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Today, the Indian Health Service is announcing recipients for the Fiscal Year 2022 Tribal Self-Governance Planning Cooperative Agreements, administered by the Office of Tribal Self-Governance, and two tribes that have entered the IHS Tribal Self-Governance Program. These annual IHS cooperative agreement awards support tribes and tribal organizations with the planning

The 12th annual Lowak Sho'li First American Humanities Forum is set for 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center, 830 E. Main St., Ada, Oklahoma. The theme for this year’s forum is “First Americans in Language Revitalization.” “The Lowak Sho&

by Theresa Hinman Parable: There are 39 frogs on lily pads. Five make the decision to jump. How many frogs remain on the lily pads? The answer is 39 because a decision without action has no impact. On Oct. 11, the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes held a

BY ELYSE WILD PAWNEE, Okla. — Pawnee Nation has signed an intergovernmental agreement with Pawnee County in Oklahoma to collaborate on infrastructure projects that affect residents. The agreement establishes a policy to collaborate and cooperate on a government-to-government basis for planning, building and maintaining Pawnee Nation streets and roadways within the

By Allison Herrera Documents obtained by KOSU show Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has retained outside legal counsel in an effort to advance contested gaming compacts with four Oklahoma tribes, and state legislative leaders didn’t know anything about it. In a notice sent to Timothy J. Kelly, a judge in

Date Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - 9:30amContact Info Public AffairsPA@usda.gov(202) 720-8998 Release No. 187-22 WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2022 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service today awarded over $64 million for 185 grant projects to expand and strengthen local and regional

Tribe gives $100K in support of service members, veterans and their families TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation and American Red Cross have a long history of working together toward shared goals. The tribe and its businesses continue to pledge support for the nonprofit’s lifesaving services and vital programs. Recently,