BY BRIAN EDWARDS WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury has upped the amount of financial assistance it is providing to Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in its latest — and later than usual — round of funding. The Treasury’s CDFI Fund last week announced $17.1 million in

By: Associated Press MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) – When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut for three months in 2020, its owners, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, had to reckon with decades of relying heavily on gambling as the tribe’s main source of revenue. “The fact that the

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The Wellness Council of Oklahoma, is pleased to bring the BE WELL EXPO to Oklahoma City on Saturday, April 15 th , 2023. This free event is held at the India Shrine Ballroom, 3601 NW 36 th St, OKC. Doors are open from 10:00am to 4:30pm. Attendees can talk

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Northeastern State University’s annual Symposium on the American Indian will return for its 50th year in April. The weeklong celebration of Native culture and scholarship will take place April 10 – 15 at the NSU Tahlequah campus. “We will celebrate fifty years of scholarship, broadening perspectives, community building,

The Chickasaw Nation Department of Culture & Humanities is putting on its first Kochcha' (Outdoor) Market March 11 from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. at the Chickasaw National Capitol grounds in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. This market provides a space for all local artists and farmers to set up

By Noah Mack Gaylord News WASHINGTON - The chief concern for the nation’s truckers—a safe place to sleep—has caught the attention of an Oklahoma congressman who might be able to help. During Rep. Tom Cole’s (R-Moore) first virtual town hall meeting of the current session of