Wyandotte Canton “50 jobs isn’t that many jobs in a big metro area, but in our community when you have 600 people, it’s very significant. It’s a boost that you
“They provide legitimate jobs for a ton of people. The casino I work at has 700 employees.” BRAD ABELL
can’t replace.”
TROY EVERETT Vice President, Canton Chamber of Commerce
Pryor “We’re able to attract a better teaching force than we would be able to without some of those resources. So it’s all interwoven, and people don’t understand how big of a component that the tribe plays in our successes.” DON RALEIGH Superintendent, Pryor Public Schools
Tulsa
Durant “I’ve had many acquaintances that have grown up in Durant, moved away to go to college, never had the intention of moving back, and have. They are finding these fulfilling jobs that they didn’t think would be in Durant, and a lot of those jobs have been provided by the tribe.”
“I see the tribes investing in Oklahoma, in health care, in roads, in education, in mental health, in every way to build a better place for all our children to live.” ALISON ANTHONY President and CEO, Tulsa Area United Way
STEPHANIE GARNER Director, Durant Main Street
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