CHEROKEE NATION:
MEET THE CHEROKEES,
a special website from Cherokee Nation highlighting the ethnic diversity of the Cherokee people at
CHEROKEE CITIZENSHIP: Setting the Record Straight,
from Cherokee Nation at
EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE:
CHEROKEE HERITAGE CENTER:
CHEROKEE NATION INDUSTRIES:
"CNI and its affiliated companies are wholly owned by the Cherokee Nation. CNI was established in
1969 to serve as the economic and workforce arm for the Cherokee Nation. This tribal corporation specializes in aerospace
and defense manufacturing, telecommunications, construction, distribution and personnel services."--from Cherokee Nation,
www.cherokee.org
CHEROKEE NATION ENTERPRISES
*Cherokee Nation Enterprises is the retail, gaming, entertainment, hospitality and cultural
tourism entity of the Cherokee Nation. CNE operates casinos in Tulsa, Claremore, Roland, West Siloam Springs, Fort Gibson,
Sallisaw and Tahlequah, as well as the Cherokee Travel Plaza, two Cherokee Outpost convenience stores, six retail tobacco
shops, four gift shops, two golf courses and three hotels. The company is currently undergoing a $150 million expansion at
its flagship resort property in Tulsa which will now be branded as a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, and a $125 million expansion
at Cherokee Casino West Siloam Springs.
For the past two years, CNE has been voted the number one company to work for in Oklahoma by Oklahoma magazine,
a statewide publication. The company currently employs more than 3,200 people throughout northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern
Arkansas.
CNE began operating in 1990 with the opening of
the Roland Bingo Hall, later to be expanded into Cherokee Casino Roland. In 2007, CNE's total revenue reached $418.6 million.
CNE continues to grow, with 100 percent of the profit benefiting the Cherokee Nation through job creation and funding for
vital government services, such as health, education, housing and community services.* -- from Cherokee Nation, http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2734/Page/Default.aspx
