$1.2B Cherokee Nation Infrastructure Investment
Editorial StaffThe Facts -
- The Cherokee Nation is investing $1.2 billion in over 60 construction projects to improve facilities and infrastructure across its reservation.
- Projects include community centers, healthcare facilities, educational centers and aim to create a sense of belonging and pride among citizens.
- The investments span various sectors including health, education, government infrastructure, wellness, human services, community projects, and law enforcement.
Cherokee Nation's Unprecedented Investment in Infrastructure and Community Development
The Cherokee Nation, America's largest tribe with over 460,000 citizens, has launched its biggest single capital investment in history. Almost $1.2 billion has been allocated for more than 60 construction projects aimed at serving health, education, safety, and community life and culture.
These projects span across the 7,000-square-mile Cherokee Nation Reservation in northeast Oklahoma, from community centers to health care facilities and from Head Start centers to an expanded headquarters complex. Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and I are dedicated to building a stronger and more accessible Cherokee Nation.
I take particular pride in our investments in rural communities across the reservation. Places like Marble City and Kenwood, often overlooked, are essential centers where the Cherokee language and our core values thrive.
Our mission exceeds just infrastructure; it's about empowering our citizens to flourish in their hometowns. From state-of-the-art Head Start facilities in Kenwood to the Edna Holland Wellness Center in Stilwell, we're creating inspiring spaces.
Our comprehensive investments of $551.1 million in health, $194.4 million in education, and millions more in other sectors represent our commitment to a better life for our Cherokee people.
Key to this transformation are our new hospital in Tahlequah and the forthcoming clinic in Salina. Both will provide crucial health services closer to home.
In addition, our new public safety building will become a hub for emergency operations, housing over 90 employees and a training center for first responders.
Our capital investments boost the local economy and create job opportunities. By demolishing outdated structures like the old hotel on the W.W. Keeler Tribal Campus, we make room for modern facilities for future generations.
As a leader in Indian Country and Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation uplifts its citizens by building not just physical structures, but also creating an empowered citizenry. Our vision: to create an environment where Cherokee citizens can live, work, play, and thrive for many generations to come.
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