Blue Light Initiative Fundraiser!!

Please come grab a dinner if you can! Good food and a GREAT cause!! 

The Blue Light Initiative

 This morning students in the Gadugi Partnership's Cherokee Culture and Leadership class presented their service learning project to Tribal Council member Bo Crowe. The project, called The Blue Light Initiative, is looking to place a specialized blue light bulb in public spaces throughout Cherokee. These lights make it more difficult for drug users to shoot up in public spaces. The students wanted to do something to address the meth crisis within the community. The students will now work on model legislation for tribal council on the issue. They have worked so incredibly hard on this and did a phenomenal job today!! S'gi to Mr. Crowe for making time for these incredible young leaders!

On This Date...

 Today is an important anniversary for Indian Country. On this date, May 12, 1879, the United States Supreme Court--for the very first time--recognized a Native American, Ponca Chief Standing Bear, as a person. A human. That's 387 years AFTER contact. 90 years AFTER the US Constitution. 16 years AFTER emancipation. Nine years AFTER ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.