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A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A PILOT NORTH TULSA PRIMARY HEALTH CLINIC IN COLLABORATION WITH OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation ("Nation") since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self-government on behalf of the Cherokee people;
WHEREAS, the Nation is a federally recognized Indian Nation with a historic and continual government to government relationship with the United States of America;
WHEREAS, the Nation has exclusive tribal jurisdiction over the Cherokee Nation Reservation, the geographic scope of which is defined in federal and Cherokee Nation law.
WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation has a long-standing and indispensable relationship with the United States as to the delivery of health services to Cherokee citizens, principally through the federal Indian Health Service (IHS), through which Cherokee Nation directly operates health facilities for the benefit of Cherokee Nation citizens and other individuals deemed "beneficiaries" of Indian Health Services;
WHEREAS, Oklahoma State University has a longstanding commitment to meeting the healthcare needs of underserved communities across the State of Oklahoma;
WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation has a longstanding successful relationship with Oklahoma State University to improve the provision of health services and to support the development of the healthcare workforce, including but not limited to the establishment of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cherokee Nation;
WHEREAS, the Principal Chief has advised the Council of opportunities to improve health access for Cherokee Nation citizens in the area of north Tulsa, within the Cherokee Nation reservation;
WHEREAS, the Principal Chief has advised the Council of a potential opportunity to collaborate with Oklahoma State University to establish a primary care health clinic on Oklahoma State University's Tulsa campus, located at 700 N. Greenwood Avenue, Tulsa OK 74106, with such health clinic serving Chero...
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