{"id":38087,"date":"2024-07-01T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T04:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=38087"},"modified":"2024-07-01T11:06:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T15:06:02","slug":"chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-supports-our-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/07\/01\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-supports-our-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation supports our workforce"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/07\/01\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-supports-our-workforce\/defaultemployee-appreciation-group-2024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38092\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" data-attachment-id=\"38092\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/07\/01\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-supports-our-workforce\/defaultemployee-appreciation-group-2024\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01\/CherokeeNation.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Cherokee Nation\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cherokee Nation&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Cherokee Nation hosts the Cherokee Nation Employee Appreciation Day in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on June 28, 2024. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/hdDuBzBwWwsAVioY\/&gt;Cherokee Nation&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01\/CherokeeNation-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01\/CherokeeNation.jpg\" alt=\"Cherokee Nation\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-38092\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Cherokee Nation hosts the Cherokee Nation Employee Appreciation Day in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on June 28, 2024. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/hdDuBzBwWwsAVioY\/>Cherokee Nation<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Building a Thriving Cherokee Nation Workforce<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, July 1, 2024<\/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\nThe Cherokee Nation strives to be a great place to work, because we want the best and brightest to serve our community. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIn recent years, Cherokee Nation has made substantial investments in improving our work environment. Today, the Cherokee Nation government employs more 5,300 workers and Cherokee Nation Businesses more than 9,100. They bring their passion and skills every day and are deeply committed the success of our tribal nation.\r\n <p><\/p>\r\nTo honor our committed team, we hosted a Cherokee Nation Employee Appreciation Day in Tahlequah. Our government staff is about 85% Cherokee citizens, with women making up 7 of every 10 employees. That\u2019s representative of Cherokee Nation\u2019s commitment to employing our own people, as well as valuing inclusion and equality.\r\n <p><\/p>\r\nCherokee Nation recently conducted our first comprehensive compensation study, which directly resulted in significant pay increases for 80% of our workforce. These raises represent about a $10 million investment for the men and women uplifting our tribe, and much of that income goes right back into our community to lift the economy across northeast Oklahoma.\r\n <p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/pfbid02ninYYVZg5435WW5rQLgnAzeomi1yEAx9LZbvd9s1xxPgcBdhcxzTCoGYHSVkfiahl\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/874067891419480\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p>\u13a3\u13cf\u13f2 from the Cherokee Nation Employee Appreciation Day on Friday! \ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udffd\u2764\ufe0f\r\n\r\nThe Cherokee Nation strives to be a great place&#8230;<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\">Cherokee Nation<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/874067891419480\">Monday, July 1, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe initiative maintains a fair pay structure with a minimum wage progressively rising to $15 by 2025 \u2014 double the current federal and state minimum of $7.25. Our average salary \u2014 more than $65,000 \u2014 also stands well above the state average of $50,045. Of course, that includes a full package of competitive fringe benefits available to the entire workforce. We strive to be an employer of choice, and our efforts to pay competitive wages make that possible.\r\n <p><\/p>\r\nWe are also investing in training opportunities, so Cherokee Nation staff can continually improve their skills and advance their careers. We&#8217;ve implemented a digital employee experience platform and established an executive coaching process. The Cherokee Nation workforce learning portal offers more than 1,500 online and instructor-led trainings, which empower employees with professional growth opportunities at their own pace.\r\n <p><\/p>\r\nWe&#8217;ve made significant infrastructure investments ranging from the construction of new facilities to the addition of small, yet impactful, amenities such as lactation rooms for young families. We\u2019ve expanded leave opportunities to address mental wellness and health, to support families who foster youth, and for expecting mothers. Our Child Flex Spending Account and Child Care Subsidy Program further support Cherokee Nation employees, easing the financial burden of childcare.\r\n <p><\/p>\r\nThese improvements are part of our broader strategy to create a work environment that supports diverse families as well as a healthy work-life balance.\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\nAdditionally, Cherokee Nation is developing the next generation of support through a newly enhanced internship program and scholarship opportunities. These are essential for nurturing the passion and professional development of our younger citizens who we hope one day will come back and work for the people. \r\n <p><\/p>\r\nAll these efforts and many more come from our profound appreciation for our employees. We know that a well-supported workforce is the foundation of our strength as a tribal nation. We will continue to elevate our employees through our highly respected Human Resources Department and lead as an example to follow in Oklahoma.\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":"The Cherokee Nation strives to be a great place to work, because we want the best and brightest to serve our community.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38092,"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":[10,9],"tags":[77,76,71,121,1016,127,44],"class_list":["post-38087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-opinion","tag-cherokee","tag-chuck-hoskin","tag-economic-development","tag-employment","tag-gender","tag-oklahoma","tag-women","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-9Uj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01\/CherokeeNation.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38087","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=38087"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38094,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38087\/revisions\/38094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}