Tulsa World
by: WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
Sunday, July 03, 2011
7/3/2011 4:18:13 AM
It's responsible for nearly a billion dollars in economic activity every year and employs more than 8,500 people - so, yes, the leadership of the Cherokee Nation is an important issue, even to northeastern Oklahomans who aren't Cherokees.
"All in all, it's a big enterprise, employs a lot of people, provides a lot of revenue in the community and it's very, very important to the future of eastern Oklahoma," said former Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Ross Swimmer.
The tribe also paves more miles of roads than the 14 Oklahoma counties in its jurisdiction, provides health care to thousands of people, acts as one of the biggest sources of capital in the region, is responsible for millions of dollars in state revenue, has historic rights to miles of riverways, has the potential to be an active agent in protecting the environment and is an emblematic leader in the state and the American Indian world... FULL ARTICLE
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Sun, July 3, 2011
by John Cox