Cherokee Nation Deputy Secretary of State Canaan Duncan

06/24/2026

Dropping a new episode of Siyo from the Rez! ❤️ Watch here: https://youtu.be/5LyI5NMUsDc

06/24/2026

Checking in from Salina, where we just signed a lease agreement with the Old Saline Cherokee Association OSCA, Cherokee Nation Human Services, and the City of Salina to give new life to the former Cherokee Nation AMO health center as a community gathering space.

06/19/2026

Checking in from our Cherokee Nation’s Juneteenth Celebration at the Peace Pavilion in Tahlequah!

06/18/2026

I had the best time in the studio with the Siyo from the Rez crew and Cherokee entrepreneur Dillin Springwater. Check out the latest episode: https://youtu.be/5LyI5NMUsDc

It's time for a new episode of Siyo from the Rez!

What does it take to create a thriving Cherokee-owned business? This month, we sit down with Cherokee Nation Deputy Secretary of State Canaan Duncan and Cherokee entrepreneur Dillin Springwater, who went from push-mowing yards as a teenager to now running multiple businesses filled with Native employees.

Together, they talk about the many ways Cherokee Nation lifts up small-business owners: from TERO vendor preference to $84 million in SSBCI funding, workforce pipeline programs, and our Opportunity Zones program for small-business owners on the reservation and at-large.

Whether you're on the reservation or an at-large citizen with a dream, this episode's for you.

➡️ Listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts or watch here: https://youtu.be/5LyI5NMUsDc

06/17/2026

Excited to be back on Cherokee Nation’s Siyo from the Rez podcast! The new episode will drop Thursday morning on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

A new episode of Siyo from the Rez drops this Thursday!

Cherokee entrepreneur Dillin Springwater and Cherokee Nation Deputy Secretary of State Canaan Duncan joined us in the studio to talk about our program and the many other ways Cherokee Nation is supporting small-business owners here on the reservation and at-large.

06/16/2026

The Stilwell Giants were in the zone this weekend! ⚾️ Huckleberry and his teammates talked me into doing this video between games. These boys played their hearts out over two days of baseball and came out on top!

06/13/2026

Checking in from the Cherokee Nation Community and Cultural Outreach Awards Banquet at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa!

06/12/2026

Today, Deputy Secretary of State Canaan Duncan and I answered a series of questions during a Q&A session at the Cherokee Nation Community and Cultural Outreach 2026 Annual Conference of Community Leaders! This is just one of the many great discussions we had today. Wado to everyone who took the time to attend this conference and ask such thoughtful questions!

06/12/2026

This morning, I got to speak to our CCO groups at the Cherokee Nation Community and Cultural Outreach 2026 Annual Conference of Community Leaders!

06/10/2026

I had the privilege of having lunch with participants of the Gadugi Corps Gadugi Summer Program. These young Cherokees are from all over the United States and have chosen to spend their summer learning about and making an impact on communities on the Cherokee Reservation. Wado to these great young leaders!