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Friends of Collinsville Library BIG BAG SALE. The sale will continue through
January or until all the books are gone.
Pay $5 for a bag and you can fill it as full as you can and buy as many bags as you want to purchase. We have seen some very creative ways of packing many books into one bag. The library staff has been going through a big weeding project and have lots of great books for your collection. The proceeds are used to fund teen and children’s programs. Since the Friends of the Collinsville Library have been involved in helping fund extra supplies, speakers, and refreshments for our programs we have seen a dramatic increase in program attendance. At this time we have 11 regularly scheduled programs each month and are planning two more a month for 2013. Libraries Change
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Week of December
30, 2012 The new year brings many activities to the Cherokee Nation and our three local community groups. In Cherokee Nation District 5 which includes Rogers and Tulsa County, we have three Cherokee citizen groups who serve our local citizens and their families. Please join us each month at one or all three of the official Cherokee Community Organizations in District 5. District 5 has the Rogers County Cherokee Association (RCCA) in Tiawah, Victory Cherokee Organization (VCO) in Collinsville and Tulsa Cherokee Community Organization (TCCO) in Tulsa/Catoosa. TCCO Chairperson
for 2013 is Donna Darling of Tulsa. TCCO meets, monthly, on the first
Tuesday of each month at 6pm in Catoosa or Northeast Tulsa. Enjoy brief,
monthly, historical presentations by noted Tribal Elder and Historian,
Marybelle Chase. At Large Councilmembers Jack Baker and Julia Coates
are active members and attend most meetings. To learn more, write TCCO
at P.O. Box 582363, Tulsa, OK 74158-2353, email tulsacherokees@gmail.com,
visit VCO Chairperson
for 2013 is Keith Holland of Owasso. VCO meets, monthly, on the second
Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm in Collinsville. For BINGO fundraising
nights on Thursdays following their monthly meeting, contact VCO. To
learn more, write VCO at P.O. Box 298, Collinsville, OK 74021, email
victorycherokee@att.net, visit RCCA President for
2013 is Bob McCuistian of Claremore. RCCA meets on the second Sunday
of each month at 2pm in Tiawah at 15488 East 523 Road. To learn more,
write RCCA at P.O. Box 142, Claremore, OK 74018, call Vice-President,
Beverly Cowan, at (918) 760-1735, email Chief Baker's office accepted RCCA's invitation to be guest speaker at the Sunday, January 13, regular monthly meeting at 2pm in Tiawah at the RCCA Building. For directions to the building, go to the RCCA website. A Brown Bag Lunch Cherokee Nation History Presentation will be taught by Lee Keener on Saturday, February 9, from 10am to 2pm at the Rogers County Building on 419 South Brady in Claremore. Lee is a recognized teacher and historian. Contact Lee for details at lee-keener@cherokee.org or call (918) 550-3351. The Annual Hog Fry events have been scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2013 in Tiawah at RCCA and Saturday, October 5, 2013 in Collinsville at VCO. Cherokee language classes are offered at VCO by local language teachers, Alice Wilder and Maggie Studi. For more information, email Alice at tsalagialice@gmail.com. Our District is active and provides tons of opportunities to engage with fellow Cherokees, learn the Cherokee language, history and culture while engaging with your elected legislators. Tribal elections for some Councilmembers is nearing. On Monday, February 4, absentee ballot requests open and close May 10. On Friday, March 29, at 5pm CST voter registration closes. Mark your calendars, now, for the Saturday, June 22, General Election from 7am to 7pm at one of our local precincts. See you January 12th at the Will Rogers Memorial for our Annual Scholarship Workshop! Happy New Year!! If you have questions, issues or concerns about the Cherokee Nation government, please email me at cara@caracowan.com or write me at P.O. Box 2922, Claremore, OK 74018. For daily news and event notices, ask to be added to my District 5 email listserv. You can, also, find me on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Buel Anglen is at buelanglen@sbcglobal.net and Lee Keener is at lee-keener@cherokee.org. To contact the Tribe, call (918) 453-5000. The operator will connect you with the appropriate department. Tribal programs and services are administered by the Chief's staff at the Tribal Complex. Tribal hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Save a trip to Tahlequah by using the Tribes Internet tools at www.cherokee.org. Almost all applications are available online to print from home. Cara Cowan Watts, is an elected Tribal legislator of District 5 within the Cherokee Nation for Rogers and Tulsa Counties. -- |
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Week of January 6, 2013 Claremore
Indian Hospital and Contract Health Service 101 Cherokee Nation
Health Services does not run the Claremore Indian Hospital. The Federal
government through IHS owns and operates Although a temporary
solution for the Claremore Indian Hospital security issues was touted
in the news, the Federal Indian Health Service hospital is still a long
ways from an actual, meaningful and permanent fix. To date, Chief Baker
has ignored our requests to continue the past eight years of work towards
a permanent fix in Cherokee Nation citizens and all other Federally-recognized citizens in some parts of the Cherokee Nation near Tahlequah are served at a 96% approval rate for Cherokee Nation Contract Health Services (CHS) whereas Cherokee Nation citizens in Wagoner, Washington, Nowata, Craig, Mayes, Delaware, McIntosh, Muskogee, Rogers and Tulsa Counties are frequently served by Claremore Indian Hospital Indian Health Service (IHS) in-patient and/or out-patient CHS at approval rates less than 50%. This means Cherokees living in Rogers and Tulsa County have almost half the chance of Cherokees in Sequoyah, Adair and Cherokee county of getting approved for their needed health care needs outside of Claremore Indian Hospital (CIHS). After writing about the quality of life divide for Cherokee Nation citizens living in 11 counties including Rogers and Tulsa Counties not being remedied with the 5% CNB dividend increase being touted in the news in our 2010 District 5 letter, Chief Baker did respond with an administrative policy change to put the money towards those communities with the greatest need. However, we continue to get lots of feedback which indicates individual Cherokees are not getting access to the CHS monies generated by Casino profits. Tulsa and Rogers County Cherokees are served (funded by IHS) solely by CIHS and CIHS CHS, so you must have a primary care physician and chart at Claremore Indian Hospital. Although Cherokee Nation Clinics such as Salina, Vinita, Jay, Nowata and Bartlesville are open to all Cherokees and other Federally-recognized Indians, Federal CIHS CHS requires a referral from a CIHS doctor. CN CHS policy regarding the 5% dividend requires CIHS CHS to deny the patient, first, before the 5% dividend applies. In the same manner as private insurance, CIHS CHS requires a referral from a primary care physician within their system. If the Cherokee Nation were to compact CIHS CHS or even operations of Claremore same as we have done for Hastings Indian Hospital, the process would be seamless for patients in need. To learn more about the Federal CHS policies, go to http://www.ihs.gov/chs/. “The CHS Program is for medical/dental care provided away from an IHS or tribal health care facility. CHS is not an entitlement program and an IHS referral does not imply the care will be paid. If IHS is requested to pay, then a patient must meet the residency requirements, notification requirements, medical priority, and use of alternate resources…The requirements (apply) each time he/she is referred or requests IHS to pay for medical care away from an IHS or tribal health care facility.” CIHS CHS is the payer of last resort by Federal law and meets once a week to review CHS cases based solely on medical need without consideration for who the patient is or whether they are able to pay or not using personal funds, private insurance, etc. CHS decisions are made in a blind manner concerning the patients identity or should be done blindly based on policy. CIHS CHS must be contacted within 72 hours of initial emergency treatment at (918) 342-6472 or the patient will be deemed ineligible for CHS services. If you are still
unable to access the CHS program monies promised Rogers and Tulsa County
Cherokees, please email Buel, Lee and I your brief issue with your legal
name, date of birth, physical address, mailing address if different
and one good phone number. We will See you January 12th at the Will Rogers Memorial for our Annual Scholarship Workshop! Happy New Year!! If you have questions, issues or concerns about the Cherokee Nation government, please email me at cara@caracowan.com or write me at P.O. Box 2922, Claremore, OK 74018. For daily news and event notices, ask to be added to my District 5 email listserv. You can, also, find me on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Buel Anglen is at buelanglen@sbcglobal.net and Lee Keener is at lee-keener@cherokee.org. To contact the Tribe, call (918) 453-5000. The operator will connect you with the appropriate department. Tribal programs and services are administered by the Chief's staff at the Tribal Complex. Tribal hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Save a trip to Tahlequah by using the Tribes Internet tools at www.cherokee.org. Almost all applications are available online to print from home. Cara Cowan Watts,
is an elected Tribal legislator of District 5 within the Cherokee Nation
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