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The confirmation followed remarks from Mead and supporters in which council members praised the marshal service for recent actions, including an incident in Washington, D.C., where two marshals responded to a 3-year-old having seizures. In an earlier report to the council, Marshal Daniel Mead named Anthony Elizondo and Cody Colburn as the two marshals who assisted the child and helped get the child to a hospital.

The council moved and approved the resolution confirming Mead’s appointment. Councilwoman Dora Petzkowski introduced the motion; the resolution passed with no recorded opposition.

Mead told the council he takes the role “deeply” and pledged to “do the best I possibly can to make the Cherokee people proud,” adding that he expects challenges but intends to hold his marshals to high standards. He also said the marshal service operates around the clock and praised the training and dedication of his staff.

Council members who spoke in support cited Mead’s long service and consistency. Councilman Joe Dear called Mead “consistent” and said the council has confidence in his leadership. Presiding officer Johnny Kidwell noted the broad sponsorship on the resolution as evidence of the council’s trust.

The marshal’s earlier report to the council—delivered before the confirmation motion—highlighted the D.C. response and said the Cherokee Nation marshal service had been covering duties for Cherokee County in recent weeks at the sheriff’s request. That report also said two marshals were credited with saving a child’s life while others praised the marshal service for their work at the Warrior Flight and community events.

No implementation steps or effective dates for the appointment were specified in the council resolution as read at the meeting. The council’s action was recorded as an adopted resolution; a roll-call tally was not published in the meeting record for this item.

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- National Congress of American Indians membership (Agenda item 1): \"A resolution authorizing Cherokee Nation to become a member of the National Congress of American Indians and to appoint the tribal delegate and alternates.\" Motion moved by Councilman Joe Dear. The council voted in favor by voice vote; the motion passed with no recorded opposition in the meeting minutes.

- Public Health and Wellness Fund Act, 2025 amendments (Agenda item 5): Motion to adopt the 2025 amendments to the Public Health and Wellness Fund Act. The item was moved from the health committee and passed on a roll-call vote recorded in the transcript as \"Motion passes 17.\" (Yes: 17)

- Amendment to lease GO8-3492 (Agenda item 6): \"Resolution authorizing an amendment to add an option to renew to business lease number GO8-3492 to the Tinkular Utilities Authority (TUA) on land held in trust for Cherokee Nation.\" Motion passed by voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded in the transcript.

- Lease of Bridal Trust Lane to Cherry Tree Rural Water District, Inc. (Agenda item 7): \"Resolution authorizing Cherokee Nation to lease Bridal Trust Lane in the Cherokee Nation Industrial Park to Cherry Tree Rural Water District, Incorporated.\" Motion passed by voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded.

- Cherokee Nation Historic Cemeteries Preservation Act (Agenda item 8): Motion to adopt the Historic Cemetery Preservation Act. Passed via roll-call vote recorded as \"Motion passes 17.\" (Yes: 17)

- Cherokee Nation Trail System Act (Agenda item 9): Motion to adopt the Trail System Act to fund planning for a long-term trail vision and to authorize the secretary of natural resources to engage planning expertise. Passed via roll-call vote recorded as \"Motion passes 17.\" (Yes: 17)

- Support for Joe Deere as candidate for regional vice president, NCAI (Agenda item 10): \"Resolution confirming support of Joe Deere as candidate for regional vice president of the National Congress of American Indians.\" Motion passed by voice vote; council recorded support.

- Cherokee Heritage Center Act, 2020–2025 amendments (Agenda item 11): Motion to approve amendments to the Cherokee Heritage Center Act. Passed on roll-call with the transcript recording \"Motion passes 17.\" (Yes: 17)

Where roll-call counts were published in the transcript, they are noted above. Several items passed by voice vote and the meeting record does not include a roll-call tally for those items. The transcript does not include item-specific text for some resolutions beyond the titles read into the record; where details were not provided in the meeting text, the article indicates that content is \"not specified.\"","At its Sept. 25 meeting the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council passed items including membership in the National Congress of American Indians, amendments to the Public Health and Wellness Fund Act, land-lease actions, the Historic Cemetery Preservation Act, a trail system act, and amendments to the Cherokee Heritage Center Act.",{"_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},6454126,"Tribal council to hold monthly culture committee meetings; creates work groups for election code, council house, seal",684,1606000,2290000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5865607-60de0f8b4049681d5151bde180be184c&start=1606&end=2290","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5865607-60de0f8b4049681d5151bde180be184c/thumbnail_1606000.jpg","/articles/6454126/Oklahoma/Tribal-council-to-hold-monthly-culture-committee-meetings-creates-work-groups-for-election-code-council-house-seal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6454126-38ec2cbb8f72d06baefcd2e8ed3fc394/orig.mp4?Expires=1773656980&Signature=GLaCwdMcvJjqZ9erdv~Xwq6OsZ285V-9HqgBMq6bM5M0~4j3vOenr45Ge4NH~9mMHzI8kuvF7Ib1WUXs3jPR-wKTn-DU7TNJRWpcIaUlr2I53AFhDZqGmzCcDZZfvq-y6~KZI7AQQBC6vR3tNA2ncGsLof7YldXKB3b2eEcgSCD4GNMkHYslWX8a2Dkvg0JNzPqTUwzLzGrcV7x3Gmw5QmW2dcEPHf4GY14r3hH2EAqn-m~TOLDbERGsTondvCVB4Y378qdSmrVo3KWVQwEQRhKc20azQ6xjVfQWqxYjIUGESvUeXRY55S8YnCvVH5SZwxIgD5MDxedxrIthklK2hg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council voted Sept. 25 to change the schedule for its culture committee to monthly meetings and to form three work groups to handle near-term priorities: election code revisions, council-house construction, and creation of a tribal council seal.

Councilman Cody Poindexter introduced the idea to move the culture committee from bi-monthly to monthly so the language department, Cherokee cultural organizations and the new heritage center can bring updates each month instead of compressing two months of material into one meeting. Poindexter said monthly meetings on committee days would better support the planned “flow” of legislation through committees and rules. Councilman Condesa Teehee and other council members voiced support during the discussion.

The council approved a motion to hold culture committee meetings monthly on committee meeting day — specified during debate as the first Monday after the second Saturday — with the change intended to align committee review and rules processing.

Separately, the council created three work groups, each limited to no more than eight council members and tasked with developing recommendations for the full council:

- Election code revision work group (members named at session): Josh Sam; Condesa Teehee; Kevin Easley; Ashley Grant; Sasha Black Fox Qualls; Joe Dear; Kendra McGady; Julia Coats.

- Council house construction work group (members named): Josh Sam; Lisa Hall; Uriah Grass; Cody Poindexter; Clifton Hughes; Mobina Shop Pouch; Dora Petzkowski; Danny Callison.

- Tribal council seal work group (members named): Johnny Kidwell; Sasha Black Fox Qualls; Condesa Teehee; Lisa Hall; Uriah Grass; Darryl Legg; Cody Poindexter; Dora Petzkowski.

Council members discussed process details including limits to group size to avoid creating a quorum, and that each work group should pick a point of contact to gather feedback and interact with departments. Councilwoman Julia Coats volunteered to step aside from one panel to keep membership within the eight‑member limit and members agreed to the process of routing updates through the appropriate committee (for example, council-house updates to the resources committee, seal development to culture).

All motions creating the schedule change and the three work groups were adopted during the Sept. 25 session.","On Sept. 25 the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council approved moving culture committee meetings to a monthly schedule and created three work groups to address election-code revisions, council-house construction, and a tribal-council seal, each limited to eight members.","actionData","errors"]

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Cherokee Nation council confirms Daniel Mead as marshal; council praises marshals for life-saving response

Votes at a glance: Cherokee Nation council passes membership, fund and land resolutions and several acts

Tribal council to hold monthly culture committee meetings; creates work groups for election code, council house, seal