Cherokee Nation allocates $152,000 to Skiatook, Sperry school districts

The Cherokee Nation is contributing $7.8 million to 109 school districts — including Skiatook and Sperry — as part of the tribe’s annual Public School Appreciation Day initiative. Through this year’s disbursement, Skiatook and Sperry districts collectively received more than $152,000. “I am incredibly proud of the Cherokee Nation’s longstanding partnerships with school districts in Northeast Oklahoma. These investments in public education each year show that we are all in it together,” Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said. “This initiative continues to help strengthen and better the educational...