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All About the People: Muscogee (Creek) Nation Tobacco Prevention Program Holds the Great American Smokeout Event

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As the single most preventable cause of disease and premature death in the U.S., commercial tobacco use prevention remains at the forefront throughout the country. Each year, on the third Thursday of November, the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout is recognized among health care providers, community groups and other entities as a day of to bring awareness to the effects of tobacco use and offer tools to quit.

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All About the People: Mvskoke Loan Fund Assisting Citizens with Financial Education, Lending Services

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With Muscogee (Creek) Nation being a sovereign Nation, comes unique opportunities for programs to serve citizens at the highest level through the extensive program efforts to receive grant funding and create partnerships with other organizations.

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Where it All Began: Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reflects Arrival to Indian Territory, History of Council Oak Tree

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Each year, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation holds its Council Oak Ceremony at the Creek Nation Council Oak Park in Tulsa, Okla., to celebrate the Mvskoke (Muscogee) people and reflect on the tribe’s history and triumphs over the years.

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All About the People: MCN Program Provides Care and Support to Sexual Assault Survivors

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Before the MCN SANE Program was established in 2016, MCN Family Violence Prevention Program and the MCN Department of Health joined efforts to identify and resolve gaps in services within the MCN boundaries. One of the challenges they recognized was the lack of victims’ resources available to sexual assault survivors in rural communities; including access to sexual assault exams. In turn, victims would have to travel to Tulsa for a SANE exam.