A pastor of House of Praise Church (Marble City, Okla.) and president of Marble City Food Pantry & Youth Services, Clifton Pettit serves his community with great diligence and has helped provide food security for Cherokees for the past 20 years. Marble City Food Pantry & Youth Services has been recognized with the Language Perpetuation Award and Above & Beyond Award by Cherokee Nation Community & Cultural Outreach. In 2020, Pettit was nominated and confirmed by Cherokee Nation as a governing board member for the Cherokee Immersion School. He is a proud husband, father of two, grandfather of four and great grandfather of one.