Cherokee Nation Opens Sequoyah Hunting Preserve
Cherokee Nation Opens New Sequoyah Hunting Preserve Facility, Names First Conservation Officer By Miami News-Digest | Oct. 3, 2025 Sequoyah County, Okla. The Cherokee Nation on Friday celebrated the completion of a new office and classroom facility at the Sequoyah Hunting Preserve and announced the hiring of Brek Henry, a Cherokee citizen and former Oklahoma game warden, as the tribe’s first conservation officer. The move comes as the preserve begins its fifth year of controlled deer hunts designed to support conservation, cultural practice and food security for Cherokee families. Education, stewardship and on-the-ground enforcement Tribal officials cut the ribbon on the new building Sept. 26. The single-story facility includes office space for preserve staff and a classroom configured for hunter education, outreach and conservation trainings. Leaders said the classroom will hos...