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Were a big government, and we have to do our due diligence to make sure things are handled properly, said Joe Byrd, speaker of the Cherokee Tribal Council. You can be sure that Ill have my pulse on the situation.
Along with Joe Byrd,Smith was one of two formerCherokee chiefs present atWednesdays ceremony. Alsoin attendance were DeputyChief Joe Crittenden, abouta dozen current and formerTribal Council members, andGeorge Wickliffe, chief of theUnited
Smith rose to power in 1999 after another tough campaign that ended with him unseating Joe Byrd, who replaced legendary tribal chief Wilma Mankiller when she retired. He campaigned largely on the tribe's business success, touting the creation of more than 5,000 "stable jobs" during the past decade,