ᏑᏓᎵᏍᎪ ᏑᏓᎵᏁ ᎢᏗᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᎦᏕᏘᏱᏍᎬ, ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ Mike Dart ᎠᎴ Jesse Hummingbird ᎨᎦᏑᏰᏎ ᎬᎾᏕᎾ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎠᏃᏢᏅᏍᎩ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏔᏅᎢ, ᎠᏂᎳᏍᏓᏢ ᏓᏂᎸᏉᏗᏍᎪ ᎾᎿ ᏂᎬᏩᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎯᎵᏒ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᏄᏍᏛᏃ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ.
During the 65th annual Cherokee National Holiday, Cherokee Nation citizens Mike Dart and Jesse Hummingbird were named this year’s Cherokee National Treasures, an honor given by the tribe for keeping Cherokee art and culture alive.