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I-35 interchange designated to honor late Chickasaw ambassador
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
Choctaw, Chickasaw Nations sue social media giants over youth addiction harms
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
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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
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
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Seminole Nation women leaders show what's possible for future generations
By Sarah Liese (Twilla), KOSU
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma has hit a historic milestone: two women are leading the tribal nation for the first time in history.
Seminole Nation tribal citizens trickled into the Mekusukey Mission Arena
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As federal solar tax credits end, here's how one Oklahoma tribal nation used them
Federal incentives to lessen the financial burden of solar panel installations are ending earlier than originally planned after the July 4 passage of the tax and spending law.
By Chloe Bennett-Steele, KOSU
Although the
Muscogee (Creek) Nation tables resolution backing UKB after Cherokee Nation opposition
By Troy Littledeer
OKMULGEE, Okla. — The Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council voted Saturday to postpone a resolution supporting the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (UKB) in its dispute over federal legislation that would require Cherokee Nation consent before any other tribe could place land into trust within the Cherokee
