Fort Reno impact could be 3,000 jobs
So what happens if the Cheyenne and Arapaho are successful in finally getting Fort Reno returned to the tribes?
Reggie Wassana has a one-word answer: jobs.
“Someone has to step up and help create an environment that helps build economic opportunity in central and western Oklahoma,” said Wassana, governor of the C&A Tribes. “It can be the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes working with the local communities to help build a promising future for the generations to come. We can’t always rely on the oil and gas industry because it fluctuates up and down.