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Choctaw Nation and Fort Smith Police Department Sign Historic Cross-Deputization Agreement
DURANT, Okla. – In a historic move for public safety and intergovernmental collaboration, the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma have signed a cross-deputization agreement—marking the first-ever tribal law enforcement agreement in the State of Arkansas.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed on Friday, September
Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Lease-to-Own Program Improves Family Trajectories
Tribal program overcomes common home ownership barriers
SHAWNEE, Okla. – The Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN) launched its lease-to-own program with a singular goal in mind: equip its members for home ownership.
“Home ownership is a crucial way families can build generational wealth,” said CPN Housing Department Director Scott George. “We recognized
Chickasaw Nation breaks ground for medical student housing project
ADA, Okla. — Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby was joined by dozens of tribal leaders and medical providers in groundbreaking ceremonies Aug. 12 for a housing project designed for Chickasaw Nation Department of Health providers and resident students.
The project, consisting of 10 single-story apartments and six single-story duplex homes, will
Hundreds Expected to Attend Wednesday’s Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa Facility Expansion Event
Tulsa, OK – Hundreds in attendance are anticipated at Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa (IHCRC)’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for its 62,000-square-foot facility expansion at 530 S. Peoria Ave., at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
The celebration, featuring Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols, Muscogee Nation Second Chief Del Beaver, Muscogee
Invitation to Submit: Native Voices in the Wild West – A New Literary Anthology
Dennis Doty, publisher and editor of Saddlebag Dispatches, a literary journal dedicated to preserving and expanding the storytelling tradition of the American West Saddlebag Dispatches – The Award-Winning Home of All Things Western.
Over the past year, Saddlebag Dispatches has published five standalone anthologies featuring a range of voices from across
Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa announces July 2 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for 62,000-square-foot expansion
Tulsa, OK –Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa (IHCRC) will host the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for its 62,000-square-foot facility expansion at 530 S. Peoria Ave., at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
The celebration, featuring a Cedar Blessing by Bill Wamego, will be the culmination of more