February 3, 2022
Cherokee Nation Receives More Funding from Opioid Settlement
Author: Max Gross
The Cherokee Nation is continuing to receive money from drug manufacturers as part of settlements for those who distributed opioids. The Cherokee’s had previously announced that they would receive $75 million from national drug distributers. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. says more financial aid is on the way.
Hoskin said in September that funds will go towards treatment facilities to help people affected by opioids to recover. Hoskin went to say that there is still a need for assistance withi...