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In your hands, fellow Cherokee citizens, rests the success or failure of our great Cherokee Nation to continue to successfully meet challenges to our sovereignty, the health and well being of our people, our heritage, traditions and language, education for our youth and self-sufficiency.

This election is a celebration of freedom and sovereighty, as well as a beginning-signifying renewal, as well as change.

We are the heirs of a great legacy left to us by our Cherokee ancestors. The torch has been passed from generation to generation of Cherokees, tempered and disciplined by adversity, hard and bitter peace and a proud heritage-unwiling to yield or permit the undoing of our sovereignty, rights and cultural values.

Our best efforts to continue to meet challenges ahead depend on dedicated, qualified leadership. United there is little we cannot do. We shall not always expect to find total agreement on issues. But we shall always hope to find all strongly supporting the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee citizens-and those who remember lessons learned from our past. These lessons help guide us and keep us on the right path today and in the future.

Therefore, I know you will agree that it is important we wisely elect our Cherokee representatives who are capable of converting good words into good deeds in a new alliance for progress.

Let us ask of ourselves the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of those we elect to represent us.

Let us begin anew-remembering that Native diplomancy and civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let all focus on problems and issues that unite us instead of those things which divide us.

Please review and consider these Cherokee Nation Council candidates asking for your support, prayers and vote on May 24, 2003.

Wado!
Campaign 2003 Committee
To Re-Elect Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith

District 1 - Cherokee (Cherokee County)
(Precincts: Talequah, Keys, Hulbert, Briggs, Lowery)

Audra Smoke-Conner
8509 Hwy 82
Hulbert, OK 74441
Telephone # (918) 456-5581
Cell Phone: 918-453-7491
audrasmoke@yahoo.com

Rev.Ricky D. Gassaway
P.O. Box 130
Cookson, OK 74427
Phone: 918-457-5409
E-mail: ccwgassaway@netscape.net

District 2 - Trail of Tears (Adair County)
(Precincts: Stilwell, Westville, Cave Springs, Bell)

Jackie Bob Martin
RT 3 Box 436
Stilwell, OK 74960
Phone: 918-696-6846
E-mail: jmartin@cherokee.org
URL: http://www.jackiebobmartin.com

Mary Adair
Route 3 Box 638
Westville, OK 74965

District 3 - Sequoyah (Sequoyah County)
(Precincts: Vian, Marble City, Sallisaw, Muldrow)

Edith Dalton
Route 1 Box 192-1
Vian, OK 74962
Phone: 918-773-5812
URL: http://www.edithdalton.com

Phyllis Yargee
Rt. 1, Box 284
Gore, OK 74435
Phone: 918-489-2052
E-mail: pyargee@crostel.net

District 4 - Three Rivers
(McIntosh/Muskogee/Wagoner Counties)
(Precincts: Warner, Ft. Gibson, Okay)

Don Garvin 1112 Sky View Dr.
Muskogee, OK 74403
E-mail: grvn3415@hotmail.com
URL: http://www.dongarvin.com

District 5 - Delaware (Delware/Ottawa Counties)
(Precincts: Afton, Grove, Jay, Kenwood, Kansas)

District 6 - Mayes (Mayes County)
(Precints: Pryor, Salina, Locust Grove)

David J. Standingwater
Rt. 2, Box 482
Salina, OK 74365
Phone: 918-479-8249
Cell: 918-605-4873

District 7 - Will Rogers (Rogers County)
Precincts: Claremore, Chelsea)

Cara Cowan
P.O. Box 2922
Claremore, OK 74018
Phone: 918-341-1735
URL: http://www.caracowan.com

District 8 - Oologah (Washington/Tulsa Counties)
(Precincts: Bartlesville, Tulsa, Collinsville)

Buel Anglen
1831 S. Broadway St.
Skiatook, OK 74070
918-396-4017
E-mail: BDanglen@aol.com
URL: http://www.buelanglen.com

William G. "Bill" Johnson
15161 N. 3960 Rd.
Dewey, OK 74029
Phone: 918-534-3683
Cell: 918-440-2450
E-mail: wmgjoh@wmconnect.com

District 9 - Craig (Craig/Nowata Counties)
(Precints: Vinita, Coffeyville, Nowata)

Robert Bob McSpadden
1104 W. Canadian Ave.
Vinita, OK 74301
Phone: 918-256-6291