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A RESOLUTION HONORING STEVEN PAUL JOBS FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE IN BRINGING THE CHEROKEE LANGUAGE TO MODERN TOOLS
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WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self government on behalf of the Cherokee people; and
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation is a federally recognized Indian Nation with a historic and continual government to government relationship with the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad are the only mobile devices which support Cherokee as a language and font; and
WHEREAS, Sequoyah High School, a Bureau of Indian Education school operated by the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, is a one-to-one Apple laptop school; and
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation Immersion School and Cherokee Nation language programs all use Apple products; and
WHEREAS, iOS provides for Cherokee which enabled widespread adoption of Apple products by community members including text messaging, emails, blogs, social media such as Facebook and Wikipedia; and
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation is grateful to individuals who support and further the Cherokee language as a contemporary and living language.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE CHEROKEE NATION TRIBAL COUNCIL recognizes the late Steven Paul Jobs of Apple as a person of honor for his actions and deeds in bringing attention and innovative technology tools to the citizens of the Cherokee Nation and to the world.