Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. gave his first State of the Nation address to the Cherokee people as part of the 67th Annual Cherokee National Holiday. This year’s Holiday theme was “Rising Together.”
Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. proposed the largest investment in language programs in the tribe’s history and detailed even more historic initiatives during his first State of the Nation Address on Saturday.
As part of his “First 100 Days” initiatives, Chief Hoskin has already announced a $30 million plan to repair hundreds of Cherokee homes, signed an executive order raising the tribe’s minimum wage to $11 per hour, created the tribe’s first cabinet-level Secretary of Veterans Affairs position, and appointed Cherokee Nation Director of Government Relations Kim Teehee as the first Cherokee Nation delegate-designate to the U.S. Congress.
