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Casino sets Indian-only job fair

 
BY TONY THORNTON    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: October 13, 2008

CATOOSA — Seeking work that pays at least $2.45 above the federal minimum wage? One of the Cherokee Nation’s expanding casinos may hold just the job for you.

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→When: Nov. 7-8

→Where: Cherokee Casino Resort, Interstate 44 and S 193 Ave. in Catoosa

→What to bring: Two forms of identification plus a tribal enrollment card or certified degree of Indian blood card

KEY FACT
Unemployment
According to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, 31 percent of American Indians in Oklahoma were unemployed in 2005.

Wages
Cherokee Nation’s minimum wage is $9 per hour. The federal minimum wage is $6.55.

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