The Cherokee Nation Signs a Historic Transportation Compact with the Federal Government

The Tribe and U.S. Department of Transportation agreed on tribal self-governance on road projects under the new compact.

The Daily Yonder by Kristi Eaton June 21, 2022 The Cherokee Nation and an official with the U.S. Department of Transportation recently signed a first-of-its-kind agreement between the Tribal Nation and a federal agency that gives the Nation the ability to plan and oversee its own road construction planning and transit projects without having to seek federal permission and oversight. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed the compact. Buttigieg was not in attendance at the signing ceremony event due to testing positive for Covid-19. Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg signed as a witness during the June 7, 2022, event on the Cherokee Nation reservation. “Thanks to the Cherokee Nation’s leadership, every Tribe in the country now has a model that it can pursue in its own self-governance agreements,” Trottenberg said during the ceremony. View the full article: DailyYonder.com