again it's Friday night at the Bartlesville Community Center. What time the doors
open six o'clock, six o'clock and you can meet with Dora, you can
meet with the chief, the deputy chief, and Tommy as well, and
you get to know them a little bit better. Ask questions you like questions,
Yes, we love them. There you go. That's how you learn
things, folks. Thanks again for being with us. Thank you, good
day. You've been listening to our community connection up. Thanks for listening to
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