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A RESOLUTION HONORING JUNIE SUSAN BENGE WARD AS AN ELDER CHEROKEE OF GREAT DISTINCTION
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WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self-government in 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,
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation has elders in their communities, that thru their life experiences keep honored traditions and history alive; and
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation is cognizant of the benefit these elders bestow upon the Cherokee Nation's present and future generations; and
WHEREAS, elders who reach the century age mark are to be honored and recognized as a symbol of the ever present strength of the Cherokee Nation.
WHEREAS, Junie Susan Benge Ward born on February 10, 1907 to Louis and Ella Benge in Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, is a Cherokee Citizen of great historical background. Her grandfather was the first U.S. Marshall in Indian Territory who donated the land for a Cherokee cemetery in Fort Gibson.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Cherokee Nation through its Tribal Council that Junie Susan Benge Ward, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation born on the 10th day of February, 1907 is to be recognized and honored as a Cherokee citizen of distinction with all rights and privileges thereof.