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VIAN – Cherokee Nation citizen Richard Tyler is one of seven recipients of the Cherokee Phoenix’s inaugural Seven Feathers Awards. He received the service award for work within his community.
In 2013, after seeing people struggle to have enough to eat, Tyler felt it was his duty to help his fellow community members and start the Vian Peace Center, a food pantry that served around 100 families monthly. Later that year, the area suffered job losses and the center was serving up to 780 famili