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Cherokee elects Levi Gritts as new chief of the Nation
Levi Gritts, 47, full blood Cherokee, graduate of Bacone and Tahlequah Male Seminary, was proclaimed the tribe’s chief in Tahlequah. He succeeds Daniel Gritts as Washington delegate and seeks jurisdictional bills to settle five civilized tribes. Gritts traces leadership to Bud Gritts and Kee Too Wars lineage. He is currently in Washington advancing tribal interests.
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