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Mother, daughter team graduate nursing school
Kayla Hobbs Partridge and her mother, Melinda Hobbs, graduate Practical Nursing School.Mother, daughter team graduate nursing schoolBy Lisa ReedChoctaw NationMelinda Hobbs started out as a health care...
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Batton Scholar Spotlight: Kendra Germany
Batton Scholar Spotlight: Kendra GermanyBy Zach MaxwellChoctaw Nation(Editor’s note: This is the second in a series about the six recipients of the Batton Family Scholarship, which has been offered...
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Iti Fabvssa: The Battle of Massard Prairie
1st Regiment Choctaw Mounted Rifle re-enactors await the mock battle at Massard Prairie. Below, a re-created camp scene at the reenactment. (Photos by Nick Wallace)The Battle of Massard PraireFor this...
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Language school prepares Choctaw community teachers
Guest speaker Linda Skinner shares examples of incorporating history and interactivity in learning the Choctaw language. She holds a custom, decorated Choctaw edition of the game Scrabble she made...
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Running for Chiefs
Choctaw tribal member James Winchester on the field for the Kansas City Chiefs. He expects to see action this fall as a long snapper for the NFL team. (Photo courtesy Kansas City Chiefs)Winchester...
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Choctaw Nation develops new early childcare program
The Choctaw Nation Early Head Start program was recently awarded an Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grant. The grant will allow the staff (pictured) more opportunities to provide a continuum of...
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Choctaw Nation Joins USDA Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Jennene Fuller, of Yuba, holds a barrel of her most recent harvest of silver peas and green garlic at the Durant Farmers Market on Aug. 5. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Fuller runs a family farm...
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Meet the Artist - Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer
Meet the Artist - Sarah Elisabeth SawyerBy Brandon FryeChoctaw NationDurant, Okla. - Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer, 29-year-old Choctaw author with four published titles under her belt, recently visited the...
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Jones Academy students get into botball
Jones Academy students get into BotballBy Brandon FryeChoctaw NationHartshorne, Okla. - Through a joint endeavor of the Department of Education and the Choctaw Nation, the school was able to initiate a...
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Chris Wesberry named Executive Director of the Native American Institute
Chris Wesberry named Executive Director of the Native American InstituteChris Wesberry was recently named Executive Director of the newly-formed Native American Institute at Southeastern Oklahoma State...
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Iti Fabvssa - The Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians
The Hiawatha Asylum for Insane IndiansBy Ian ThompsonChoctaw NationSouth Dakota - This month, Iti Fabvssa travels outside of the Choctaw country in order to present a story that forever intertwines the...
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Save the Box Tops for Hartshorne Public Schools
Save the Box Tops for Hartshorne Public SchoolsHartshorne, Okla. - Hartshorne Public Schools has been selected by the Choctaw Nation as the recipient of their Box Tops for Education program for the...
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Choctaw Artist Creates Lifetime Legacy
Dianna (Perkins) Adams with a large photo of her portrait of Mary (Qwasawa) Finkbonner. The painting in the photo is actually a smaller version of the 5’ by 7’ original.Choctaw Artist Creates Lifetime...
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Educational Talent Search and Making a Difference Programs Host the 2015 –...
Educational Talent Search and Making a Difference Programs Host the 2015 – 2016 ACT Prep WorkshopsThe Educational Talent Search and Making a Difference Programs will be cohosting several ACT Prep...
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Meyer Siblings Aiming Higher in Hoops
Meyer Siblings Aiming Higher in HoopsThe brother and sister tandem of Austin and Mariah Meyer are following in the athletic footsteps of their parents.Austin Meyer is a 6-9 junior from Mustang and was...
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Young Choctaw Earns Diploma, Pursues Musical Aspirations
Allison Cawthon smiles in a recent photograph taken before graduating high school. Walking across the stage would represent the culmination of great dedication and sustained hard work in one of the top...
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Choctaw Artists Big Part of Labor Day Festival
The 2015 Choctaw Indian Art Show poster, featuring a Scissortail Flycatcher, is the work of a previous competition artist, Dylan Cavin.More than 200 Artists Expected to Enter Art Show CompetitionTvshka...
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Wilson on Capital One Academic All-America Second Team
Kayla Wilson team photo, left, and in action at a long jump competition, on the right. (Photo Illustration Courtesy of Southwestern College Sports)Choctaw Excels on the Field and in the...
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Mayos Lay Strong Foundation for Home Building Business
Darrell and Angela Mayo stand at the foot of the staircase in the second home they built together, just outside of Durant. The two directly worked with every aspect of building the home, from laying...
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Spotlight on Elders with Stella Long
Stella tells the story of the Trail of Tears at an Oklahoma City University pow wow.Spotlight on Elders with Stella LongBy Ronni PierceChoctaw NationOklahoma City, Okla. - Let’s start with her Choctaw...
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