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USDA Announces $7.5 Million Available in Grant Funding to Expand Markets for U.S. Agricultural Products
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2023--The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $7.5 million through the Acer Access and Development Program (Acer) and the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP), and is now accepting applications for these funding opportunities through USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service
Chickasaw Nation breaks ground for medical center expansions
ADA, Okla. -- Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby led groundbreaking ceremonies Feb. 16 to begin construction on expansions to the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center (CNMC), 1921 Stonecipher Blvd., which are designed to enhance health care services for First Americans.
Governor Anoatubby said the expansion is part of a continued investment in
Cherokee Nation Businesses Completes Acquisition of Gold Strike Casino Resort
TUNICA, Miss. – CNE Gaming Holdings LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Cherokee Nation Businesses, officially assumed operations of Gold Strike Casino Resort after receiving approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
“This is a historic day of growth for our hospitality portfolio as we enter the commercial gaming industry, and we welcome
$1 coin, quarter celebrate legendary Osage ballerina
By Cheyenne Leach
The U.S. Mint released a new $1 coin this month, featuring five Native American women known as the Five Moons Ballerinas.
In the foreground of the coin is Osage ballerina Maria Tallchief behind the rest of the ‘Five Moons Ballerinas,’ on this year's $1
Osage officials and producers reject proposed DOI rules for oil and gas mining
Standing Bear: ‘The proposed rules are too long, too detailed and too complicated’
Written by Shannon Shaw Duty
SKIATOOK, Okla. – It’s clear the officials of the Osage Nation, the Osage Minerals Council and the oil and gas producers of Osage County, soundly reject the U.S. Department of Interior’
FHWA Announces $21 Million in Grant Awards for Tribal Transportation Safety Improvements From President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
WASHINGTON -- As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s commitment to reducing roadway fatalities, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced that 70 Tribes will receive approximately $21 million for 93 projects that improve road safety on Tribal lands. Traffic crashes occur more frequently in Tribal and rural
Reagan Smith working to expand broadband access, training for tribes.
By: Heide Brandes
Tribal entities in Oklahoma received millions of dollars in funding from the Biden administration for internet access on tribal land, but still only 67% of tribal lands in the lower 48 states have broadband access. That compares to 98% of urban Americans with broadband.
One Oklahoma company