Choctaw Nation Offers a Variety of Housing and Rental Assistance
Choctaw Nation Offers a Variety of Housing and Rental AssistanceBy Kendra GermanyChoctaw NationThe Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma offers many different services for the benefit of its people. One of those...
View ArticleIti Fabvssa - On a walk, night has fallen...
Cultural Preservation Department_Choctaw Nation… the moon peeks through the forest as you walk, lighting your way. Off in the distance you hear it, at first very faint, then louder as it moves closer....
View ArticleChoctaw Singer Lainey Edwards Proving She’s a ‘Lucky Girl’
Lainey Edwards stands on the stage of the new Choctaw Nation Grand Theater the night before she performed in Durant. She had returned to her home state and the land of her tribe to share her blend of...
View ArticleThe Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Opening New Grocery Store
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Opening New Grocery Store Concept That Will Bring 28 New Jobs to Pushmataha CountyBy Sarah OroChoctaw NationClayton, Okla. - Residents of Clayton and the surrounding area...
View ArticleNation Hosts Autism Summit, Aids Affected Families
The Choctaw Nation and its education programs join the voices speaking up for autism awarenessDurant, Okla.– A new Muppet named Julia, a hyper-intelligent theoretical physicist named Sheldon, and a...
View ArticleChoctaw Nation of Oklahoma commemorates Veterans Day
Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton (left) and Assistant Chief Jack Austin Jr. accept flags from the Skullyville Post Veterans Association from Spiro, Oklahoma, during the Veterans Day ceremony on...
View Article2015 Outstanding Choctaw Elders Honored at Banquet
The Outstanding Elders of 2015 are pictured immediately following the Outstanding Elders banquet on Oct. 13, at the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant with Chief Gary Batton and Assistant Chief Jack...
View ArticleChoctaw Nation Opens New Wellness Center in Smithville
Roselee Senior (Williams) of Smithville stands with Chief Gary Batton among council and community members, all lined up to cut a ribbon opening the new wellness center expansion.Choctaw Nation Opens...
View ArticleTeaching a Lesson in Telling the Choctaw Story
Attendees of the Creative Writing Workshop “Choctaw Culture and History Preservation” were Audrey Jacob, Carolyn Hall, Dianna Street, Lynda Kay Sawyer, Candace Dees, instructor, Choctaw author, editor...
View ArticleWiring the Choctaw Nation
Farhad Asghar, of the CollegeBoard, New York, New York, addresses a meeting of public and private sector participants with ConnectHome in Hugo last month.Wiring the Choctaw NationBy Charlie...
View ArticleYoung Choctaw in Print
Elissa Hamil is the daughter of Jamie and Kevin Hamil, who both work for the Choctaw Nation.Young Choctaw in PrintBy Kendra GermanyChoctaw NationDurant, Okla. - A Choctaw woman is making a name for...
View ArticleIti Fabvssa - The Log Cabin
_An 1830’s-40’s cabin at Goodland Academy with a mudcat chimney, Choctaw County, built by Henry Leavenworth Gooding and Choctaw workers. Image courtesy of Goodland Academy.###Iti Fabvssa - The Log...
View ArticleCain Can’t Stop Growing New Successful Businesses
Ellis Cain, left, and Kelsey Cain in the entry way of their Ada business headquarters. From this location, the two run a drug testing business, a bail bonds business, and oversee new offices in Duncan...
View ArticleChoctaw Football Player Kicks Stigma of Diabetes, Finds Success
Josh Lambert, an award-winning kicker for the West Virginia Mountaineers, is seen here warming up on the sidelines during the OU-West Virginia game on Oct. 3 in Norman.Choctaw Football Player Kicks...
View ArticleChoctaw Entrepreneur has a Hot Hand with an Ace in the Bowl
Susan Witt, CEO and founder of Unique Foods, LLC, and Ace in the Bowl Salsa poses with her product during the Fancy Food Show event held in New York.Choctaw Entrepreneur has a Hot Hand with an Ace in...
View ArticleBusiness Looks Hot as the Choctaw Nation Adds Another Chili’s to the Mix
Business Looks Hot as the Choctaw Nation Adds Another Chili’s to the MixBy Charlie ClarkChoctaw NationAtoka, Okla. - The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome a new...
View ArticleRibbon-cutting for four new locations in McAlester
A ribbon cutting was held for a new Choctaw Nation Community Center, Head Start, Food Distribution center and Wellness Center on Friday, December 11, at 10 a.m. Chief Gary Batton, Asst. Chief Jack...
View ArticleRural Broadband Dream on Way to Becoming Reality
Connecting after the ConnectHome meeting in Talihina are, from left, Stacy Shepherd, SEO of Choctaw Nation Member Services; Scott A. Gros- field, Regional Director with Housing Authority of the Choctaw...
View ArticleRev. Bertram Bobb Funeral Services
Rev. Bertram Bobb Funeral ServicesFuneral services for Rev. Bertram Bobb will be held on Friday, December 18, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in the Hugo Agriplex at 5th and Rena in Hugo, Oklahoma. Rev. Olin...
View ArticleIti Fabvssa - The Big Hunt
Iti Fabvssa - The Big HuntChoctaw society developed out of a long and intimate relationship with the plants, animals, soil, and water of our homeland in the southeast. Through this relationship,...
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