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Cherokee Nation announces $1 million film incentive program
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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The Cherokee Nation is launching a program to provide up to $1 million in incentives for productions filmed on the tribe’s reservation in Oklahoma.
According to Cherokee officials, the program is the first of its kind for a tribal nation. The goal is to bring more creators — especially Native ones — to the 14-county reservation in the northeastern part of the state.
“Since establishing our film office, we’ve worked diligently alongside our state and local partners to help grow the film and television industries in Oklahoma,” Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said in a news release on Tuesday.

Cherokee Nation Film Office announces first-ever tribal film incentive program
The following is the text of a January 25, 2022, news release from the Cherokee Nation.
TULSA, Oklahoma –– The Cherokee Nation Film Office has announced it will soon offer a groundbreaking film incentive program, becoming the first tribal film office in the U.S. to do so. The Cherokee Nation Film Incentive will provide up to $1 million in annual funding for productions filmed within the Cherokee Nation’s 14-county reservation.
“Since establishing our film office, we’ve worked diligently alongside our state and local partners to help grow the film and television industries in Oklahoma,” said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. “There are substantial benefits in launching this powerful economic tool within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. In addition to expanding career opportunities for Indigenous filmmakers, producers, directors, actors and behind-the-scenes crew members, this new incentive program reinforces Cherokee Nation’s commitment to creating quality jobs and supporting small, family-owned businesses within our tribal communities.”



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