Bureau of Indian Affairs head Dave Anderson is visiting the Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, today.

The stop is part of Anderson's ongoing tour of BIA schools on and off the reservation. Sequoyah is located in the headquarters of the Cherokee Nation. The school was set up to benefit Cherokee children although other tribal youth now attend.

Anderson, a high-school dropout, has said education is his top priority. Despite struggling in school, he received a degree from Harvard and went on to create successful businesses.

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