Cherokee Nation Buys Property Near Oaks Indian Mission
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, July 12 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
The Cherokee Nation purchased 60.81 acres near Oaks Indian Mission in Delaware County earlier this month, to help preserve and protect the area, which abuts an historic cemetery and is near a residential school for mostly Native children.
The Cherokee Nation closed on the property July 2.
"The tribe believes in protectin . . .
The Cherokee Nation purchased 60.81 acres near Oaks Indian Mission in Delaware County earlier this month, to help preserve and protect the area, which abuts an historic cemetery and is near a residential school for mostly Native children.
The Cherokee Nation closed on the property July 2.
"The tribe believes in protectin . . .