Indian Country
Cherokee Nation Osiyo, First responders from 50 northeastern Oklahoma fire departments have increased life-saving abilities after receiving new portable defibrillators from Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Businesses. During the next two to three years, the tribe and its business arm will provide Automated External Defibrillators, or AEDs, to fire departments within the tribe’s 14-county jurisdiction. The first 50 departments were selected at random and received their new devices recently. Earlier this week, Cherokee Nation announced that it will install storm shelters in its Head Start campuses after recently receiving an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The above-ground storm shelters will protect nearly 300 toddlers, preschoolers and staff at seven Head Start sites from severe weather and will be used as multipurpose facilities at the centers, as well. Wado. Cherokee Nation awarded $800K grant to build Head Start storm shelter...
