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TAHLEQUAH, OK — The Cherokee Phoenix is currently accepting nominations for the newspaper’s Seven Feathers Language Award. The previous selection for the 2024 honor had to decline the award due to unforeseen circumstances.
The Cherokee Phoenix Seven Feathers Awards are given to Cherokee Nation citizens who are making the world a better place in the areas of business, community, education, health, service, culture and language. Nominations for the Cherokee Phoenix Seven Feathers Language Award must be submitted by Friday, Sept. 27. To submit a nomination, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7FeathersLanguage.
Nominees must be Cherokee Nation citizens. There is no age requirements and nominees do not have to live inside the Cherokee Nation Reservation.
The Cherokee Phoenix Seven Feathers Language Award recipient will join six other CN citizens as the 2024 honorees. The recipients will be honored at the Sixth Annual Cherokee Phoenix Seven Feathers Awards Gala on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Chota Center in Tahlequah.
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