TAHLEQUAH â The Cherokee Nation on Monday will unveil the tribeâs first rural electric transit buses â among the first in the country â and first electric school bus, which is the first in the state, as part of its efforts to reduce the tribeâs carbon footprint.Â
The CN celebrates Earth Day by announcing several key initiatives with events planned each day next week.Â
On Monday at 12:30 p.m.
 at the Cherokee Casino Tahlequah electric bus charging station in the northeast parking lot, the announcement of the electric buses will be held.Â
âReducing our carbon footprint and dependency on fossil fuels is a global problem but one that Cherokee Nation can help to solve,â Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said. âWe are deeply committed to clean energy and sustainable community projects such as these that not only benefit our citizens and neighbors years into the future, but also make good economic sense and help our environment. Our