FTO Cherokee

10/29/2014

Brian Ross, OST’s Director of Financial Education, attended the National Congress of American Indians 71st Annual Convention Ensuring the Financial Capability of the Next Generation summit on Sunday, October 26, in Atlanta, Ga. He is traveling to Washington, D.C., to participate as a panelist at the Federal Trade Commission’s Fraud Affects Every Community Workshop on October 29, 2014. Ross will be part of Panel 3: Getting More Specific: Community Case Studies on Fraud, at 11:00 a.m.

OST’s Financial Education platform incorporates a life cycle approach for youth, adults, and elders. The training includes experiential learning formats for the very young, which research suggests is a time when they are most receptive to adopting good financial habits. Education and skills training continue through post-secondary education, the first time home purchase experience, budgeting, retirement savings, and estate planning.

08/26/2014

Planning to visit Tahlequah, OK for the Cherokee National Holiday celebration this Labor Day weekend?

Stop by our table during the WW Keeler Tribal Complex Open House on Saturday, August 30, 2014 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. View our list of individuals we are looking for who have unclaimed property, money or both! Hope to see you there!

08/11/2014

Are you interested in selling your lands for immediate restoration to the tribe with jurisdiction to help reduce fractionation? Want to know about other options for reducing fractionation? Call the Trust Beneficiary Call Center at 888-678-6836 to register with the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations as a willing seller.

Learn more and find out how to participate at www.doi.gov/buybackprogram/landowners

Information for owners of fractionated Native American lands.

07/07/2014

If you decide to sell your land as part of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations, funds will be posted directly to your IIM account. What will you do with your funds?

http://www.doi.gov/ost/individual_beneficiaries/financial_empowerment/index.cfm

Financial Empowerment

06/09/2014

You could be eligible to receive thousands of dollars from the U.S. Government for selling your fractionated lands for immediate restoration to the tribe with jurisdiction. The Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations seeks to combat the historic fractionation problem and unify tribal lands for you, your land, and your community. Find out how you may be able to participate at www.doi.gov/buybackprogram/landowners

05/27/2014

If you received an offer packet for your fractionated tribal land interests on the Makah Reservation, you only have until May 30 to submit your completed packet. If you have questions about the Program or completing your packet, please contact the Trust Beneficiary Call Center at 888-678-6836 or visit www.doi.gov/buybackprogram/landowners

05/19/2014

Did you know that the minimum base payment for each tract of land bought by the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations is $75? Many owners have already been paid. While the amounts offered to individuals will vary, some owners have already received more than $100,000 for their interests.

How much is your land worth?

Learn more about the Program at www.doi.gov/buybackprogram/landowners or register as a willing seller by calling the Trust Beneficiary Call Center at 888-678-6836

04/28/2014

If you received an offer packet for your fractionated tribal land interests on the Pine Ridge Reservation, you only have until May 2 to submit your completed packet. If you have questions about the Program or completing your packet, please contact the Trust Beneficiary Call Center at 888-678-6836 or visitwww.doi.gov/buybackprogram/landowners

04/22/2014

We may be looking for you to claim an Individual Indian Money (IIM) account!! Check out our newly posted listings on our homepage link below! You might be in for a $urpri$e!

http://www.doi.gov/ost/fto/cherokee/wau-names-cherokee.cfm

WAU names Cherokee page

02/13/2014

Will you be visiting the Cherokee Nation W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex in Tahlequah soon?

If so, please come by our office (OST) to find your name or the names of people you may know who are "Whereabouts Unknown"! We are holding money, property or both for the people on the listings! Drop by to find out!

08/27/2013

Are you coming to Tahlequah this Labor Day weekend for the 61st Annual Cherokee National Holiday?

If so, visit our table in the W. W. Keeler Tribal Complex for the Open House activities on Saturday, August 31st. Beginning at 10:00 AM, staff will be on-site with listings of individuals who are "Whereabouts Unknown"! View our listings for your name or someone you know!

There could be a nice $urpri$e waiting!