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Cherokee Nation Tribal Council approves health fund, cemetery and heritage‑center amendments and authorizes lease renewal
Summary
At a Sept. 25 special travel meeting the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council approved amendments to three 2025 acts — including the Public Health and Wellness Fund and Cherokee Heritage Center Act — and authorized a lease amendment for a utilities authority. All measures passed with no substantive debate recorded.
The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council on Sept. 25 approved amendments to the Public Health and Wellness Fund Act of 2025, the Cherokee Nation Historic Cemeteries Preservation Act and the Cherokee Heritage Center Act of 2025, and authorized a resolution to add a renewal option to a business lease for a utilities authority, the council recorded.
The measures were presented as individual motions and carried with no substantive discussion recorded on the meeting transcript. Council members completed roll-call votes on most items; one lease amendment (Resolution to add an option to renew to business lease GO83492) passed by voice vote.
Councilwoman Sasha Black Fox Qualls moved approval of the Public Health and Wellness Fund Act of 2025 amendments. A roll-call vote followed; the transcript records a series of "Yes" votes from council members and lists Councilwoman Julia Coates as absent. The motion was announced as passing by the presiding officer.
Councilwoman Lisa Hall moved a resolution authorizing an amendment to add an option to renew to business lease GO83492 with the utilities authority on land held in trust for the Cherokee Nation. The motion was seconded and passed by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
Councilman Cody Poindexter moved the Cherokee Nation Historic Cemeteries Preservation Act; the motion was seconded and carried on a roll-call vote. The transcript records affirmative roll-call responses from council members and one absence (Julia Coates).
Councilwoman Candessa (Condessa/Candessa) Teehee moved approval of amendments to the Cherokee Heritage Center Act of 2025. The motion was seconded and carried on a roll-call vote. During the motion she said, "It is an absolute pleasure to move for the approval of the Cherokee Heritage Center Act of 2025 amendments." The council scheduled a signing for the Cherokee Heritage Center Act amendments at the Cherokee Heritage Center later in the meeting.
Votes at a glance - Public Health and Wellness Fund Act of 2025 amendments — Moved by Councilwoman Sasha Black Fox Qualls; roll-call recorded multiple "Yes" votes; Julia Coates recorded as absent; motion announced as passing. - Resolution: amendment to add option to renew to business lease GO83492 (utilities authority on land held in trust for Cherokee Nation) — Moved by Councilwoman Lisa Hall; passed by voice vote; roll-call tally not recorded in transcript. - Cherokee Nation Historic Cemeteries Preservation Act — Moved by Councilman Cody Poindexter; roll-call recorded multiple "Yes" votes; Julia Coates recorded as absent; motion announced as passing. - Cherokee Heritage Center Act of 2025 amendments — Moved by Councilwoman Candessa Teehee; roll-call recorded multiple "Yes" votes; motion announced as passing; signing scheduled at the Cherokee Heritage Center later the same day.
The meeting transcript indicates no extended debate, public comment, or amendments offered on the four items during the special meeting. Several council members and staff offered community announcements after the votes, and the council adjourned following a final motion.
