"Doyu ulihelisdodi agiwonihisdi hi gvnigesv igvndii.

Several weeks have passed since my last One Feather letter and I wanted to update everyone as to what I have been involved with.

First off, I would like to thank everyone for their support in the General Election! I am very humbled by the support I have been given and I know the responsibility that lies in my hands. I have been working with the Tribal Deputies to prepare for the coming four years and with their help, along with all our employees, I know we can accomplish some extraordinary things. There is a lot of work to be done, and I will not let this Tribe down.

I hope everyone had the opportunity to attend or watch the Inauguration on Monday, Oct. 3. It was a very special event and I was honored to be a part of it. But the real excitement came with the First Inaugural Ball, which was held in the Casino Events Center on Oct. 3. This event was a celebration of the historic third term Re-Election of me, Principal Chief, and Vice-Chief Larry Blythe. The proceeds from this event are going to benefit the Madison Hornbuckle Children’s Cancer Foundation. This Foundation is a non-profit organization that assists families of children that have been diagnosed with cancer. The economic and emotional toll children’s cancer places on a family is more than anyone should have to go through. This Foundation was created in Madison’s honor to ease the burden placed on these families. I would like to thank the many volunteers that assisted with the planning and execution of both of these events and I would especially like to thank the many donors that participated in the event."

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Chief’s Community Report – Oct. 13 (The Cherokee One Feather 10/11)