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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning, Welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 2>It's time now for Native Beat and we have John

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<v Speaker 2>Weston in here with is today.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you doing there, John, I am doing great. Tom.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a lot better than I was back a few

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<v Speaker 1>weeks ago. Good to see you upright.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, really, you know, third third time as a charm.

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<v Speaker 2>I think for upper respiratory infections. At least I'm hoping

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<v Speaker 2>it is Oco Nagata Hello everyone, Oco, tom ostasun ali,

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<v Speaker 2>good morning and happy Monday, or as we like to

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<v Speaker 2>say in Cherokee, Una do doc quah si as always Thom.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be back.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said, you know, back of MARSL Radio studios,

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<v Speaker 2>I fought a third respiratory infection and it's just one

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<v Speaker 2>of those things you can't seem to kick, you know

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<v Speaker 2>that As we're talking before we went on the air,

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<v Speaker 2>and yeah, they're even sitting out text to the schools

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<v Speaker 2>warning you know, parents, if your kids are.

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<v Speaker 1>Sick, keep them home. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, make sure these kids wash their hands. That's that's

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<v Speaker 2>another big thing. Well, you're at a tall order for

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<v Speaker 2>a kid, it really is. Yeah, It's like it spreads

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<v Speaker 2>like wildfire and we all kind of know why, but

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<v Speaker 2>you know that's the main thing. If you're sick, stay home,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, from work. If your kids are sick, try

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<v Speaker 2>to keep them home. I know it's easier said than

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<v Speaker 2>done sometimes, but you know people are often reluctant to

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<v Speaker 2>stay home. But like I said, it just keeps those

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<v Speaker 2>nasty little bugs to yourself. So before we begin today's show,

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<v Speaker 2>our listeners for your continued to support and tuning in.

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<v Speaker 2>And as I mentioned on the last show that we recorded,

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<v Speaker 2>I appeared on Fribred Journeys with Chris Crane on our

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<v Speaker 2>sister station, the mighty six ninety KGGF on Inauguration Day,

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<v Speaker 2>January twentieth. We talked about some of the ongoing projects

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<v Speaker 2>we have at Washington County Cherokee Association, which is located

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<v Speaker 2>in Oceanleda, that's where I'm president, and Chris and I

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<v Speaker 2>exchanged jokes back and forth about the ongoing tomahawk throwing

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<v Speaker 2>rivalry between our two communities, and I told her be

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<v Speaker 2>prepared because it's going to start warming up soon.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm not talking about just the weather.

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<v Speaker 2>I told him, I was like, make sure you dust

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<v Speaker 2>off that trophy because we're bringing it home this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Of WCCA and that's probably when it's going to stay

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<v Speaker 2>for the next few years. And now that's a tall order.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope up my actions can match my word when

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<v Speaker 2>I say that. But anyway, just joking, we have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of fun and that's what's important. And the old

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<v Speaker 2>joke among natives is, you know, if we tease you

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<v Speaker 2>and we joke with you, then we like you. If

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<v Speaker 2>we don't, we either don't know you that well or

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<v Speaker 2>you're probably not a favorite person. But anyway, I love

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<v Speaker 2>teasing them, especially Bill Davis. They're president up there. Chris Crane,

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<v Speaker 2>she's always great. I mean, she's been no stranger with

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<v Speaker 2>K One Studios, any of it. Tomahawk throwing is something

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<v Speaker 2>we all brag about, and it keeps our competition alive

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<v Speaker 2>between our communities. I think that's a good thing. Healthy

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<v Speaker 2>competition is always a good thing. It just makes sure.

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<v Speaker 2>I used to used to have a saying, try to

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<v Speaker 2>make your best better. You know, if we can do

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<v Speaker 2>that in communities, that's going to be great. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>here's the other great thing about it. It's also low impact.

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<v Speaker 2>So when we wake up the next morning, we're not

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<v Speaker 2>feeling sore. If we played a few games.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. Okay, you know, so that's some of the things.

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<v Speaker 2>Big five ozero. Most of the people who play with

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<v Speaker 2>me or a little bit older too, So yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 2>definitely something that's something we all enjoyed just because it

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't tear up your body too bad. That's good. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's fun to do. It is fun to do. So

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<v Speaker 2>we have a lot going on locally and throughout Cherokee Nation.

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<v Speaker 2>As always, February sixth, at six pm, the Washington County

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<v Speaker 2>Cherokee Association will be hosting our delegate designee to the

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<v Speaker 2>US House of Representatives, Ken te Kim, was a very

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<v Speaker 2>impressive CV. In fact, she's a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course.

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<v Speaker 2>She's the director of our government Relations for Cherokee Nation

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<v Speaker 2>and senior vice president of government Relations for Cherokee Nation Businesses.

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<v Speaker 2>In twenty nineteen, the Chief named her our tribe's first

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<v Speaker 2>delegate to the US House of Representatives because that was

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<v Speaker 2>a guarantee that was given to us in the eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>thirty five Treaty of nuw Echota, and it was outlined

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<v Speaker 2>in our Cherokee Constitution. We'll talk more about that in

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<v Speaker 2>a minute, but she was also named a Visiting Sequoia

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<v Speaker 2>Fellow at her alma Modern Northeastern State University in twenty nineteen,

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<v Speaker 2>and prior to returning home to the Cherokee Nation, she

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<v Speaker 2>served as a partner for the Mepetsi Policy Group in Washington,

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<v Speaker 2>d C. Which is federal avacy group representing Indian tribes

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<v Speaker 2>and organizations, and she premuly served as president of Barack

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<v Speaker 2>Obama's first ever Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs

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<v Speaker 2>in the White House, and she did that for three years.

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<v Speaker 2>She's worked for federal agencies develop and implement policies focused

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<v Speaker 2>on environmental justice, economic growth, public safety, healthcare, education, and

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<v Speaker 2>resolved long standing disputes. And Kim's work has helped us

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<v Speaker 2>lead to the Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and the

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<v Speaker 2>Executive Order on Improving American, Indian and Alaska Native Educational

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<v Speaker 2>Opportunities and strengthening tribal colleges and universities. She guided the

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<v Speaker 2>administration's support for the UN Declaration and the Rights of

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<v Speaker 2>Indigenous Peoples, and she addressed the UN Permanent Forum on

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<v Speaker 2>Issues affecting the World's Indigenous peoples. She's especially proud of

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<v Speaker 2>her work toward the administration and support of proposed legislation

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<v Speaker 2>to hold all perpetrators of domestic violence accountable for their

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<v Speaker 2>crimes against Native American women. And that closes your purisdictional

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<v Speaker 2>rapid gap in Indian country because traditionally that hasn't happened.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, abuse is something that's often hidden. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's something that isn't always punished, maybe to the.

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<v Speaker 1>Extend that it should be.

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<v Speaker 2>And she's played a key role in three White House

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<v Speaker 2>teams Tribal Conferences, which led a government wide team to

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<v Speaker 2>ensure that progress was being made on tribal policy and

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<v Speaker 2>legislative priorities. She's also been a senior advisor to the

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<v Speaker 2>US House of Representatives Native American Caucus co chair Representative

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<v Speaker 2>Dale Kildee, serving the bipartisan caucus for nearly twelve years.

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<v Speaker 2>She established an impressive record of accomplishments in a wide

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<v Speaker 2>array of Native American issues. And the cool thing is

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<v Speaker 2>she grew up in Claremore, She's held various positions of

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<v Speaker 1>Part of working in Washington.

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<v Speaker 2>Came received her BA and political science from NSU and

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<v Speaker 2>her Juriss doctorate from the University of Iowa College of

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<v Speaker 2>Wall She also got her start was from Wyler. In

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<v Speaker 2>one of her presentations, interning for William Mankiller, which aera conation,

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<v Speaker 2>which to me, that's amazing in itself. I can't imagine

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<v Speaker 2>what a great experience that was for her. And milbe

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<v Speaker 2>An Killer was an inspiration and a mentor to her,

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<v Speaker 2>which I just think is mind boggling in a way,

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<v Speaker 2>because we really revere, you know, will a man Killer

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<v Speaker 2>now for all the accomplishments and the leadership she provided

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<v Speaker 2>the Cherokee Nation during the eighties. But anyway, we mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>the Treaty of Nwichota earlier, and Cherokee Nation appointed came

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<v Speaker 2>our delegate design But the.

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<v Speaker 1>Question is what exactly does that mean.

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<v Speaker 2>So in eighteen thirty five, the US government and Cherokee

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<v Speaker 2>Nations signed the Treaty of Nuichoda, which forced our ancestors

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<v Speaker 2>to give up their ancestral homelands back east and move

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<v Speaker 2>west on the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma. And what

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<v Speaker 2>many people don't know is that that same treaty promised

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<v Speaker 2>the Cherokee Nation the right to send a delegate to

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<v Speaker 2>the US Congress. Article seven of the Treaty of Nwachoda

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<v Speaker 2>is crystal clear, and it says we shall be entitled

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<v Speaker 2>to a delegate and the US House are representatives whenever

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<v Speaker 2>Congress shall make provision for the same. So we've been

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<v Speaker 2>waiting nearly two hundred years for Congress to honor this promise,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're still waiting today. We're simply asking for is

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<v Speaker 2>the federal government to live up to its treaty obligations.

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<v Speaker 2>We've seen this time and time again with treats. Promises

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<v Speaker 2>are made, but they're not kept. Which actually, there was

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<v Speaker 2>an old joke about in Washington the only promises that

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<v Speaker 2>you're allowed to have are the broken ones, because that's

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<v Speaker 2>pretty much that's pretty much the you know, the nature

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<v Speaker 2>of the beast. But we just want what's promised to us.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's not even a voting position. It's an observation

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<v Speaker 2>and it keeps us close to the US Congress and.

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<v Speaker 1>Impacting wall that maybe going to impact tribal.

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<v Speaker 2>Nations, but also gives us a seat at the table,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that's important. So anyway, February sixth Thursday,

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<v Speaker 2>She's kim t He's going to be here in our

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<v Speaker 2>little community of Washington, County Cherokee Association. I think that's wonderful.

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<v Speaker 2>I encourage everyone to come out to our community building

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday night to meet and hear her. I promise it'll

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<v Speaker 2>be a great presentation to find us.

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<v Speaker 1>We're right next door, just east of the Kouiskui Health Center.

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<v Speaker 2>That's on County Road to East West twenty nine hundred,

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<v Speaker 2>about a mile and a half east of Highway seventy five.

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<v Speaker 2>And we have a big, beautiful digital sign out there

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<v Speaker 2>courtesy of Cherokee Nation.

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<v Speaker 1>So now we're even easier to find.

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<v Speaker 2>And we have construction going on and it's a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of a mess, but yeah, it's progress and it's

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<v Speaker 2>great to see that out there.

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<v Speaker 1>Well.

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<v Speaker 2>That brings us by the next point with WCCA, we're

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<v Speaker 2>looking forward to have our building renovations completed. In our

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<v Speaker 2>community building progress is coming along. We're happy to receive

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<v Speaker 2>we've received a four hundred thousand dollars grant for completion

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<v Speaker 2>of these renovations. We're also having additional lights installed in

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<v Speaker 2>the parking lot. That's one of the things that the

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<v Speaker 2>elders have always come to us about. They're like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>would you mind putting in some additional lighting in the

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<v Speaker 2>parking lot because one light just wasn't cutting it.

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<v Speaker 1>We'd like to see where we're going. That's exactly right.

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<v Speaker 2>Want to make sure we're not tripping over anything, make

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<v Speaker 2>sure we can find our cars, you know. So they're

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<v Speaker 2>having those additional lights, as a God said, And we're

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<v Speaker 2>also extending the size of the parking lot because we

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<v Speaker 2>really needed to.

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<v Speaker 1>It comes kind of cramped from time to time.

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<v Speaker 2>Our facility will now have an office, a storage room,

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<v Speaker 2>ceilings and walls that are being finished, which brings a

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<v Speaker 2>whole new look to the facility. And I've been out

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<v Speaker 2>seeing is more progress. In fact, the backing for the

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<v Speaker 2>new edifice we're gonna have on the outside of the

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<v Speaker 2>building is coming along. Our vestibule has been framed in,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've received delivery with some of our kitchen appliances.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's exciting to see because you can kind

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<v Speaker 2>of see it all starting to gel and mesh and

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<v Speaker 2>come together, and really we all can't wait to see

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<v Speaker 2>the finished project. Also, just let everyone know we received

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred thousand dollars grant from Cherokee writ Nation recently

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<v Speaker 2>for a storage building on campus. That will allow us

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<v Speaker 2>to move our equipment that we have in our back room,

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<v Speaker 2>such as our tractor and our other materials to that

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<v Speaker 2>storage space. And that's going to free that back space

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<v Speaker 2>up for a classroom. And like I remarked, we have

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<v Speaker 2>a huge garage door that opens to the outside for

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<v Speaker 2>that space. So if we decide that we're going to participate,

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<v Speaker 2>say in the Barzel Christmas Parade or the Barzel Veterans Parade,

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<v Speaker 2>any of these things to kind of make our presence

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<v Speaker 2>known in the community, we can just back a trailer

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<v Speaker 2>up in there, and you know, it's gonna be climate control.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be great.

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<v Speaker 2>Hre not I have to worry about the elements, and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll be able to decorate and do what we need

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<v Speaker 2>to do. So I think that's one of the great

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<v Speaker 2>things is because it's climate controlled, we don't have to heat.

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<v Speaker 1>And cool the whole building.

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<v Speaker 2>We can focus on just a small part of it

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's that's going to be wonderful for us.

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<v Speaker 2>It also provides a great wind break, so half your

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<v Speaker 2>decorations don't wind up in Lenapore.

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<v Speaker 1>That's exactly right.

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<v Speaker 2>And I have decorated plenty of parade floats, and so

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<v Speaker 2>what I've discovered is find a staging area that's fairly

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<v Speaker 2>to worry about everything blowing off in transits, and and

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<v Speaker 2>make sure if anything does blow off, they can collect

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<v Speaker 1>We've been kind of that before too. So a few

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<v Speaker 2>Telequan I signed a memoranium of agreement with Cherokee Nation

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<v Speaker 2>for our seventy five hundred dollars CONTAGRAN, which stands for

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<v Speaker 2>Community Organized and the Technical Training Assistance. And what that's

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<v Speaker 2>going to do is help defray the cost of some

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<v Speaker 2>of the things we have throughout the year that we

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<v Speaker 2>have budgeted through contracted services, such as the internet supplies

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<v Speaker 2>we need for things like publishing our newsletter and a

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<v Speaker 2>surround sound PA system and other things necessarily for a

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<v Speaker 2>successful operation of our association. That surround sound PA system

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be very important to us because I've

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<v Speaker 2>had elders that sit way in the back of the

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<v Speaker 2>room and they're like man I can't hear what's going

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<v Speaker 2>on up to the front, you know, So I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to make sure that we have adequate sound, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>really important if you're trying to get information across the people.

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<v Speaker 1>So I am really excited for all that.

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<v Speaker 2>It really has, like I said, made an impact on

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<v Speaker 2>our operational budget and our day to day operations as well,

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<v Speaker 2>and so it's going to allow us to do more

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<v Speaker 2>community outreach programs. It's going to make us even better,

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<v Speaker 2>make us even better community, and give us more of

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<v Speaker 2>a presence that we need to build a stronger community

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<v Speaker 2>because people, if they don't know about you, they're not

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<v Speaker 2>going to know about the association. They're not going to

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<v Speaker 2>know about what we offer. They're not going to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to come and enjoy in our meeting. And the

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<v Speaker 2>Chief recognizes this as many of us do, that building

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<v Speaker 2>a strong nation wins with building our strong communities. That's

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<v Speaker 2>where it all starts. And I'm so impressed with his

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<v Speaker 2>dedication to this ideal. Anytime I need help with something,

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<v Speaker 2>he's always there, always willing to help. I've just been amazed,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know how how tight his schedule is. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean this guy I do. I really don't know how

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<v Speaker 2>he ever sleeps.

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<v Speaker 1>So we have that going.

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<v Speaker 2>We got a twenty five thousand dollars grant that we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to have coming up, and I went down to

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<v Speaker 2>Cherokee Food Nation Food Distribution Center.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to sort of food sovereignty program.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, if anyone's interested in taking part in that,

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<v Speaker 2>you can reach out to me an email at WCCA

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<v Speaker 2>pres at gmail dot com. And we recently completed our

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<v Speaker 2>ten week Cherokee language course. We're actually considering continuing it

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<v Speaker 2>but through a distance learning program. And we realize that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, language is inseparable from our culture and is

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<v Speaker 2>very important. So really there's a lot of exciting things happening.

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<v Speaker 2>And before we go today, just want to courage everyone.

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<v Speaker 2>If you have a community, try to find one. Check

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<v Speaker 2>out our community Facebook pages for Cherokee Cultural Community in Dewey,

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<v Speaker 2>the South Coffeeville NAFI community, our Norda Folks over at

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<v Speaker 2>No Wada, and our Cherokee Association down to Ocean Leda,

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<v Speaker 2>and also check out we have two official offices open

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<v Speaker 2>of Cherokee Culture Community in Dewey.

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<v Speaker 1>Check those out.

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<v Speaker 2>Career services and our Human Resources Office, And as we

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<v Speaker 2>discussed earlier, don't forget our February sixth, the six PM

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<v Speaker 2>program we're having with Congressional Designy Delegate km Th.

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<v Speaker 1>We hope to see you there.

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<v Speaker 2>Catch frivate journeys with Chris Crane a mighty six nine KGGF,

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<v Speaker 2>and you can catch a nativ on the Barswel radio

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<v Speaker 2>app or Barswel Facebook page. A big wado, as we

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<v Speaker 2>say in Cherokee, Janishi is the Delaware would say, Wanzi

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<v Speaker 2>is the Osage would say. And to all of you listening,

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<v Speaker 2>do to do gohun me until we meet again