Cherokee attorney offers take on âby bloodâ removal
STILWELL â An attorney familiar with the Cherokee Nationâs long and at times bitter relationship with freed slaves and their descendants says the CN Supreme Courtâs removal of a âby bloodâ requirement is a milestone for civil rights within the tribe.
âThis is not only a great day for civil rights activists in Cherokee Nation, itâs a great day for our judicial process,â CN citizen and Stilwell-based attorney Ralph Keen II said. âNow the judicial process recognizes that even though yes, we live within the framework of our own Cherokee law, we still have a higher responsibility and weâre still subjugated to federal law and we canât violate that.â
TAHLEQUAH â Prospective students interested in attending Sequoyah High School for the 2021-22 school year have until May 1 to submit an application.
Applications are available on the SHS website, sequoyahschools.org. Completed applications should be mailed to admissions@sequoyahschools.org or mailed to Sequoyah Schools Admissions and Records Office, P.O. Box 520, Tahlequah, OK, 74465.
âThe admissions application checklist is to be used as a guide, to provide the information the school needs to review your studentâs application,â the paperwork says. âThe deadline for submitting applications is May 1, 2021. Only applications accompanied with required documents will be date stamped.â
Per the application, the following documents are required: a recent photograph and copies of birth certificate, immunization record, Social Security card, Certificate Degree of Indian Blood card, tribal citizenship card, health/medical insurance cards, any court documents (i
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The Choctaw Nation Clinic in McAlester, along with other tribal health clinics, now offer the COVID-19 vaccine to Native Americans over the age of 40 who live in the tribe s 10 and a half county boundary. breaking topical featured
By Derrick James | STAFF WRITER Jan 28, 2021
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The Choctaw Nation Clinic in McAlester, along with other tribal health clinics, now offer the COVID-19 vaccine to Native Americans over the age of 40 who live in the tribe s 10 and a half county boundary.
Individuals older than 40 with a Certificate Degree of Indian Blood who live in southeast Oklahoma are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through Choctaw Nation.