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CHEROKEE ARTIST RECOVERY ACT - TEMPORARY REAUTHORIZATION
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This legislative act shall be titled and codified as the "Cherokee Artist Recovery Act Temporary Reauthorization Act of 2022" or alternatively "Artist Recovery Act Reauthorization."
Section 2. Findings
In 2022 the Council of the Cherokee Nation approved the Cherokee Artist Recovery Act to mitigate the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Cherokee Nation artist. Authorization for the Act expired at the end of fiscal year 2024 and Cherokee Nation Businesses is finalizing expenditures under the Artist Recovery Act programs it administers under a memorandum of understanding with Cherokee Nation. The Act has demonstrated its effectiveness, providing opportunities for Cherokee Nation artists to sell art, access the consumer art market and perpetuate Cherokee art forms through teaching opportunities. The Act increased Cherokee Nation's collection of art purchased under the Act by 521 pieces from 170 artists. The Council finds that, consistent with other COVID era recovery programs that the Artist Recovery Act should extend through fiscal year 2026 by a temporary reauthorization in order to provide further recovery. The Council of the Cherokee Nation finds that the COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionate negative economic impact on Cherokee artists. Pandemic conditions and response measures created barriers to the marketplace for many artists. This adverse economic impact threatens not only the economic viability of Cherokee artists, but also threatens the perpetuation of Cherokee Nation art, culture and life ways. The Council observed that every elected official in the Cherokee Nation takes an oath obligating the office holder, under Article VIII, Section 1, of the Constitution of the Cherokee Nation, "...to promote the culture, heritage and traditions of the Cherokee Nation." Based on these findin...
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