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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

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

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

Chahta Foundation matches $21,000 in funds DURANT, Okla. - Choctaw Travel Plaza raised $42,000 during the first round of fundraising for the Choctaw Travel Plaza Scholarship Fund, which was launched in April. Choctaw Travel Plaza partnered with Coca-Cola to seed the fund, which will help send local Choctaw

By Alexandra de la Mora, Gaylord News WASHINGTON – Taylor Martin, Chickasaw and Seminole Native, wife and mother, started her silversmithing studio, Cheyenne Sky Studio, in 2023 despite not obtaining financial support.  “I had to take it upon myself to decide to open the studio. I didn't have savings

Federal Home Loan Bank Topeka’s Native American Housing Initiatives program supports tribal housing projects across Oklahoma SHAWNEE, Okla. – Five tribal entities were recently awarded $1.6 million through the Native American Housing Initiatives (NAHI) Grants Program offered by the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) Topeka. The projects will be

Project adds new hotel tower and luxury amenities Pocola, Okla.  – Choctaw Casino & Resort – Pocola has announced plans for a $140 million expansion and renovation project that will add a new hotel tower, luxury amenities and upgrades across the property. What started as a bingo hall in 1994 has grown