Alihelisdi itse Sudetiyvda(Happy New Year)!! We are looking forward to the start of a great new year and are glad that you have joined us for the excitement up ahead.

Don't forget to sign up for Cherokee Language classes. The classes will start the week of January 12^th, and there is no better way to ring in a new year than learning to speak Cherokee. Remember that you must first be registered at cherokee.org before you will be able to sign up for classes::
http://www.cherokee.org/SiteRegistration/Login2.aspx

And a reminder that the Cherokee National Youth Choir is holding auditions on Tuesday, January 13^th . If you have a child going into grades 6^th through 11^th and they want to audition for the award winning choir, check this out for more information:
http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2758/Page/Default.aspx

The 'Beadwork Storytellers, A Visual Language' exhibit is still going on at the Cherokee Heritage Center. Be sure to stop in and learn about one of the wonderful Cherokee Arts which is part of our identity. To view this and other special events happening at the Cherokee Heritage center, check out the Cherokee Tourism event page at:
http://www.cherokeetourismok.com/CalendarofEvents/tabid/59/Default.aspx

Thank you for joining us, and we will see you next week at the CherokeeLink...

Cherokee Nation Offering Radon Testing in January:
(C) Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a national campaign to educate Americans about the dangers of radon exposure and the tribe is offering an incentive: free radon testing for any family who resides within the Cherokee Nation during the month of January.
http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/FullStory/2760/Page/Default.aspx

Councilors not aware of inaugural donation: 12/31/2008 9:21:03 AM
(C) Cherokee Phoenix
The Cherokee Nation tribal council did not authorize a $50,000 donation made to the inauguration fund of President-elect Barack Obama.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/news.aspx?storyid=3249

Cherokee officials to attend Obama inauguration: 12/31/2008 9:18:32 AM
(C) Cherokee Phoenix
Administration officials and Tribal Councilors will attend the inauguration Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/news.aspx?storyid=3248

SHS robotics team learns engineering skills: 12/31/2008 8:47:24 AM
(C) Cherokee Phoenix
The robotics team at Sequoyah High School also allows students to use skills needed for college and careers.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/news.aspx?storyid=3247

Buying secondhand online can save money: 12/30/2008 7:23:09 AM
(C) Cherokee Phoenix
Shopping secondhand online is becoming the way to save money during the economic downturn.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/news.aspx?storyid=3246

Tribe implements hunting and fishing code: 12/30/2008 7:19:08 AM
(C) Cherokee Phoenix
The Cherokee Nation will implement its hunting and fishing code this month.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/news.aspx?storyid=3245

4 SD tribes get $1 million each: 12/30/2008 7:14:14 AM
(C) Cherokee Phoenix
The $4 million comes from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, which operates Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minn.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/news.aspx?storyid=3244

Early detection key to stopping glaucoma: 12/30/2008 7:04:09 AM
(C) Cherokee Phoenix
Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness, but it has no cure.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/news.aspx?storyid=3243

Artifacts believed to be at least 2,000 years old: 12/29/2008 7:36:16 AM
(C) Cherokee Phoenix
Archaeologists found about 16,000 stone artifacts in the Cherokee Nation at the site of a new Delaware County bridge.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/news.aspx?storyid=3242

Cherokees donate $50,000 to Obama inauguration: 12/29/2008 7:31:33 AM
(C) Cherokee Phoenix
The Cherokee Nation has made the maximum donation allowed to President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration committee.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/news.aspx?storyid=3241

Doctor buys, preserves access to historical site: 12/29/2008 7:25:13 AM
(C) Cherokee Phoenix
A Tennessee doctor purchased 65 acres leading to Mound Bottom along the Harpeth River in order to preserve the sacred site.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/news.aspx?storyid=3240

Cherokee Nation warns of tax loan pitfalls: 12/29/2008 7:16:13 AM
(C) Cherokee Phoenix
Refund anticipation loans are enticing to people but should be avoided to save money and credit.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/news.aspx?storyid=3239

Cherokee Nation warns of tax loan pitfalls: 12/29/2008 7:10:34 AM
(C) Cherokee Phoenix
Refund anticipation loans are enticing to people but should be avoided to save money and credit.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/news.aspx?storyid=3238