The 74th Cherokee National Holiday theme is “Together: A Legacy of Community, Family and Culture”
ᎢᎦᎵᎪ: ᏄᏍᏛᎤᏃᎯᏳᏒ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᏒ, ᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏱᎦᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗᎢ.
This year’s artwork encompasses 12 legislative acts championed by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner throughout their administration. The Cherokee Nation is committed to protecting our inherent sovereignty, preserving and promoting Cherokee culture, language and values and improving the quality of life for the next seven generations of Cherokee Nation citizens.
In the center of the design, the “Together” theme is encompassed by the southeastern traditional design inspired border that is used on all 12 insignias and a traditional four directions pottery stamp pattern. These insignias further reinforce the Hoskin/Warner administration’s objectives to preserve and promote the Cherokee way of life. The eight colorful rings in the center also signify the eight years of service that Chief Hoskin and Deputy Chief Warner have committed in their current roles.
The insignia’s found on the artwork include the Cherokee Artist Recovery Act; Public Health and Wellness Fund Act; Wilma P. Mankiller and Charlie Soap Water Act; Career Readiness Act; Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act; the Historic Registry Act; Gadugi Corps Volunteer and National Service Act; Park, Wildlands, Fishing and Hunting Preserve Act; Verna D. Thompson Early Childhood Education Act; Heritage Center Act; Durbin Feeling Language Preservation Act and Respond, Recover and Rebuild Act.
Along with the 12 legislative act insignias, this year’s artwork was designed and created by Cherokee National Treasure Dan Mink.
The Cherokee National Holiday commemorates the signing of the Cherokee Nation Constitution in 1839, which re-established the tribe’s government in Indian Territory after forced removal from the Cherokees’ original homelands in the Southeast.
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