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BELFONTE – Cherokee Nation officials on Feb. 24 joined Rural Communities Initiative Foundation leaders to cut the ribbon on the new Sallie Byrd Sevenstar Community Building in Sequoyah County.   The center is named in honor of CN citizen and fluent Cherokee speaker Sallie Byrd Sevenstar, who died in August, states a CN release. According to the release, Sevenstar was a lifelong Nicut resident. It also states that she was a retired teacher of more than 30 years and a Belfonte Baptist Church member for more than 50 years, where she taught Sunday school and led singing. She was also the first bilingual Cherokee speaker to receive a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, according to the release. 

Sallie byrd sevenstarBryan warnerDaryl leggJoe byrdChuck hoskin jrNortheastern state university in tahlequahSallie byrd sevenstar community building in sequoyahTribal councilRural communities initiative foundationBelfonte community organizationBelfonte baptist churchBelfonte nicut community centerCherokee nationSallie byrd sevenstar community buildingNortheastern state universityPrincipal chief chuck hoskin