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- ↑ Chavez, Will (June 5, 2023). "Grayson, Chapman in runoff". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ↑ Snell, Travis (March 12, 2007). "45 candidates file for 19 seats". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ↑ Good Voice, Christina (August 16, 2007). "Outgoing councilors bid farewell". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ↑ Murphy, Jami (April 24, 2013). "EC rules Shotpouch as ineligible candidate". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ↑ Hunter, Chad (February 5, 2021). "Crowded field in Tribal Council races as filing period ends". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ↑ Hunter, Chad (June 6, 2021). "Handle-Davis, Shotpouch top Dist. 10 race". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ↑ Tomlinson, Joe (28 July 2021). "Cherokee Nation runoff: Two candidates request recounts, consider challenges". NonDoc. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ↑ Rowley, D. Sean (August 17, 2021). "9 Cherokee Nation councilors take oath of office during ceremony". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 12 November 2023.