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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF THE CHEROKEE TRIBAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE
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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;
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 desires to operate under the principles of self-governance, self-determination, and self-reliance;
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation is vulnerable to a variety of potential disasters, both natural and man-made, which threaten loss of life, property and infrastructure, and have the potential to inflict vast economic loss and personal hardship on the Nation;
WHEREAS, hazard mitigation planning is the most effective instrument to diminish losses by reducing the impact of disasters upon people and property;
WHEREAS, Title 44 United States Code provides a mechanism by which the Cherokee Nation may further exercise self-governance by applying for FEMA and other federal grant assistance as either a grantee or sub-grantee for disaster preparedness, response, mitigation and recovery;
WHEREAS, a prerequisite of exercising that self-governance is formal adoption of The Cherokee Nation Hazard Mitigation Plan Update by the Tribal Council;
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation Hazard Mitigation Plan is hereby incorporated as “Attachment”;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION that the Tribal Council hereby authorizes the approval and adoption of the Hazard Mitigation Plan Update.