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Cherokee Nation Settles With Opioid Distributors for $75 Million

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The Cherokee Nation hit another milestone this week after enrolling its 400,000th citizen.
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The Cherokee nation hit two major miles stones last week - settling the largest law suit for a tribal government in the United States and reaching 400,000 enrolled citizens. The tribe's Principal Chief, Chuck Hosakin Jr., spoke with Ozarks at Large about how the payout from drug distributors will be used, how the opioid epidemic has disproprtinately affected his community and the future of an expanding Cherokee Nation. 

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
Daniel Caruth is KUAF's Morning Edition host and reporter for Ozarks at Large.