Cherokee Nation AT-Large Tribal Council Candidates to Speak

The Central Oklahoma Cherokee Alliance (COCA), a tribal community of Cherokee Citizens living in the greater Oklahoma City area will host a candidate forum for those seeking one of two At-Large seats in the Cherokee Nation’s Tribal Council.  The forum will be live-streamed on the COCA Facebook page at Central Oklahoma Cherokee Alliance-COCA. The moderated forum is set for Thursday, April 20 and will begin streaming Facebook at 6:30 p.m.  (Find us on Face book at:  Central Oklahoma Cherokee Alliance – COCA).  Those who wish to attend the event in person are welcome to attend at Rose State College Jeanie Webb Student Union in the FNB Community Bank Ballroom B on the second floor of the Student Union. Doors will open there at 6pm.

 The Cherokee Nation’s tribal council is composed of 17 elected councilors, two of which represent the “At-Large” citizenry living outside of the Nation’s historic boundaries that encompass 14 counties in northeastern Oklahoma.  One At-Large seat will be on the ballot for the June 3rd General Election.

 There are four candidates registered for the At-Large race.  They are, incumbent Julia Coates, Jarrod Coody, James Smay, and Craig Hood.

  Cherokee Citizens are encouraged to learn more about the At-Large candidates through the forum.   Friends and interested parties are also welcome to participate.   For more information on the June 3rd General Election, visit the Cherokee Nation’s web site at www.cherokee.org.

Jay Hannah, Cherokee Citizen and COCA Convener says this event is the fourth forum sponsored by COCA.  “COCA has conducted live-stream candidate forums since 2017 as a way of introducing the candidates to our At-Large Citizens. This meeting is a town hall forum that will give equal voice to each participating candidate,” said Hannah.  “The forum is not a debate, rather an orderly platform for each participating candidate to outline their plan of representation of expatriate Cherokees here in Oklahoma and indeed around the world.”  

For more information on this event or other events sponsored by COCA, find us on the web at http://www.centralokcherokeealliance.org/ or on Facebook at Central Oklahoma Cherokee Alliance-COCA.

Update - One of our citizens will be collecting canned food at the forum for donation to the Regional Food Bank.