TAHLEQUAH – Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner officially enacted a revised “Public Health and Wellness Fund Act” during a signing ceremony April 14 at the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center in Tahlequah.
Hoskin thanked the tribe’s behavioral health team, many of whom were present for the signing of the law, and said the expansion is earmarking $15 million over the next three years to help construct drug treatment facilities in the Cherokee Natio...