Sorrow and Poverty in the Cherokee Nation

On April 16, 2007 Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilors voted to raise the dividends to the Cheorkee people from their Casinos. Cherokee's recieve 30% of the profit to be used for services with the other 70% going back into business investments. All the businesses have either failed or are failing except for the casinos and smoke shops. These are operated under Cherokee Nation Enterprises and have their own board of directors appointed by Chief Chad Smith.
Cherokee Nation Industries(CNI)has recently reported they are losing close to a million dollars a year.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

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• cherokee
• poverty
• reservations
• native
• americans
• chad
• smith
• sorrow
• casinos
• fraud
• theft

[Scott19seventy5]

Wow. The board of Directors looks like a bunch of White guys who found out they had some Cherokee blood and swindled their way into the pockets of the tribe.

[KangiWinyan]

I am an unenrolled Cherokee, and proud of my people. I think the thing at the end of this video needs clarifying... In 1835 it wasn't just the greed of the white man, our own people too, were a bit greedy. Not everyone saw things the same way, which is why when once relocated, those considered traitorous, were accounted for in the "Blood Vow". I think there was greed on all accounts. Its too bad that those that want to count, never do.

[TheDaltonboii]

my great great grandfather on my moms side was full blooded cherokee and i have cherokee on my dads side of the family too. im not sure how much i have in me but i know its enough to keep me dark all year long and im sure i have enough to be enrolled.

[girjaye]

i truly hope he does not get re-elected what an evildoer...

[girjaye]

we the people of the world need to occupy... in nov. 5, 2012 or daate may change... you can occupy your casinos and such within our nation or also join the other american population. together we stand divided we fall... come with peace, healing, and love... then do whatever your prescribed duty in life is after with all my love butterfly

[Monasukapanough]

@Scott19seventy5 that is the truth, and now they are the ones going around harassing all non federal native americans saying who is or is not indian and they flash their federal card around to attempt to push non federal native americans around.

[nokiannie]

@isauro27 I agree and i am white they destroy every thing they touch .I have many cherokee friends and they treat me with love and respect which is more than my so called ancestors did for them

[wastaylo]

,,,$96 million dollars from Canadian government to 2000 Thunder Bay Indians since 2006 comes out to about $10,000 a year a piece,,,the internet artical said,,,,tack on 25,000 Freedmen decendants,,,,Congress is trying to force Cherokee to admit to Tribal recognition,,,you guys will be lucky to take your family to McDonalds, one time, for supper,,,

[isauro27]

whites kill everything whites are the most cruel people at all sanguinary motherfuckers. the most most stupid people at all i'm glad i'm not pure white i really do long live the american natives

[bN59167]

OH LORDY!! I'm NOT some little "lost". I hear screaming for the Cherokee's. No one reconized my father, his Mother. WHY?? Wasn't enrolled on the USA Gov't rolls! Never mind she was 6 yrs. old. SHE couldn't sign up. The USA Gov't took advantage of that.

OK, here we are TODAY. Get up off your ass, reclaim what is yours. NOW. Schools, jobs, homes. KEEP KNOCKING ON DOORS!!

B. Biggs

[Xproject187]

@terrahstar

I kno wut Ur gettn at Dude, & I aint guna bite.

You know wut I meant.

[0manoscar]

As a white, nontribal member living in Tahlequah, OK (the capitol of the Cherokee Nation), I have observed that Cherokee tribal politics is a joke. The recent election for principal chief, which had to be repeated by by the order of the Cherokee nation Supreme Court, is an excellent example. How can an election with so few voters be so messed up that it gets invalidated?