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TAHLEQUAH, OK - The Cherokee Nation is accepting applications for the Summer Career Leadership Program through Friday, May 16. The Summer Career Leadership Program is open to Cherokee youth ages 14-21. All applicants must reside within the 14-county jurisdictional area of the Cherokee Nation, meet Department of Labor eligibility criteria, meet income guidelines, have barriers to employment and be a citizen or member of a federally recognized tribe. Male applicants 18 and older must be registered with the Selective Service System or be exempt from registering. Priority will be given to applicants between the ages of 16-21 for employment placement, while applicants ages 14 and 15 will be given an opportunity to participate in an educational enhancement program. All applicants under 17 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during the application process. For office hours and application times contact the Cherokee Nation Career Services location nearest you: Bartlesville, phone: 918-256-8595, Catoosa, phone: 918-266-2828, Jay, phone: 918-253-3243, Miami, phone: 918-256-8595, Pryor, phone: 918-825-7988, Sallisaw, phone: 918-776-0416, Stilwell, phone: 918-696-3124, Tahlequah, phone: 918-453-5555, Vinita, phone: 918-256-8595 and Warner, phone: 918-463-3694.

Related Cherokee Nation contact information:

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org