Native Oklahoma

By Troy Littledeer | @troylittledeer  ROSE, Okla. — Her father has been gone since 2024. She moved back onto his land after his death — ground near Teresita, outside Rose in Cherokee County, not far from Tahlequah, where she was born at W.W. Hastings Hospital. Now 33, she’s the Democratic nominee

Adds luxury Choctaw Club experience Durant, Okla. – Choctaw Resorts is expanding its partnership with Moody Center by introducing the Choctaw Club, a premium hospitality space that offers guests an elevated concert and event experience. The announcement comes one year into the multi-year partnership between Choctaw Resorts and Moody Center.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Speed Art Museum, the largest art museum in Kentucky, marked an important moment in its history last week with a public program about the Museum’s first return of 24 sacred and cultural belongings to Native communities under the federal law known as NAGPRA. That August 19

2026 grant projects strengthen the financial infrastructure that Native farmers and ranchers rely on to grow.   BISMARCK, ND - The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) invests $9,499,315 in grants through its 2026 RFA cycle, funding 26 organizations and 28 total projects that expand farmers' and ranchers' access

For many tribal nations, gaming remains a cornerstone of economic success. But across Indian Country, tribes are increasingly looking beyond casinos to create new opportunities for future generations. According to Jordan Phelps, Relationship Manager with BOK Financial's Native American Financial Services group, tribal diversification has evolved significantly over

Tamaha receives town’s first storm warning system TAMAHA, Okla. - The Choctaw Development Fund contributed $17,975 in matching funds to the Town of Tamaha to purchase the town’s first storm siren. The Town of Tamaha was awarded $17,975 from a Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) grant, and