TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Regional Chamber held the second annual State of the Tribal Nations addressing the contributions made by the Cherokee, Muscogee Creek and Osage Nations to the state of Oklahoma.
Mike Neal, president and CEO of the Tulsa Regional Chamber, said the State of the Tribal Nations, gives the business community a moment to pause and say thank you to the three major tribal nations across northeastern Oklahoma.
“Almost no major economic development deal has been done in our state in the past 15 years without tribal engagement, tribe participation,” said Neal. “Almost no major tourism or no major sporting event has been brought to this community without engagement of one or more of our tribes and, in many instances, all three of our tribes.”…