"the People's Paths!" Cherokee News Path - CN Provides Street Signs to City of Braggs

***"From L to R: Muskogee County EMS personnel; Johnny Alberty, Brenda Nichols, Rebecca Smith and CN Tribal Councilor Don Garvin."***

MUSKOGEE, OK - As part of the ongoing effort to partner with communities across Oklahoma, The Cherokee Nation recently provided street signs to the City of Braggs to assist in 9-1-1 emergency location of area residents.

“The Cherokee Nation is proud to help Oklahoma communities in need,” said Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. “These street signs will allow law enforcement agencies, ambulance services and fire and rescue teams to provide better service to the Braggs community.”

Smith said making contributions to the communities in which Cherokee citizens and other Oklahomans live is important to the vitality of the tribe and to the state, and that working in joint efforts such as this is ga-du-gi – the Cherokee word that describes the effort of working together.

“We appreciate the support and contribution of the new street signs,” said Rebecca Smith, Public Relations Officer of Muskogee County EMS. “These signs were much needed and are appreciated. They will be helpful to us in locating addresses during emergencies.”

Cherokee Nation Tribal Council member Don Garvin was on hand to visit with EMS representatives and Muskogee county workers as the signs were being distributed throughout the Braggs area.

“By providing signs to this community, we feel that we are not only providing a service to EMS and law enforcement agencies, but a service to the residents of Braggs,” said Garvin. “These signs will prove to benefit everyone. The goal of the Cherokee Nation is to act as a partner with communities that work to enhance the lives of its citizens. This contribution is one of the many ways that the Cherokee Nation does that.”