Tahlequah, Oklahoma

The National Police Association Challenges Dangerous Judge-Made Rule in New Filing with the United States Supreme Court

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Supreme court, OKLAHOMA, States of the United States

The intoxicated suspect refused to comply, instead raising the claw hammer over his head in preparation to throw it at the officers.

Key Points: 
  • The intoxicated suspect refused to comply, instead raising the claw hammer over his head in preparation to throw it at the officers.
  • The officers and the City of Tahlequah appealed the Tenth Circuit's decision to the United States Supreme Court.
  • The NPA filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the officers, arguing that the Supreme Court should take the case and overturn the provocation rule.
  • The National Police Association is represented by Robert S. Lafferrandre of Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, L.L.P., of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Francis Energy Brings Fast Charging Capability To Cherokee Nation For Its First Electric Buses

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Thursday, May 13, 2021
Cherokee Nation, Regions of the United States, States of the United States, Native American tribes, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Sequoyah High School, Electric bus, Charging station, DCFC, Sequoyah, Cherokee

b'TULSA, Okla., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Francis Energy , a developer of direct current fast chargers (DCFC) for electric vehicles with a focus on rural communities, is bringing electric vehicle fast charging to the Cherokee Nation for its first-ever all-electric buses.

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  • b'TULSA, Okla., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Francis Energy , a developer of direct current fast chargers (DCFC) for electric vehicles with a focus on rural communities, is bringing electric vehicle fast charging to the Cherokee Nation for its first-ever all-electric buses.
  • Francis\'s chargers are located in various locations throughout the Cherokee Nation, including Tahlequah and Stillwell.\nThe Cherokee Nation has deployed two electric transit buses to transport employees and tribal citizens to work and tribal health centers, and its first electric school bus for Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah.
  • "\nFrancis developed the first comprehensive statewide network of DCFC in Oklahoma, and it remains the only state in the nation to have DCFC access every 50 miles.
  • The new chargers for the Cherokee Nation come on top of the more than 500 other electric vehicle charging stations Francis has built across Oklahoma over the last two years.\nFrancis Energy is currently working to develop fast charging networks in 14 additional states, with a busy 2021 planned for new DCFC projects.

Preserving Cherokee Nation language through technology

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Monday, June 15, 2020
Native American tribes, Indigenous peoples of North America, Regions of the United States, Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee Nation, Cherokee language, Cherokee, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Cherokee Immersion School

TAHLEQUAH, Okla., June 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Among the more than 380,000 citizens of the Cherokee Nation -- the largest tribe in the U.S. -- there are roughly 2,000 fluent Cherokee speakers, making people who speakthis sacred language increasingly rare.

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  • TAHLEQUAH, Okla., June 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Among the more than 380,000 citizens of the Cherokee Nation -- the largest tribe in the U.S. -- there are roughly 2,000 fluent Cherokee speakers, making people who speakthis sacred language increasingly rare.
  • A lot of these concepts dont exist culturally or in direct translations between Cherokee and English, said Howard Paden, who leads the tribes Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program.
  • Paden and his team host virtual classes with elementary school students enrolled in the Cherokee language program at the Cherokee Immersion Charter School.
  • Verizon devices are also being used to help the Cherokee Nation complex operators work remotely while fielding tribal government services calls.