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Cherokee Nation declares emergency, pledges SNAP replacements and health investments amid federal shutdown
Summary
Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said the Cherokee Nation has declared a state of emergency tied to the federal government shutdown and will use tribal funds to replace SNAP payments, support food banks and sustain health and human services while warning some federally funded programs face longer-term pressure.
Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. told the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council that the nation has issued a state of emergency in response to the federal government shutdown and will use tribal resources to help residents affected by lapses in federal benefits.
"As we know, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, which millions of Americans rely on, thousands and thousands of Cherokees rely on, and thousands and thousands of our friends and neighbors just in this region rely on is coming to a halt in terms of funds," Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said during the council's October meeting.
Chief Hoskin said the government will provide a one-time replacement SNAP payment of $185 per individual for Cherokee Nation citizens who live within the reservation and the contiguous counties and will deploy additional dollars to regional food banks and local pantries. He said a list of large regional food banks to receive funds would be announced and that the nation will…
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