Native Oklahoma

Resort picks up 17 first-place finishes DURANT, Okla. - Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant won 24 Best of Gaming Awards, Casino Player Magazine announced this month. The Durant resort won 17 first-place awards, including Best Overall Gaming Resort, Best Pool and Best Poker Tournaments. The resort also picked up

Tulsa Oklahoma – Between 2021 and 2026, Gilcrease has purchased 20 new acquisitions. These pieces have played an important role in shaping the museum’s new narrative, while connecting with Gilcrease’s history and sense of tradition. Every acquisition made in the past two years has been by a living artist

Gallery features Jaime Misenheimer’s “Ilvppako Amiti: From These Places” DURANT, Okla. - The art gallery inside Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant's Sky Tower is currently displaying a solo exhibition – a collection of paintings by Choctaw artist Jaime Misenheimer. The collection, titled “Ilvppako Amiti: From These Places,” features 16

SULPHUR, Okla. — The ARTesian Gallery & Studios is a central hub for Chickasaw and other First American artists to share their work and stories with the public. The ARTesian Gallery is featuring “Statements in Color,” an exhibit by Chickasaw Hall of Fame artist Paul “Lance” Straughn through Aug. 26. “This

LAWTON, Okla. – The Comanche Nation Housing Authority (CNHA) has been awarded a $1.5 million Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help improve existing homes for Comanche families across southwest Oklahoma.  CNHA will invest the funding in critical

SULPHUR, Okla.— Acclaimed First American films and filmmakers will once again take center stage during the 11th annual Holba' Pisachi' Native Film Festival, Aug. 7-8, at the Chickasaw Cultural Center’s Anoli' Theater. The festival will feature an outstanding lineup of acclaimed filmmakers, actors and emerging

NEWCASTLE, Okla. — Chickasaw Nation Governor Chris Anoatubby led groundbreaking ceremonies July 31 for the Chickasaw Nation Health Newcastle Medical Center, marking a significant investment in First American healthcare access in the Oklahoma City area. When complete, the 160-acre Chickasaw Nation Health Newcastle Medical Center campus, located at the intersection