TULSA PROGRESSA Works Progress Assembly

Institutions & organizations / Greater Tulsa

Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation

Tribal housing authority.

Institutional role

Tribal housing authority.

Relationship and limits

Not the Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa.

Place in Tulsa’s civic system

Tribal government / enterprise · Role documented

A published source describes the role; legal standing and all current details have not been audited.

Not the Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa.

Atlas source date: 2026-09-24

No relationship has been recorded here yet. This does not establish that the institution is unconnected.

Governing membership

Five commissioner reappointments were approved in the April 14, 2025 final Tribal Council record (files 25-036 through 25-040). Separate enacted resolutions establish April 30, 2028 term endings for Ron Amos and James Simmons. Term dates for the other three and subsequent membership changes remain unconfirmed. Source checked September 25, 2026.

CommissionerJames Simmons →Appointed by Principal Chief nomination; Tribal Council confirmationStart not supplied – 04/30/2028Named in approved April 2025 appointments; subsequent membership changes unconfirmedR-034-25 approved April 14, 2025 and signed April 29, 2025; term begins April 2025, exact start day not stated.
CommissionerRon Amos →Appointed by Tribal Council confirmationStart not supplied – 04/30/2028Named in approved April 2025 appointments; subsequent membership changes unconfirmedR-030-25 approved April 14, 2025 and signed April 29, 2025; term begins April 2025, exact start day not stated.
CommissionerAnthony Yates →Appointed by Tribal Council confirmationNamed in approved April 2025 appointments; subsequent membership changes unconfirmedReappointment approved April 14, 2025 in final Tribal Council meeting record; subsequent changes unconfirmed.
CommissionerCandle Melton →Appointed by Tribal Council confirmationNamed in approved April 2025 appointments; subsequent membership changes unconfirmedReappointment approved April 14, 2025 in final Tribal Council meeting record; subsequent changes unconfirmed.
CommissionerDianna Mayfield →Appointed by Tribal Council confirmationNamed in approved April 2025 appointments; subsequent membership changes unconfirmedReappointment approved April 14, 2025 in final Tribal Council meeting record; subsequent changes unconfirmed.

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How this fits into Tulsa’s government →
Open research question

Verify current governing document, board roster and latest financial filing.

Sources & record history

Civic atlas: Role documented · Source record reviewed 2026-09-24. Shared Works records retain their original review dates; inclusion here does not imply a fresh check of every service.

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