{"id":39523,"date":"2024-08-05T00:01:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T04:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=39523"},"modified":"2024-08-08T11:30:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T15:30:31","slug":"chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-tackles-the-housing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/05\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-tackles-the-housing-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation tackles the housing crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/videos\/843596930658574\/\" data-width=\"auto\" data-show-text=\"false\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/videos\/843596930658574\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/videos\/843596930658574\/\">Cherokee Nation Celebrates New Housing for Families in Muskogee<\/a><p>Take a look at the new Cherokee Nation #housing addition in Muskogee! \ud83c\udfe1\u2764\ufe0f Cherokee families moved into the \u13d3\u13bf\u13eb \u13d7\u13df\u13af \u13da\u13be\u13d3\u13c1\u13b8\u13a2 (dahnawi ditlihi dunadanelvi), or Warrior Addition, last week.\r\n\r\nDuring the move-in on July 3, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Cherokee Nation Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner announced plans for a comprehensive housing study that will examine housing needs for Cherokee families across the Cherokee Nation Reservation, including where shortfalls may exist in rental and homeownership opportunities.\r\n\r\n\ud83d\udd17 Learn more here: https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/cherokee-nation-celebrates-new-muskogee-subdivision-first-completed-under-tribes-historic-housing-legislation<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\">Cherokee Nation<\/a> on Wednesday, July 10, 2024<\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Cherokee Nation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/videos\/843596930658574\/\">\u13d3\u13bf\u13eb \u13d7\u13df\u13af \u13da\u13be\u13d3\u13c1\u13b8\u13a2 (dahnawi ditlihi dunadanelvi) \/ Warrior Addition<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Facing the housing crisis together<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, August 5, 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\nHousing has been one of the highest priorities of my administration.<p><\/p>\r\nIt is time to admit that our efforts have not been enough. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cherokee.org\/\">Cherokee Nation<\/a> is in a housing crisis, and we need to face it together.<p><\/p>\r\nWhen Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and I took office in 2019 we faced an already daunting challenge on housing: federal resources to help those most in need were lacking and Cherokee Nation\u2019s home construction program, though incredibly impactful, was falling short.<p><\/p>\r\nSo, we worked with the Council of the Cherokee Nation to enact the historic $30 million <a href=\"https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/chief-elect-hoskin-announces-30m-plan-to-repair-cherokee-homes-community-buildings\">Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act of 2019 (HJSCA)<\/a>. For the first time, we injected substantial funding from our <a href=\"https:\/\/cherokeenationbusinesses.com\/\">Cherokee Nation Businesses<\/a> profits into housing rehabilitation to assist our most vulnerable citizens, low-income elders and those with disabilities. We committed $22.5 million for that cause, and an additional $7.5 million to upgrade local community centers.<p><\/p>\r\nAs the COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic fallout of the crisis, gripped our nation, we did not just double down on our effort; we quadrupled down. <p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/pfbid0218wTysAm9XhpBCMasNfyhKhURk8CLNX3FbkEJKCD1Mdo1cgmd7vjPCXc5dFVShR6l\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/879380260888243\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p>#ICYMI: Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Cherokee Nation Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner are&#8230;<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\">Cherokee Nation<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/879380260888243\">Tuesday, July 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nIn <a href=\"https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/historic-120m-housing-initiative-proposed-by-chief-hoskin-deputy-chief-warner\">2022, the Council approved our renewal of HJSCA<\/a> at $120 million, dedicating a full $60 million of that funding to build new homes. This effort was atop other housing initiatives, including upgrading and expanding low-income rental units, temporarily expanding emergency rental assistance, special services for fluent Cherokee speakers and a host of other measures.<p><\/p>\r\nNow we see the fruits of that investment. HJSCA, the largest housing investment in Cherokee history, has led to hundreds of new homes in some phase of construction, both new housing additions and individual lots, as well as hundreds of housing rehab projects.<p><\/p>\r\nHJSCA says that we refuse to be reliant on only federal housing dollars to address the Cherokee peoples\u2019 needs. HJSCA says we must commit our own resources and develop our own policy to addressing the issue. By any measure, HJSCA has been a success.<p><\/p>\r\nBut, we ought to admit it that it has not gone far enough, and we ought to do something about it.<p><\/p>\r\nToo many families are still struggling for safe, affordable housing. Economic pressures and a lack of enough decent housing leads to crippling monthly rent payments. Too many of our precious elders are living in homes that you would not want your grandparents living in. Too many of our citizens are close to homelessness or cannot invest in their future because they struggle to pay rent.<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/pfbid029uzAXdDuAmWPynRjftw1sC9G1ardTfaFMkU8BQbcyfJZ8UNF6EDhdePwVLfV3Ail\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/875657917927144\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p>Wednesday was an exciting day for the new families who will soon be moving into the newest Cherokee Nation housing&#8230;<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\">Cherokee Nation<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/875657917927144\">Wednesday, July 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAs Chief, I am proud to say that we\u2019ve made historic strides in improving housing conditions, and we committed more funding for that cause under the Hoskin \/ Warner administration than any other five-year period in Cherokee history.<p><\/p>\r\nBut, I would not be serving you well if I did not admit that more action is needed.\r\nDeputy Chief Warner and I have called on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hacn.org\/\">Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation<\/a> to conduct our first comprehensive <a href=https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/cherokee-nation-celebrates-new-muskogee-subdivision-first-completed-under-tribes-historic-housing-legislation>housing needs study<\/a>. Under the leadership of my senior adviser and <a href=https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/chief-hoskin-names-former-chief-of-staff-enlow-as-executive-director-of-cherokee-nation-housing-programs-senior-advisor>Executive Director of Housing Programs Todd Enlow<\/a>, the study will be revealing and, I predict, it will be jarring.<p><\/p>\r\nThe study will analyze demographic data, current housing inventory, and pathways to housing that make the most sense for our citizens. Our review will consider other quality-of-life factors impacting community life, such as broadband connectivity. The study will help us prioritize the right mix of new home construction, mortgage assistance, rental unit construction and rental assistance.<p><\/p>\r\nWe should all brace for what I predict the study will show: hundreds of millions of dollars in immediate need for shoring up a huge deficit in affordable housing.<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\u13d3\u13bf\u13eb \u13d7\u13df\u13af \u13da\u13be\u13d3\u13c1\u13b8\u13a2 (dahnawi ditlihi dunadanelvi) \/ Warrior Addition<\/div>\r\n<div class=row>\r\n<div class=col-6>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/05\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-tackles-the-housing-crisis\/cherokeenationhousing2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39533\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"764\" data-attachment-id=\"39533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/05\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-tackles-the-housing-crisis\/cherokeenationhousing2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08\/cherokeenationhousing2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,764\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Cherokee Nation Housing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cherokee Nation Housing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Warrior Addition move-in day and block party in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/cherokee-nation-celebrates-new-muskogee-subdivision-first-completed-under-tribes-historic-housing-legislation&gt;Anadisgoi \/ Cherokee Nation&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08\/cherokeenationhousing2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08\/cherokeenationhousing2.jpg\" alt=\"Cherokee Nation Housing\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39533\" \/><\/a> \r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=col-6>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/05\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-tackles-the-housing-crisis\/cherokeenationhousing1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39532\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"39532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/05\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-tackles-the-housing-crisis\/cherokeenationhousing1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08\/cherokeenationhousing1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Cherokee Nation Housing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cherokee Nation Housing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;On July 3, 2024, Cherokee Nation leaders came out to celebrate the opening of the Warrior Addition in Muskogee. While there, Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Bryan Warner and Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation leaders gave keys to the 12 new home owners. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/cherokee-nation-celebrates-new-muskogee-subdivision-first-completed-under-tribes-historic-housing-legislation&gt;Anadisgoi \/ Cherokee Nation&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08\/cherokeenationhousing1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08\/cherokeenationhousing1.jpg\" alt=\"Cherokee Nation Housing\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39532\" \/><\/a> \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Photos: <a href=https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/cherokee-nation-celebrates-new-muskogee-subdivision-first-completed-under-tribes-historic-housing-legislation>Anadisgoi \/ Cherokee Nation<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThis will come as no surprise. The country, the region and the state of Oklahoma are all to some degree in a housing crisis.<p><\/p>\r\nAccording to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the United States saw a 25% increase in <a href=https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/press\/press_releases_media_advisories\/hud_no_23_278>homelessness<\/a> between 2021 and 2022 and, even as the pandemic receded, another 12% increase between 2022 and 2023.<p><\/p>\r\nAccording to <a href=https:\/\/www.moodys.com\/>Moody\u2019s Analytics<\/a>, the United States has a housing deficit of 1.5 million units.\r\nCloser to home, the <a href=https:\/\/okpolicy.org\/oklahomans-will-go-another-year-without-solutions-to-housing-crisis-2024-legislative-wrap-up\/>Oklahoma Policy Institute<\/a> reports that Oklahoma is short 77,000 rental units. The <a href=https:\/\/www.cityoftulsa.org\/media\/24491\/tulsa-housing-strategy_pages.pdf>city of Tulsa recently analyzed the housing need<\/a> and identified a shortage of nearly 13,000 housing units.<p><\/p>\r\nAgainst this backdrop and based on what Cherokee Nation citizens share with me daily, I know that the housing situation across our reservation is troubling.<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\u13d3\u13bf\u13eb \u13d7\u13df\u13af \u13da\u13be\u13d3\u13c1\u13b8\u13a2 (dahnawi ditlihi dunadanelvi) \/ Warrior Addition<\/div>\r\n<div class=row>\r\n<div class=col-6>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/05\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-tackles-the-housing-crisis\/warrior-addition-move-in-block-party-july-3-2024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39534\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"702\" data-attachment-id=\"39534\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/05\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-tackles-the-housing-crisis\/warrior-addition-move-in-block-party-july-3-2024\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08\/cherokeenationhousing3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,702\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Cherokee Nation Housing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cherokee Nation Housing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Warrior Addition Move-in &amp;amp; Block Party in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on July 3, 2024. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/cherokee-nation-celebrates-new-muskogee-subdivision-first-completed-under-tribes-historic-housing-legislation&gt;Anadisgoi \/ Cherokee Nation&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08\/cherokeenationhousing3.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08\/cherokeenationhousing3.jpg\" alt=\"Cherokee Nation Housing\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-39534\" \/><\/a> \r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=col-6>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/05\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-tackles-the-housing-crisis\/june-2024-warrior-addition-drone-footage\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39535\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"660\" data-attachment-id=\"39535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/05\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-tackles-the-housing-crisis\/june-2024-warrior-addition-drone-footage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08\/cherokeenationhousing4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,660\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Cherokee Nation Housing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cherokee Nation Housing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Warrior Addition drone footage, taken in June 2024. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/cherokee-nation-celebrates-new-muskogee-subdivision-first-completed-under-tribes-historic-housing-legislation&gt;Anadisgoi \/ Cherokee Nation&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08\/cherokeenationhousing4.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08\/cherokeenationhousing4.jpg\" alt=\"Cherokee Nation Housing\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39535\" \/><\/a>  \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Photos: <a href=https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/cherokee-nation-celebrates-new-muskogee-subdivision-first-completed-under-tribes-historic-housing-legislation>Anadisgoi \/ Cherokee Nation<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBut the housing crisis does not need to endlessly plague us. After all, we are Cherokee.  We look, with courage, at our challenges. We lean in, together, with solutions. Other governments and the private sector must do their part, but we were never a people content with letting others solve our problems; Cherokees were meant to lead.<p><\/p>\r\nAfter the housing study is released, the Deputy Chief and I will propose a new housing policy, building on the success of HJSCA. It will take, I predict, a historic commitment of our funds \u2014 not relying on inadequate federal dollars \u2014 to fill enormous gaps in rental housing, new home construction, infrastructure, and the building trades workforce.<p><\/p>\r\nIn the final analysis we must decide if Cherokee Nation has a role in solving the housing crisis and, if we decide it should, we must be open and honest about what it will take to meet the challenge.\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":"It is time to admit that our efforts have not been enough. 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