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A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF LOWELL WALKER AS A COMMISSIONER OF THE CHEROKEE NATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION
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WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self-government on behalf of the Cherokee people; and,
WHEREAS, 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, the Environmental Protection Commission was created and authorized by Title 27 Section 101 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated (CNCA); and,
WHEREAS, the Principal Chief is authorized to select members of the Commission subject to majority vote of the Council of the Cherokee Nation; and
WHEREAS, Lowell Walker is duly qualified and should be appointed as a Commissioner pursuant to the laws of the Cherokee Nation,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION, the Council of the Cherokee Nation hereby confirms Lowell Walker as a Commissioner of the Cherokee Nation Environmental Protection Commission for a term beginning September 2025 and expiring September 2029, as authorized by Title 27 Section 101 (B) of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated (CNCA).