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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation will host a men’s and women’s fast pitch softball tournament August 26, 27 and 28, in conjunction with the 53rd annual Cherokee National Holiday celebration. The tournament will be played at the Sequoyah High School softball fields, located four miles south of Tahlequah, Okla., on Highway 62.

Teams are allowed up to two players who do not have Certificate Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) cards. The rest of the team must present their CDIB cards at the time of registration. Entry fee is $175 per team. The entry fee deadline is August 12. Entry is on a first come, first serve basis. The first teams to pay their entry fees will be entered into the competition. Entries are limited to 24 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams.

The top four teams in both divisions receive team plaques. Players receive jackets for first place, hooded sweatshirts for second place, sweatshirts for third place and t-shirts for fourth place.

For more information on the Cherokee National Holiday fast pitch softball tournament contact Denise Honawa, phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2248) or e-mail dhonowa@cherokee.org.

The Cherokee Nation celebrates its National Holiday every year over Labor Day weekend, in observance of the signing of the Cherokee Nation constitution. This year’s Holiday theme, “Celebrating the Great State of Sequoyah,” commemorates Indian Territory and the state that almost was.

For more information on the Cherokee National Holiday contact Lou Slagle, phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2544) and/or visit the Cherokee Nation web site.

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