With more than 8,500 employees, the Cherokee Nation and all its businesses are making an economic impact of more than $1.3 billion annually. They are making a significant contribution—to the health and happiness of Cherokee citizens, the preservation of Cherokee culture, and the greater good of the local economy through programs and accomplishments, such as:
• Creating more than 6,500 new jobs in the last 10 years and managing an annual payroll of more than $240 million
• Operating the second-largest tribal health system in the United States, including a 58-bed hospital, eight outpatient facilities with medical, dental and vision care, and multiple other health care programs
• Supporting Head Start, early childhood classroom, Sequoyah Schools for grades 7-12 and Cherokee language revitalization programs
• Providing more than 2,600 higher education scholarships in the past decade
• Providing more than $2 million annually to Oklahoma schools from car tag sales
• Feeding more than 90,000 individuals, including more than 40,000 meals delivered to elderly citizens, every year
• Building roads, bridges and waterlines that benefit all Oklahomans