TAHLEQUAH – The Tribal Council approved legislation proposed by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and sponsored by Tribal Councilor Johnny Kidwell to expand the Cherokee Nation’s hearing aid program for at-large citizens.
All CN citizens, no matter where they reside, will be eligible for two hearing aids under the change.
“Before this change in legislation, if you lived within the reservation, you got two hearing aids,” Health Services Executive Director Dr. Steve Jones said during a previous Hea...