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File #: 08-129    Version: 1 Name: N/A
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 10/3/2008 In control: RESOURCE COMMITTEE
On agenda: 10/13/2008 Final action: 10/13/2008
Enactment date: 10/13/2008 Enactment #: R-87-08
Title: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF TAHLEQUAH, INC., THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREEN COUNTRY, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SEQUOYAH COUNTY, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF NOWATA, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF DELAWARE COUNTY AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CHELSEA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MENTORING PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK TRIBAL YOUTH AND TO ACCEPT FUNDING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE MENTORING PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK TRIBAL YOUTH
Sponsors: Bill John Baker, Meredith Frailey
Indexes: Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma
Code sections: N/A - Not Applicable
Attachments: 1. R-87-08
Title
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF TAHLEQUAH, INC., THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREEN COUNTRY, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SEQUOYAH COUNTY, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF NOWATA, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF DELAWARE COUNTY AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CHELSEA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MENTORING PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK TRIBAL YOUTH AND TO ACCEPT FUNDING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE MENTORING PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK TRIBAL YOUTH
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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 continuing government to government relationship with the United States of America; and
 
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council is the governing body of the Cherokee Nation; and
 
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council is empowered, under the Constitution and Bylaws of the Cherokee Nation to promote and protect the health, peace, morals, education and general welfare of the Cherokee Nation, the communities and its citizens; and
 
WHEREAS, the safety and well-being of the Cherokee Nation, the communities and its citizens is a high priority to the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council; and
 
WHEREAS, the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced the MENTORING PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK TRIBAL YOUTH to establish a program based on one-on-one or group mentoring with at-risk youth; and
 
WHEREAS, in 2008, The Boys & Girls Clubs of Tahlequah, Inc., The Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Sequoyah County, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Nowata, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware County and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chelsea were selected as mentoring sites in Indian Country to participate in the MENTORING PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK TRIBAL YOUTH; and
 
WHEREAS, The Boys & Girls Clubs of Tahlequah, Inc., The Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Sequoyah County, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Nowata, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware County and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chelsea will work with the OJP to establish the mentoring program; and
 
WHEREAS, the OJP will provide The Boys & Girls Clubs of Tahlequah, Inc., The Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Sequoyah County, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Nowata, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware County and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chelsea with funding to assist in the development and implementation of the MENTORING PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK TRIBAL YOUTH plans, including funding for training and equipment; and
 
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the communities for The Boys & Girls Clubs of Tahlequah, Inc., The Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Sequoyah County, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Nowata, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware County and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chelsea to participate in the MENTORING PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK TRIBAL YOUTH.
 
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION TRIBAL COUNCIL, and hereby authorizes The Boys & Girls Clubs of Tahlequah, Inc., The Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Country, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Sequoyah County, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Nowata, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware County and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chelsea to participate in the MENTORING PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK TRIBAL YOUTH PROGRAM and accept any funds on behalf of the communities to support the MENTORING PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK TRIBAL YOUTH PROGRAM.
 
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION, that the Principal Chief is hereby authorized to sign any other documents or take any other necessary action to carry out the intent of this Resolution.