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How Cherokee Nation Is Beating Back COVID

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

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Daily News, News, News Commentary

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

As COVID ravages the American plains, the Cherokee nation stands alone – an example of how government might work to contain the virus. The tribe long ago gave up waiting for the federal government to come through on its promise of fully-funded health care, and invested in state-of-the-art healthcare infrastructure, just in time. But as winter sets in, Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. worries his community can’t remain an island forever. Guest: Chuck Hoskin, Jr. is the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.   Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In Talaqua, Oklahoma, the capital of the Cherokee Nation,

0:39.0

there's a bronze statue welcoming students at the local university.

0:43.0

It depicts Sequoia, the Cherokee diplomat and scholar,

0:47.0

best known for translating the spoken Cherokee language into a written one.

0:52.0

And these days, that statue is wearing a mask.

0:57.0

Masks are mandated around here.

1:00.0

Even though in the rest of the state, masks are optional.

1:03.0

It feels like in the heart of the Cherokee Nation,

1:06.0

we're doing as much right as you can and bringing all the resources to bear.

1:11.0

But as you go further out, it has started to feel like we're on a bit of an island

1:14.0

because we're impacted by other jurisdictions,

1:16.0

so a principled state of Oklahoma.

1:18.0

Chief Chuck Hoskin is the guy who put the mask mandate in place around here.

1:25.0

He also set up a Cherokee language COVID hotline for the elderly.

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