{"id":24884,"date":"2022-06-06T10:49:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T14:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=24884"},"modified":"2022-06-06T10:49:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T14:49:47","slug":"chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-stands-up-for-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/06\/06\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-stands-up-for-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation stands up for sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/06\/06\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-stands-up-for-sovereignty\/cherokeevote-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24887\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"24887\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/06\/06\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-stands-up-for-sovereignty\/cherokeevote-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/06\/CherokeeVote-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Cherokee Vote\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cherokee Vote&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Citizens of the Cherokee Nation display signs showing why they vote. Photos from &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.cherokeevote.com&gt;CherokeeVote.Com&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/06\/CherokeeVote-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/06\/CherokeeVote-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cherokee Vote\" \" class=\"size-full wp-image-24887\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Citizens of the Cherokee Nation display signs showing why they vote. Photos from <a href=https:\/\/www.cherokeevote.com>CherokeeVote.Com<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Vote Against Politicians Who Consider Tribal Sovereignty a \u201cThreat\u201d<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, June 6, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckHoskin_Jr\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Cherokee Nation<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><A \r\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.cherokee.org\/\">cherokee.org<\/A><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p> \r\n\u201cMcGirt is the greatest threat to Oklahomans,\u201d said one politician. \r\n <p><\/p> \r\nAttacking the Supreme Court\u2019s McGirt decision, which held that the Cherokee Nation Reservation remains intact, as a \u201cthreat\u201d is a breathtaking assault on tribal sovereignty.\r\n <p><\/p> \r\nOur sovereignty is in the crosshairs, but Cherokee voters can take a stand in the upcoming Oklahoma primary elections. Voters go to the polls on June 28 for a number of primary elections across the state. None is more critical to Cherokee Nation than the Republican races for Oklahoma governor, Second District Congress and United States Senate.\r\n <p><\/p> \r\nAlthough it\u2019s difficult to know exactly where all of the candidates stand on tribal sovereignty, some have made it easy. All we have to do is take their word for it. Below are some actual quotes from some of the candidates for federal office:\r\n <p><\/p> \r\n<div class=mx-4>\r\n<EM>\u201cMcGirt is the greatest threat to Oklahomans\u2026\u201d\r\n <p><\/p> \r\n\u201cI would\u2026 introduce legislation to disestablish those reservations\u2026\u201d\r\n <p><\/p> \r\n\u201cCongress needs to go back, and they need to de-establish the\u2026 reservation.\u201d<\/em>\r\n<\/div>\r\n <p><\/p> \r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Tvb6HeUtJBs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/06\/maxresdefault-687.jpg\" alt=\"This Is Not Your Land (Official Clip) | VICE | Season 3\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Tvb6HeUtJBs\">\n\t\t\tThis Is Not Your Land (Official Clip) | VICE | Season 3\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Tvb6HeUtJBs\">\n\t\t\t<p>VICE News&#8217; David Noriega visits Oklahoma to see the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision that returned half the state to five Indian Nations. Help keep VICE&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/01aaffea\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"YouTube\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tYouTube\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Vice News: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/Tvb6HeUtJBs>This Is Not Your Land (Official Clip)<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\nThese politicians who oppose tribal sovereignty, are too ignorant to understand what they are talking about, or both. They are parroting the words of Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, who has made destruction of tribal sovereignty his mission. If elected to these powerful offices, these anti-tribal sovereignty politicians could inflict generational damage on tribes.\r\n <p><\/p> \r\nBut, only if we let them.\r\n <p><\/p> \r\nFortunately, there is an array of candidates and office holders from both major political parties who believe in tribal sovereignty. They believe America should keep its promises to tribes. They believe tribes and their reservations create opportunities for everyone, not \u201cthreats.\u201d\r\n <p><\/p> \r\nAs Principal Chief, I can find common ground with any of the candidates who support tribal sovereignty. Party label is irrelevant to me. I worked with the Trump Administration on historic funding for our new outpatient facility. We are close to inking a self-governance agreement with the Biden Administration \u2013 the first in history \u2013 on transportation funding. I\u2019ve been able to count on each member of our current Congressional delegation \u2013 all Republicans \u2013 to give us fair consideration on a range of issues. \r\n <p><\/p> \r\nWhen it comes to finding common ground with elected officials on behalf of Cherokee Nation, I look for people who see Cherokee Nation as a sovereign nation worthy of respect.\r\n <p><\/p> \r\nBut, what happens if a candidate who considers Cherokee sovereignty a \u201cthreat\u201d gets elected?\r\n <p><\/p> \r\nIf the anti-Indian, anti-tribal sovereignty politicians are elected, we can expect more assaults on tribes. At a time when we need to boost funding for key areas such as health care and education, will they lead the charge to cut federal funding? Will they stand in our way as we seek to protect the Indian Child Welfare Act? Will they try to disrupt our work to build a criminal justice system that is the envy of the country? Based on false claims that \u201cMcGirt is the biggest threat\u201d to Oklahomans, will they create real threats to Oklahomans\u2019 health, safety and economic prosperity?\r\n <p><\/p> \r\nLet\u2019s not find out the hard way.\r\n <p><\/p> <div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nI encourage all Cherokees to register to vote. Research the candidates. Some of the candidates have made it easy to tell where they stand on tribal sovereignty: just take their word for it. Armed with information, not slogans, please head to the polls and make your voice heard.\r\n <p><\/p> \r\nI could take the easy way out, sit back and simply watch the elections unfold. But, I cannot do so and also fulfill my duty to protect and defend the Cherokee Nation. So, I am raising my voice in the hopes that you will also raise yours.\r\n <p><\/p> \r\nThe voter registration deadline for the upcoming primary is June 3. Visit <a href=https:\/\/www.cherokeevote.com>CherokeeVote.com<\/a> for information on how to vote, including vote by mail options.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nCherokee Nation is also part of a coalition called \u201cVote Your Values\u201d that is focused on getting more people statewide to register, get involved and cast a ballot. Find out more about this non-partisan education effort at <a href=https:\/\/www.voteyourvaluesok.com>voteyourvaluesok.com<\/a>. Important dates and reminders can be found on both websites.\r\n <p><\/p> \r\nPlease vote like the future of Cherokee Nation depends on it.\r\n<p><\/p> \r\n<HR><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/23\/chuckhoskinavatar.jpg\" alt=\"Chuck Hoskin Jr\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" class=\"rounded-circle\" \/><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9\"><EM><A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckHoskin_Jr\">Chuck Hoskin Jr.<\/A> \r\nis the 18th elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, the largest Indian \r\ntribe in the United States. He is only the second elected Principal Chief of the \r\nCherokee Nation from Vinita, the first being Thomas Buffington, who served from \r\n1899-1903. Prior to being elected Principal Chief, Hoskin served as the tribe\u2019s \r\nSecretary of State. He also formerly served as a member of the Council of the \r\nCherokee Nation, representing District 11 for six years.<\/EM><\/div><\/div><HR>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Please vote like the future of Cherokee Nation depends on it.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[77,76,56,86,55,127,91,220,84],"class_list":["post-24884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","category-politics","tag-cherokee","tag-chuck-hoskin","tag-elections","tag-icwa","tag-native-vote","tag-oklahoma","tag-senate","tag-sovereignty","tag-supreme-court","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-6tm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/06\/CherokeeVote-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}