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A Few Words From the President
OSiYo Nigada,
We are focusing on outreach from the Cherokee Arts & Humanities Council at this time. We are visiting and sharing with students in the
after school programs, and Boy & Girls Clubs, of Bell and Maryetta Schools in Adair County. The children are learning Cherokee history and
participating in arts and crafts projects. Dawni and I are doing most of this work and enjoying it very much. We hope to see our out reach
numbers grow in 2008.
Dawni and I are also participating in the Oklahoma Arts Leadership Academy, a project of the Oklahoma Arts Council. We just returned
from a meeting in Enid, Ok, and our next meeting is in OKC, OK, in May. It is a great experience for us. We believe it will benefit the arts and
humanities communities we work with a great deal in the future. We graduate in May and attend the state conference on the arts in Nov.
The book project is still anticipated, but will be later this year. The Ned Christie book is selling well and we appreciate the Museum Store at
the Cherokee Heritage Center, Katherine Roastingear, and the Cherokee Nation Gift Shop, Linda Taylor, selling that book in their places of
business. If you haven't purchased a copy please visit one of these fine stores soon and do so.
We are proud to announce we are the recipients of a grant for cultural grounds community development. We will be using this grant of
$31,795 to build a $61,000 (plus) green facility in the Kenwood Community of the Cherokee Nation. The cultural ground will be called
Squirrel Ridge. The land was given, as a lease agreement, by Bud Squirrel. Mr. Squirrel has been a supporter of cultural advancement and
preservation in the Cherokee Nation for a long time. We our honored to say he is our friend and supporter. We will begin work on this
project this month. There's road work to be done, a kitchen facility and bathroom facilities to be constructed. We should also thank Arlo
Starr for doing a lot of the planning on this project.
If you, or anyone you know, need our services or would like to participate in our organization in any way please let us know.
Thank you....
I will continue to be an advocate of our friends and families that make up all the communities we call home. We are all trying to be better
Indians.
Kila,
Roy Hamilton
President, Cherokee Arts & Humanities Council, Inc.
P.S. Your contributions continue to be very important to us, and we greatly appreciate them. You may even
restrict your donation for specific projects or to your specifications; so, please think of us, and consider making
a donation when possible. We cherish your support of Cherokee arts and humanities, but it really does go
beyond and effect the lives of many people. We accept PayPal donations, simply click below, and go from
there...
I hope you cherish the value of good dialogue and will feel free to respond to me. I am never
afraid to listen to persuasion on a level of respect and in good faith.
OSiYo Nigada,
We are focusing on outreach from the Cherokee Arts & Humanities Council at this time. We are visiting and sharing with students in the
after school programs, and Boy & Girls Clubs, of Bell and Maryetta Schools in Adair County. The children are learning Cherokee history and
participating in arts and crafts projects. Dawni and I are doing most of this work and enjoying it very much. We hope to see our out reach
numbers grow in 2008.
Dawni and I are also participating in the Oklahoma Arts Leadership Academy, a project of the Oklahoma Arts Council. We just returned
from a meeting in Enid, Ok, and our next meeting is in OKC, OK, in May. It is a great experience for us. We believe it will benefit the arts and
humanities communities we work with a great deal in the future. We graduate in May and attend the state conference on the arts in Nov.
The book project is still anticipated, but will be later this year. The Ned Christie book is selling well and we appreciate the Museum Store at
the Cherokee Heritage Center, Katherine Roastingear, and the Cherokee Nation Gift Shop, Linda Taylor, selling that book in their places of
business. If you haven't purchased a copy please visit one of these fine stores soon and do so.
We are proud to announce we are the recipients of a grant for cultural grounds community development. We will be using this grant of
$31,795 to build a $61,000 (plus) green facility in the Kenwood Community of the Cherokee Nation. The cultural ground will be called
Squirrel Ridge. The land was given, as a lease agreement, by Bud Squirrel. Mr. Squirrel has been a supporter of cultural advancement and
preservation in the Cherokee Nation for a long time. We our honored to say he is our friend and supporter. We will begin work on this
project this month. There's road work to be done, a kitchen facility and bathroom facilities to be constructed. We should also thank Arlo
Starr for doing a lot of the planning on this project.
If you, or anyone you know, need our services or would like to participate in our organization in any way please let us know.
Thank you....
I will continue to be an advocate of our friends and families that make up all the communities we call home. We are all trying to be better
Indians.
Kila,
Roy Hamilton
President, Cherokee Arts & Humanities Council, Inc.
P.S. Your contributions continue to be very important to us, and we greatly appreciate them. You may even
restrict your donation for specific projects or to your specifications; so, please think of us, and consider making
a donation when possible. We cherish your support of Cherokee arts and humanities, but it really does go
beyond and effect the lives of many people. We accept PayPal donations, simply click below, and go from
there...
I hope you cherish the value of good dialogue and will feel free to respond to me. I am never
afraid to listen to persuasion on a level of respect and in good faith.
