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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

ICYM: Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens Jr., tribal gaming leader and youth advocate, dies at 66 by Tribal Business News staff Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens Jr. — who led the Indian Gaming Association for more than 20 years and helped oversee unprecedented growth in tribal gaming — died suddenly

Osage Nation celebrates reacquisition of sacred site near St. Louis Arch Osage Nation reacquired a sacred site near the St. Louis Arch in Missouri. The site, known as “Suglarloaf Mound,” is now fully under Osage control and is the oldest known human-made structure in the city. The Osage Nation took

A portion of a major interstate highway will soon honor the late Neal McCaleb, a Chickasaw ambassador who dedicated his career to improving transportation infrastructure in the Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma and the United States. The interchange of Interstate 35 and East 33rd Street in Edmond, Oklahoma, will be designated as

By Troy Littledeer  OAKLAND, Calif. (Native-wire) — The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Chickasaw Nation filed lawsuits in federal court Tuesday accusing Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google of designing addictive platforms that harm tribal youth and strain tribal resources. The cases, assigned to U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

Food distribution bill has potential for growing Tribal agribusiness Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Act could provide tribes with greater autonomy in distributing healthy, locally-sourced, traditional foods to citizens by Braden Harper, Mvskoke Media OKLAHOMA CITY – Soon Native American Tribes across the United States could have greater autonomy in

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