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At the opening of the meeting the chair requested \"a motion and a second for the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting.\" A second was given and the chair asked, \"All in favor?\" The transcript records the response \"Aye,\" and the chair moved on to reports.

At the end of the meeting, after reports and announcements, the chair again called for a motion to adjourn. A motion and second were recorded and the chair asked, \"In favor?\" The meeting was adjourned.

No roll‑call vote names, vote tallies by member, amendments, or other formal decisions (ordinances, resolutions, appointments or contracts) appear in the meeting transcript provided; the only documented formal outcomes were approval of the minutes and adjournment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Culture Committee Meeting - 03/27/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the start of the April 3 meeting the council voted to approve the previous meeting's minutes and later voted to adjourn. No other formal votes, ordinances or appointments were recorded in the transcript.","taxTitle","Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma","taxId",76341,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6608211,"Cherokee National Treasures advisory committee reports exhibits, mentorships and April nomination application",823,1925000,2748000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2940171-f9c0b6b417848becb6516f32d76be433&start=1925&end=2748","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2940171-f9c0b6b417848becb6516f32d76be433/thumbnail_1925000.jpg","/articles/6608211/Oklahoma/Cherokee-National-Treasures-advisory-committee-reports-exhibits-mentorships-and-April-nomination-application","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608211-9e4e1b76a3efac2c7a34dcd185deadda/orig.mp4?Expires=1770572952&Signature=Qg1g7uTRCtUTGX0neTLCOE~7hKFiaDW4uPzz~WbEHyZwp90MTbN2hiB3Ea8pguYiSFL2BQQZcfzuUa7sdmIB3lNwWMr1-Hn4DYQcK7ouUB8rZG7Nk035FkM~FnTLDkag7UoC5U7c4wI7jxCxE1B3mloMUk5ILPXCXUPKKgU1RTlE4CInajirvh1rt5299wSYX3hZglYbXOH-vBPHUNe5ZqWI58lXA5cdVHxJvHtzt3MtpfTBApydZg4APEQJM3KEqRRWrCRCb8dADnVLn86i0pi-fFqUyOdZBRuQqlMWNS34~RL6XbZ2v-8NaB-5VK42suAGf6VnkwbObm5qB3wGZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cherokee National Treasures Advisory Committee updated council members on April 3 about exhibitions, mentorships and an upcoming nomination cycle for the National Treasures designation.

\"I'm the chairperson for the National Treasure's Advisory Committee,\" said Vivian Cottrell, who presented the committee report. She noted an exhibit at the Saline Courthouse Museum titled Carving Out a Community by Thomas Muscrant (running January 14 through May 17) and said two national treasures were selected for a Native Craft Artist Resident Readiness program.

Cottrell described the mentorship program, which is budgeted for 10 mentor‑student pairs and currently has eight mentors working across media. She listed mentors by name during the report and asked the council to support wider exhibition opportunities for national treasures across the reservation. She also said the National Treasure nomination application will appear in Anadisqoi magazine on April 1 with a June 15 submission deadline and directed questions about nominations to Donnetta Johnson, Manager of Cultural Programs and Events.

A council member asked about creating a public list or website to verify whether an individual is a National Treasure for burial assistance eligibility; Cottrell and staff said verification can be done through committee records or Donnetta Johnson and that Artist Recovery Act funds include monies for a website listing artists.

Cottrell also suggested, as an idea for future consideration, coordination with the Trail of Tears Association on a medallion program for National Treasures’ graves; she said committee-level work and council approval would be required for any such program.

No formal committee actions were recorded; the report contained program updates and timelines and the committee requested assistance with exhibition placement and public verification tools.","Chair Vivian Cottrell reported museum exhibits and an active mentorship program with eight mentors this year, listed upcoming National Treasure nomination dates (application April 1, deadline June 15) and confirmed that online verification and a public artist website are in development as part of Artist Recovery Act funds.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6608215,"Cherokee Nation outlines HAWA meat distribution process; LFPA grant uses local sale barns and Nation herd care",433,1478000,1911000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2940171-f9c0b6b417848becb6516f32d76be433&start=1478&end=1911","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2940171-f9c0b6b417848becb6516f32d76be433/thumbnail_1478000.jpg","/articles/6608215/Oklahoma/Cherokee-Nation-outlines-HAWA-meat-distribution-process-LFPA-grant-uses-local-sale-barns-and-Nation-herd-care","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608215-b5251695eeeb5633b7d87be89314f166/orig.mp4?Expires=1770572952&Signature=OHutREgt7LhmaPXEuUfQJE~i3EbYMeLTV-Lf0YmE~H048O3lRU9GdFGiejfMi5O5qqq8bNduBWHWgAiaYRgox9ekYPlPj1-JYeYfWF63ZTOx13q9rsuFk3Tz0mFZW9uQlzwqvYKu08by9OKtz9IzUyPZli4tVWz47iVn3aTMdsGAO9JbDaLrB4UqpKZaX4~uCF40eOgdWHo8sdsChQ0fPR2oGBhWOm2mruFvQvifeuQ8HLkctTvYs-3UYsYKIh613xbmwJLtR4GTHlBRnRJZN-5~YlHxORt3b4GRwglBv-eL~AFT6QKFrVROcat5m70e99Q6skBGh5hg20izABlz~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cherokee Nation community and cultural outreach staff described on April 3 how a USDA grant-funded meat distribution program (referred to in the meeting as HAWA) is operating and how livestock for an LFPA grant are sourced and processed.

Brooke, identified during the report as deputy secretary of state, relayed program details on behalf of Savannah Smith, and Canaan (Community and Cultural Outreach staff) explained implementation. \"It's a grant that we got from the USDA. It's meant for folks who aren't are who aren't receiving SNAP or our commodity programs,\" Brooke said. She described program preferences: elders, Cherokee speakers, people with disabilities and other community-identified special needs.

Brooke said the Nation relies on local community organizations to distribute boxes because \"the community orgs know their communities the best\" and that the organizations pick up and distribute packages once a month. Canaan added that participating organizations generally receive 30 boxes of meat to serve about 30 families and that the department provides lists to avoid duplication with SNAP or commodity benefits.

Council members asked how people in communities without a local Cherokee community organization (CCO) get service. Brooke and staff said they will help form community groups and that some nearby organizations sometimes serve additional households in smaller communities. Staff also said they are keeping lists of unserved individuals and working to coordinate interim service.

On sourcing, Canaan said LFPA grant meat purchases are procured at local sale barns and that cattle associated with Cherokee Nation herd management are cared for by the Nation for about 30 days before processing: \"Cherokee Nation takes care of them for about 30 days before they can be processed, so those are coming from local sale barns for the LFPA grant.\"

Councilors raised transportation and distribution logistics; staff said they have transport vans with wheelchair ramps and will prioritize elders with mobility needs for pickup. No changes to the program parameters were adopted during the meeting; staff requested council assistance in identifying communities needing service.","Staff described a USDA grant-funded meat distribution program prioritizing elders, Cherokee speakers and disabled citizens, distributing roughly 30 boxes per participating community organization; staff said LFPA grant purchases come from local sale barns and Cherokee Nation-managed cattle are held 30 days before processing.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6608218,"Cherokee Nation language department outlines teacher‑training grant, digital dictionary and large audio archive project",486,275000,761000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2940171-f9c0b6b417848becb6516f32d76be433&start=275&end=761","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2940171-f9c0b6b417848becb6516f32d76be433/thumbnail_275000.jpg","/articles/6608218/Oklahoma/Cherokee-Nation-language-department-outlines-teachertraining-grant-digital-dictionary-and-large-audio-archive-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608218-b0a06f9124363b1ffa4588ee6ab55315/orig.mp4?Expires=1770572952&Signature=HZFvvlEm10~Kg6ayuX3ZwRmcc2FdLzeZ0BZKWsNl~Z5JyKAWQitnOjGCBySHG1HWzLMyM3iwdF05oyWnNxmyKR6C3-IBt6k02C4F0R2zMmNVq6fDRVCKajVZaQ7IzbxuUAoFPgWGKycIZFhpREG9bcck0PTJRR0GmNzezDMAn0LsGtg0lsV4rmRCth035xTa5cODqFU3G6Nay2TzM5abkwznbm82LXSSrzox4NTOob6rfNv4WbVlYdCV~NCP0kWYoY0HV5Z7lmN1ejO7hMskM1240XEdlmyrdwSKjzgqXEucseVuq7JHi44DDZ2HN4aC3EDROLqL1Iz6r6BpwAcS~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cherokee Nation Language Department presented a multi-pronged plan for language revitalization on April 3, including a teacher-support program set to begin in August, an extensive audio‑archival transcribing effort and work toward an online dictionary.

\"We got a new a new grant that will allow us to come in and hire a couple of of substitute teachers that's also graduates from Master Apprentice and, circulate them in our school or put them in the classroom where we can pull teachers out to work on their language,\" said Howard Paden, speaking for the language department. He told the council the program will rotate teachers out of the classroom for language and curriculum coaching and will start in August.

Paden described archival and app work that the department calls the Saving the Voices program. \"We recorded. It was 936 speakers thus far,\" he said, and staff are transcribing interviews and time‑stamping individual words so app users can hear a speaker say a word and also hear the sentence in which it appears. Paden said the department is currently time‑stamping the four gospels of the New Testament recordings to capture variant usages — he said there may be \"about 24,000 different nuances\" within those recordings.

The department also reported improvements to case management and tracking through Salesforce, which Paden said helps staff coordinate follow‑up with speakers and other participants. He noted work on a 50th‑anniversary edition of a Cherokee‑English dictionary (2,000 copies produced) and described early‑childhood immersion gains, including a two‑year‑old in the program who speaks Cherokee as a first language.

Council members asked whether the monthly speakers meetings are always held in Tahlequah; Paden said they are generally in Tahlequah but the department is considering rotating locations and provides transportation support for elders when needed.

Paden said the teacher‑support program and the dictionary/app projects aim to strengthen classroom proficiency and preserve audio examples of fluent speakers for future learners.","Howard Paden described a new teacher-support grant launching in August, a Saving the Voices audio archive of 936 recorded speakers being transcribed and time‑stamped, and work on an online dictionary and immersion teacher proficiency program aimed at raising classroom Cherokee proficiency.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6608220,"Cherokee Nation cultural tourism staff preview Will Rogers birthplace restoration, art shows and exhibits",162,87000,249000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2940171-f9c0b6b417848becb6516f32d76be433&start=87&end=249","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2940171-f9c0b6b417848becb6516f32d76be433/thumbnail_87000.jpg","/articles/6608220/Oklahoma/Cherokee-Nation-cultural-tourism-staff-preview-Will-Rogers-birthplace-restoration-art-shows-and-exhibits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608220-d65f5dea280616bde1bfbe111602f117/orig.mp4?Expires=1770572952&Signature=OyWyncgHOwJviATkaJ24gIEytEILDIdVPTKBOLG9BadDmXqpW1x64X80WvTnP8K1tSKsqAS1QXZh2ZjZc8xJPMlGnKnXdHbNfpCQaP5nxeyktx9OAEnojWtUB0uzZ7ujodcNnfFoOBx5GT8fqTfNJi7jgm8lKwXot3CPMEovf1OayJwfdPSgsZIQhHlkvOPmVhVM80KvehWNmcOFlD-VxsXHWduJSJWtx-5OmlLih1Kcp3UVEWF5Jgn5lRq7C03CZYmKlC~KLRjSXt0o6ABql4CpxF12PZgi~8xPBGszb6T6r-WKVwV~qDVEWhppSBZmr1gJQlBK55anWUhjMEXlZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cultural tourism staff told the Cherokee Nation council on April 3 that a series of preservation, exhibits and grant-driven projects are moving forward, including a restoration at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch and two upcoming art events.

Molly Jarvis, speaking for cultural tourism, said the Nation’s Cherokee history course has had “266 participants, this fiscal year, so since October, who have participated with the history course,” and that classes are being offered on the reservation and at large locations. She said the department is offering both in‑reservation and off‑reservation classes listed in the written report.

Jarvis said the Artist Recovery Act has been reauthorized and that the funding supports a “fourth round of general call for general art, which closes on May 16,” and a separate call for a Cherokee Freedmen Monument whose bid “closes next week on April 4.” She also announced that restoration work at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch is scheduled to begin next month and that the project will include “a complete restoration of the home, the ranch, new exhibits, infrastructure improvements, and a new caretaker's home.”

Jarvis said the department is completing the move of the Carlisle Cabin to the Sequoias cabin location after delays, and that a close notification for the Will Rogers site will be issued soon. She noted two upcoming public events: the Tree of Tears Art Show reception on Friday, April 4, and the second annual Watercrest Fest at the Celine Courthouse Museum on Saturday, April 26.

Jarvis also pointed out a current exhibit at the Anna Mitchell Cultural and Welcome Center featuring a pottery collection associated with the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, described in her remarks as a collection from “former bridal counselor, Victoria Vasquez.”

Council members offered brief thanks and no substantive changes to the projects were recorded in the meeting minutes. Jarvis closed the report and answered no further policy motions.

The cultural tourism report was one of several program updates presented at the committee meeting; follow‑up items listed in the department’s written materials include specific bid deadlines and construction schedules.","Staff reported on a Cherokee history course with 266 participants, an Artist Recovery Act reauthorization, a Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch restoration starting next month, and upcoming art shows and museum exhibits including a Ruth Bader Ginsburg pottery display at the Anna Mitchell Cultural and Welcome Center.","actionData","errors"]

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