HULBERT, Okla.-Construction on the Cherokee Nation's eight new efficiency homes in Hulbert was recently completed, and the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation continues to take applications for future tenants.

Construction began in November 2019 on the one-bedroom, 720 square-foot efficiency homes that will be used as income-based rental units for Cherokee Nation elders.

"In times like these, it is important that our Cherokee Nation elders have a place they can call home," said Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. "Programs like these ensure that we provide housing so our most vulnerable c...