The Cherokee Nation Adds billions to Economy

A third-party economic impact report shows the Cherokee Nation contributes more than 3-point 1 billion to the state’s economy. The study showed that the tribe directly and indirectly supports more than 23-thousand  jobs and 1-point 2 billion dollars in wages and benefits annually. The tribal government and its businesses also purchase more than 536 million dollars  in goods and services from local vendors and small businesses in northeast Oklahoma.