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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Article V. Legislative
Section
1. The legislature shall consist of one legislative body to be called the
Council
of the Cherokee Nation. The initial election of members to the
Council
pursuant to this Constitution shall occur within 120 from the date of
its ratification
on a day to be announced by the Principal Chief.
THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN INAUGURATION DAY. IT ALSO SHOWS
THE CHIEF AND DEPUTY CHIEF [EXECUTIVE BRANCH]. THEY HAD JUST TAKEN
THEIR OATH OF OFFICE. [Pictured Back L-R: Paula Holder, William
Smoke, Bill John Baker, Mige Glory, Troy Wayne Poteete, Charles "Chuck"
Hoskins", Nick Lay, Sam Ed Bush, Harold "Jiggs" Phillips, Harold DeMoss;
Front L-R: Dora Mae Watie, Garland Eagle, Mary Flute Cooksey, Joe
Byrd, Barbara Mitchell Conness, Don Crittendon, Barabara Starr Scott.]
Not pictured: Harley Terrell, selected to replace Councilor Mige
Glory [deceased].
"OATH OF OFFICE"
The following is the Oath of Office
found in the Constitution of the Cherokee Nation
of Oklahoma as ratified by the Cherokee
people on June 26, 1976. All officers
elected or appointed shall, before
entering upon the duties of their respective offices,
take and subscribe to the following
oath or affirmation:
"I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, OR AFFIRM, THAT
I WILL FAITHFULLY
EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF [Office named]
OF THE CHEROKEE NATION,
AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY,
PRESERVE, PROTECT AND
DEFEND THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THE CHEROKEE
NATION, AND
THE UNITED STATES O F AMERICA. I SWEAR
OR AFFIRM FURTHER,
THAT I WILL DO EVERYTHING WITHIN MY
POWER TO PROMOTE THE
CULTURE, HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS OF
THE CHEROKEE NATION."
HOW TO CONTACT YOUR COUNCILORS
All elected Cherokee Nation officials may be contacted
(or messages left) through the:
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, P.O. Box 948,
Tahlequah, OK 74465-09448.
A toll free number (works only in Oklahoma) is: 800-256-0671,
or call 918-456-0671. Fax number is: 918-456-6485.
COUNCILORS:
DISTRICT ONE
Harley Terrell 918-457-4840
H.C. 69, Box 253
Park Hill, OK 74451
Don Crittenden 918-772-3238
RR 1, Box 260
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Bill Baker 918-456-8228 1 of 2 still on tribal council 2006
3231 S. Muskogee
Tahlequah, OK 74464
DISTRICT TWO
Harold "Jiggs" Phillips 918-723-3600
Route 2, Box 403
Westville, OK 74965
Dora Mae Watie 918-696-6197
Route 5, Box 6120
Stilwell, OK 74960
DISTRICT THREE
Sam Ed Bush 918-775-5476
P.O. Box 267
Marble City, OK 74945
Mary Cooksey 918-775-5905
P.O. Box 202
Marble City, OK 74945
DISTRICT FOUR
Paula Holder 918-463-2207
P.O. Box 576
Warner, OK 74469
Troy Poteete 918-464-2913 or 918-464-2025
P.O. Box 359
Webbers Falls, OK 74470
DISTRICT FIVE
Barbara Conness 918-868-3382
P.O. Box 279
Kansas, OK 74347
Barbara Starr Scott 918-253-6592
P.O. Box 595
Jay, OK 74346
DISTRICT SIX
William Smoke 918-589-2758
H.C. 60, Box 157
Spavinaw, OK 74366
DISTRICT SEVEN
Harold DeMoss 918-543-8261
Route 1, Box 235-A
Inola, OK 74036
DISTRICT EIGHT
Nick Lay 918-535-2715
P.O. Box 90
Ochelata, OK 74051
DISTRICT NINE
Chuck Hoskins 918-256-3229 2 of 2 still on tribal council 2006
339 N. Adair
Vinita, OK 74301
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