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Economy of Cherokee, NC


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Harrah's Cherokee Casino opened in 1995 and dramatically "changed everything from jobs to education to health care" for Cherokee tribe members; in 2005, nearly four million people visited the casino and generated a per capita profit of roughly $8,000 annually.

Manufacturing and textile plants which previously existed in the area have since closed or moved overseas. Before the casino, national park tourism provided work for about half of the year, and most tribal members live off public assistance during the
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