March 28, 2022

New Cherokee Nation community center will provide Head Start, health programs, space for traditional tribal games

Author: Anna Pope

Cherokee Nation and local community leaders broke ground on Friday for a new community center in the small northeastern Oklahoma town of Kenwood.
The 33,000-square-foot Cherokee Nation Woody Hair Community Center is estimated to cost $10 million and will provide services such as health and wellness programs, a Head Start program and elder nutrition programs. The center will also be home to indoor and outdoor basketball courts, new softball fields, a walking path and space for traditional Cheroke...