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Chief Hoskin delivers his State of the Nation addressCherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. delivered his fourth State of the Nation address this morning at the Cherokee National Peace Pavilion in Tahlequah. Take a listen ⬇️ ⬇️ To see the full State of the Nation, watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ZLcSb60Q-0M
Posted by Cherokee Nation on Saturday, September 3, 2022
Cherokee Nation’s proposed VAWA law will better protect families from violence
Monday, September 19, 2022
Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation has the power and the responsibility to protect all Cherokees and ensure justice is served on our reservation. That’s why Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and I recently proposed the Cherokee Family Protection and Violence Against Women Act. This new law builds on the legal authority allowed for tribes under the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). It will strengthen the ability of our Cherokee Nation Marshal Service, Attorney General’s office and victim services programs to protect victims and survivors of domestic violence.
This new law will help protect families and the most vulnerable citizens – women, children and men – across the Cherokee Nation Reservation. It expands our criminal codes and provides more ways to help victims of domestic violence within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. It deepens our commitment to supporting victims of violence and protecting the mental, physical and spiritual well-being of our citizens.
The new Cherokee Nation VAWA law will expand the tribe’s jurisdiction over non-Native offenders as allowed by federal law. Those expanded crimes include assault of tribal justice personnel; child violence, including all current crimes of child abuse under the Cherokee Nation code; expanded definitions of dating and domestic violence to cover a wider range of relationships; obstruction of justice; sex trafficking; and sexual violence. Our new law enforcement powers also cover “stranger assault,” which was just recently allowed in the federal VAWA reauthorization. Also, the new law strengthens stalking crimes and the prosecution of violation of protective orders issued by Cherokee Nation or another jurisdiction.
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Chuck Hoskin Jr.
is the 18th elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, the largest Indian
tribe in the United States. He is only the second elected Principal Chief of the
Cherokee Nation from Vinita, the first being Thomas Buffington, who served from
1899-1903. Prior to being elected Principal Chief, Hoskin served as the tribe’s
Secretary of State. He also formerly served as a member of the Council of the
Cherokee Nation, representing District 11 for six years.
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