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The Cherokee Nation donated a record $6.3 million to 107 Oklahoma Public School districts during the tribe s annual Public School Appreciation Day on Wednesday.
The tribal nation donates 38 percent of their annual car tag revenue directly to education. This year s amount is the largest since the program began in 2002.
This money is in addition to what Cherokee Nation already gives though the tribal-state gaming compacts.
School districts received the funds based on the number of Cherokee students that are enrolled, but the money is for all students tribal citizens or not.
The tribal nation also announced they will begin offering virtual tutoring services for all K-12 students within the Cherokee Nation s reservation boundaries.