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COMMEMORATING BUEL ANGLEN By Chadwick “Corntassel” Smith February 15, 2026 Buel Anglen was a builder. Buel built houses. What he accomplished was not merely the construction of houses, but the creation of homes. His work stretches for miles from his hometown of Sperry—homes for families that he physically built with his own hands. There is brilliance in taking an abstract blueprint and transforming it, from a collection of materials, lumber, concrete, pipes, shingles, into something solid and...

A Tribute by Cara Cowan Watts Cherokee411.com There are builders. And then there are Creators . Buel Anglen was both. Buel didn’t just join organizations — he created them. He helped found the Washington County Cherokee Association and the Victory Cherokee Organization. He strengthened and supported the Tulsa Cherokee Community Organization long before he took office and long after he left. He co-founded and shaped the Rogers County Cherokee Association. When he saw a need, he didn’t wait....