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The award winning Cherokee National Youth Choir is a finalist in this year’s NAMMY competition. Members of the public can vote for the choir until Wednesday, June 7.

TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – The deadline for voting for this year’s eighth annual Native American Music (NAMMY) Awards will be Wednesday, June 7. The Cherokee National Youth Choir is a finalist in two categories in this year’s NAMMY competition, the Best Gospel/Christian/Inspirational Recording and Duo/Group of the Year. Awards will be announced at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on Thursday, June 8.

The choir won the NAMMY for Best Gospel Album of the Year in 2002 at the organization’s fifth annual awards ceremonies. The choir performed a medley of selections form the from the award-winning CD, "Voices of the Creator's Children," which was recorded with Cherokee singer and two-time Grammy award winner Rita Coolidge, a past winner of the NAMMY’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Awards are voted on by the public and members of the Native American Music Association. To vote for the Cherokee National Youth Choir, visit: NAMMYS.com.

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