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- ↑ Chavez, Will (June 5, 2003). "Grayson, Chapman in runoff". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ Snell, Travis (July 14, 2006). "Council weighs by-blood citizenship measure". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ Chavez, Will (July 11, 2007). "Smith wins another term as chief". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ Murphy, Jami (December 31, 2008). "Cherokee officials to attend Obama inauguration". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ Murphy, Jami (June 25, 2013). "Tribal Council election results certified". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ Murphy, Jami (July 3, 2013). "Frailey wants Dist. 15 election results invalidated". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ Murphy, Jami (July 12, 2013). "CN Supreme Court issues decision on Dist. 15 election". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ Hunter, Chad (February 5, 2021). "Crowded field in Tribal Council races as filing period ends". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ Bark, Lindsey (June 6, 2021). "Callison wins Dist. 15 Tribal Council seat". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ Hunter, Chad (February 8, 2019). "36 file for Cherokee Nation government seats". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ Hunter, Chad (June 2, 2019). "UPDATED: Warner prevails in deputy chief race". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ Hunter, Chad (February 9, 2023). "41 file for office in Cherokee Nation". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- 1 2 Rowley, D. Sean (June 4, 2023). "Warner re-elected as CN deputy chief". Cherokee Phoenix . Retrieved 4 June 2023.