Chuck Hoskin: “These actions have made the Cherokee Nation a better nation for having recognized full and equal citizenship of Freedmen…”

We have to make sure that any barriers that might have existed, historically, to access are knocked down.

These actions have made the Cherokee Nation a better nation for having recognized full and equal citizenship of Freedmen descendants.

I urge the committee to swiftly move forward with a bipartisan reauthorization bill that can pass the Senate and be signed into law.

The direct funding of NAHASDA and the ability to craft Indian Housing Plans has been indispensable for the Cherokee Nation.