Cherokee Chief Chad Smith wants total control of all federal funding inside Cherokee
Nation of Oklahoma's 14 country jurisdiction, as well as control of all federal funding earmarked
for the Delaware tribe. Smith has offered to help reinstate the Delaware's federal recognition
in exchange for control of their federal funds and an agreement that the Delaware tribe will
not set up any casinos inside Oklahoma. The United Keetoowah Band has approximately $110,000 generated by the tribe�s casino,
in housing funds and makes regular payments of $200.00 to their tribal elders. Cherokee Nation
of Oklahoma does not do this. Cherokee Chief Chad Smith seemingly does not care that several Cherokee families and
elders will have to do without housing or be placed on a waiting list for housing that could take
several years. Chief Smith has also called for a special election in his attempt to disenroll any tribal members
who are freedmen with african blood because he fears their power at the polls, knowing they
will most likely vote against him in the next election. According to rumours around the Cherokee Nation complex, Chad Smiths wants to disenroll thinbloods next. Any person less than 1/4 Cherokee could be at risk of losing their tribal rigths and Cherokee citizenship. We urge everyone to register to vote in all upcoming elections so all Cherokees can be treated equal and preserve their rights and the rights of future generations of Cherokee children. Click here to return to front page
