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$150,000 in gaming and hospitality scholarships awarded  CARROLLTON, Texas - The third annual Choctaw Nation Gaming & Hospitality Scholarship Golf Tournament raised more than $319,000 for the Chahta Foundation Gaming & Hospitality Scholarship Program.   The tournament was held at the Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, on Oct.

NORMAN, Okla. – Thanks to support from the Chickasaw Nation, the University of Oklahoma College of Law has announced the continuation and expansion of the Chickasaw Nation – Henry Family Lecture Series. Under the new name, the event will continue to showcase thought-provoking discourse surrounding the rule of law to audiences at

Applications for eligible members will be available from Nov. 3 to 14 DURANT, Okla. — The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) is launching a Temporary Food Assistance Program for Tribal members nationwide who will not receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November. This initiative is part of the

DURANT, Okla. – Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Chief Gary Batton released a statement regarding Tribal members’ rights to fish and hunt on reservations without an Oklahoma state license. The statement is in response to an Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation press release claiming they will enforce regulations which disregard tribal treaties

From The Office of Governor Reggie Wassana: CONCHO, Okla. — In a solemn and historic undertaking more than two years in the making, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, in partnership with the U.S. Army, have begun the sacred process of returning 16 children with Cheyenne and Arapaho bloodlines to their

By Leah Smith, Gaylord News WASHINGTON – Health services for Native Americans in Northeast Oklahoma are expecting a major boost following Cherokee Nation’s takeover on Wednesday of the Claremore Indian Hospital, one of two federally run Indian Hospitals remaining in the state of Oklahoma.  The takeover of the hospital by

UINO Chairperson Ben Barnes also calls for a comprehensive investigation into the residential school system and accountability on behalf of those impacted by generational trauma   TULSA, Oklahoma — United Indian Nations of Oklahoma (UINO) asks everyone to join them and Native communities from the United States and Canada in observing Orange