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Good morning, good morning, good morning,
and welcome, welcome, welcome,
ladies time now for our community connection
right here on K1, the one that you trust.
And we have a John Weston in with us here
with the Washington County Cherokee Association.
How you doing, John?
I'm doing great, Tom.
It's a great to be back at the K1 Studios.
I always get a warm welcome.
And it's like coming back home again.
Well, it's great to have you back.
It's been a little bit.
You've got a big month of April coming up.
Yeah, I really do.
So we have, I like to start out by kind of clarifying
the Cherokee communities we have in Washington County,
because a lot of people confuse them.
I'm president of the Washington County Cherokee Association
that's located near Osholeda.
And that's on kind of road 2,900.
Basically that it's situated just east
of the Kui-Skui Health Center
and just west of the Cherokee Housing Authority
where they put duplexes in for anyone
who's been down that area.
I try to like draw attention to that
because we also have a Cherokee community in Dewey.
It's kind of the home of our counselor, Doropatskowski.
And it's called the Cherokee Cultural Community.
And that's located at 700 East Durham.
This is the place where they put the Elder Nutrition Center,
which was something that was desperately needed in this area.
And I think it's really grateful to Cherokee Nation
for stepping up and doing that up there
because it's gonna benefit, it benefits a lot of people.
It's a big place.
Exactly.
And that's the one great thing.
You can say about the chief.
He's always dedicated to building our communities, organizing.
And he wants these communities not only to be
almost self-sustaining, but also a part of Cherokee Nation,
but he also wants it to be a part of the areas in which they are.
You need things as we live in these communities.
We pay taxes, our kids go to school.
So we want to be part of the community,
but also retain our sovereignty,
our tribal history, culture, language, stuff like that.
So that's kind of the goal of our community
for those who are wondering,
we worked up about Cherokee language,
history, culture, traditions, and sovereignty,
all in the spirit of Godugi.
Now that word Godugi is almost as ubiquitous
as the word OCO, because it really means working together.
In fact, we even have it on our tags.
You'll see a little Cherokee script down there.
It looks like a little S with a hash and another S and then a Y.
That is the word Godugi.
And that just means working together.
And where that comes from is Godu actually means bread.
And the ghee part is working to make bread, basically,
because in the early days of the tribe,
if a person was in firm or disabled or for whatever reason,
maybe age, they would make bread for those people
to make sure they didn't starve.
So that's where the whole idea of working together comes from.
And if you've been to any Cherokee Nation event,
you'll hear that term bandied about.
And I'm not sure how many people actually realize what it means.
We always try to explain it.
But we really prize that, is working together.
And that's what our community is doing.
That's what we try to do in our community.
But I think it's important to remember that one of the best ways
to build a community and become connected
is through taking care of one another.
Yeah, that's the whole point of it.
And I often joke that Cherokees are like Baptists.
We never miss an opportunity to eat.
In fact, we have several Baptists on our board.
And they say the same thing.
So it's kind of fun.
But to get on with what I was here for today
is to talk about some of the things we're doing this month
out the Washington County Cherokee Association.
We're having a workshop presented by a Cherokee Nation
Emergency Management about what you and your family should
do in the event of a disaster.
Very well-timed, good spits.
It really is.
Because we've been reminded recently
that they're with the outbreak of wildfires and the tornadoes.
We're our homes can be damaged.
Our property can be damaged.
We can be displaced.
We might have to go find a place to stay for a few days.
So yeah, it really brings it home.
And the whole point of this workshop
is to make sure that you have a plan
and to make sure that everyone in the family understands that plan.
And Cherokee Nation is an initiative
to make sure our communities are prepared
and to work in conjunction with local leaders
and emergency services to strengthen our ability
to respond to disasters and come together to help one another.
So basically, we have an emergency plan put together
where we will activate volunteers.
We'll get in touch with those local emergency management
officials, possibly local police, fire the mayor.
Anyone in charge of allocating emergency services
and kind of let them know what's going on in the community.
But we're also there to lend a hand.
So in fact, our community is currently
in the process with our community
and cultural organization program
to allow the Washington County Cherokee Association
to serve as a temporary shelter for those
who've been displaced by disaster.
We're also working to allow our community buildings
to be used as either warming or cooling stations,
which we realize the need in the brutal local home
of weather.
We have four good weeks in the spring
for in the fall and the rest is either really hot
or really cold.
That's basically it.
We go from summer to, yeah, it's,
we really don't have seasons anymore.
It's kind of funny.
But, and that's kind of what this is about,
just making sure that people are taking care of,
bar install, about a year ago, was a little over a year ago.
They were hit, and I really wished our building was up
and running, then it was undergoing renovations.
So we could have handled some of this place people
and I would have had a place to go.
But, and usually churches in schools
are very good about opening their doors.
But the presentation that we're going to have
is by Brad Wagon and Darrell Gotches.
This presentation will take place Saturday, April 4th at 6 p.m.,
and we're inviting everyone to attend.
Anyone who's interested, whether you're a Cherokee or not,
it's a responsible thing we feel to be prepared.
And we're hoping those attending will take advantage
of what is being told to them and implement it
in their own lives, you know.
And I've read somewhere that, you know,
it's ideal to have a plan of 72 hours, you know,
have food, clothing, a place to stay for at least three days.
Because after about three days, things start to shake out.
So, and that's not the only thing we're having, April 4th.
It's kind of a crazy day that day.
We're having our Hawaii meat distribution,
which Hawaii means meat and Cherokee,
which is something we provide to our Cherokee elders.
Those are people who are 62 and older,
who are Cherokee tribal citizens.
And this program is designed to help those
for possibly having difficulty making their dollar stretch
when it comes to groceries,
which, in this day and age, who doesn't have that issue.
It's designed as a gap program.
And you cannot be receiving snap benefits or tribal commodities.
That's the catch, you know, has to be somebody
who's not eligible for those programs.
Our board does decide you must be a member of our association
for at least 90 days before receiving this distribution.
We want folks to come to get me from our community,
but to join it, we want to be part of it
and to celebrate what it means to be Cherokee.
We'll have our distribution Saturday, April 4th,
from 8 to 10 for those members who are 62 years
and older, like I mentioned.
You must be present to pick up your distribution.
You must be present to Cherokee tribal ID.
And you must not be collecting snap,
or tribal benefit commodities, as I mentioned earlier.
And you can't be collecting from any other community
organization during that month.
And once again, this will be taking place
Saturday, April 4th, 8 AM of the Washington County
Cherokee Association community building located
on 2,900 road.
Also on April 4th, from 2 to 4 PM,
we're having an Easter extravaganza for kids 12 and under.
We encourage everyone to come out and join the fun.
We'll be running eggs, playing games, having refreshments.
And I understand we'll be having a special guest,
the Easter Bunny.
And he is not easy.
It gets us time of year, because this is his busy season.
But he's already been out to the community.
We've got a few snapshots of him.
If you follow our Facebook page, you'll see those snapshots.
The kids will have a chance to meet him
and have their picture taken.
We're really looking forward to it.
Anyone listening would like to volunteer and help us out
with this event, I encourage them to arrive
at the building at 1 PM.
And that would be a big help to us.
April 18th is another big banner day for the month.
We're having our Cherokee Cultural Celebration.
This event will be from 10 AM to 3 PM.
We'll have different aspects of Cherokee culture.
Native vendors will be present.
We'll have activities including corn-hustle making,
flintnapping, medicine bag making, dream catcher making,
tomahawk throwing, blow guns, corn hole, and Cherokee marvel.
So we've got a lot.
Additional to have a silent auction, a 50-50 raffle
and door prizes.
And we'll have a food truck present because you get hungry.
And I'm going to tell you, they've got a chocolate coated
cheesecake on a stick that's to die for.
It's a, it'll raise your blood sugar just looking at it.
Honest stick.
That's it, yeah, it's good.
And if anything on a stick, I'll put this out too, too.
If any local artists are interested in
reserving a free booth of this event,
they can contact me at 918-290-5269.
And during the latter part of this month, Cherokee Nation
Public Health will be hosting community walking
running groups at WCCA, March 23rd to May 6th,
every Monday and Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m.
So come on out, it's a good way to lose weight,
reduce stress, lower cholesterol,
reduce your risk of heart disease.
Get moving, that's the whole, that's the whole bottle
for 2026.
This Saturday, March 28th, we're having a hot dog fundraiser
with the Atwoods parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2.
Come on out, I can guarantee you the price cannot be beat.
You can feed the whole family and it's not going
to break the bank.
Come on out and see us, grab a dog, support the work we're doing,
or just come by and say hi.
It's always great to get out in this community
because you see old friends and you make new ones.
So I encourage everyone who's interested
at learning more about who we are as a tribe and community
to come to any of these events and take part.
That's the best way to do it, just jump in there.
Our door is always open and we welcome everyone.
It doesn't matter if you Cherokee or not.
In fact, we have somebody who's not native on our board,
serving on our board currently.
Our meetings are usually the first Thursday of each month
at 6 p.m.
We have a pot like a six-layer followed by a presentation
at 7 p.m. and we wind evening down with door prices.
Be sure to follow our Facebook page,
the Washington County Cherokee Association,
or feel free to reach out to me directly at my email,
which is WCCAPREZ at gmail.com, or call or text 9182905269.
I mentioned that earlier.
Membership is absolutely free.
It will be happy to send you a link to our online forum.
And that way you don't have to come in and grab one in person.
You'll have to be all ready to go for the next meeting.
So on behalf of the Washington County Cherokee Association,
we wish everyone a happy Easter.
And as we say in Cherokee, don't let it go,
huh, E, until we meet again.
All righty.
Well, I'd look forward to May when you recuperate.
But until then, we'll see you a lot.
Oh, we've got stuck packed in May too.
We'll be back talking about that.
You better.
John Wester, thank you for being with us here today.
It's a pleasure, Tom, always.
All righty.
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