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Day of Champions football camp held in Durant, OK.
Coach Bob Fello guides a group of football camp participants Wednesday, June 25 in Durant. Youths going through football passing drills at the Day of Champions football camp in Durant. (Photos by...
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Choctaw Scholarship Advisement Program services to be distributed among...
Choctaw Scholarship Advisement Program services to be distributed among educational programs In recent months, the Choctaw Nation Education Department has restructured its suite of educational programs...
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Spotlight on Elders With Joy Culbreath
Joy Culbreath with husband Alton Culbreath photo by Zach MaxwellChoctaw children of tomorrowBY PAYTON GUTHRIEChoctaw Nation of OklahomaThe Choctaw Nation has changed immensely over the last twenty-one...
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Annual Labor Day Festival celebrates the role of women
Choctaw Labor Day Festival emblem “Honoring the Giver of Life.”Choctaw Nation dedicates festival to honor the “Giver of Life.”By STEPHENIE OCHOAChoctaw Nation of OklahomaDURANT, Okla.– This year the...
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Choctaw Nation Community Health Nurses offer vaccines at annual festival
Choctaw Nation Community Health Caring Van.Choctaw Nation educates and assists public with Tdap and Pneumovax vaccinesBy Kelly Adams, RN/CHN DirectorChoctaw Nation of OklahomaDURANT, Okla.– Most people...
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Choctaw Nation receives Innovation Award from REI
Minority Business Development Agency Project Director, James Ray, Executive Director of Tribal Policy, Brian McClain, and REI Oklahoma President and CEO, Scott Dewald.Choctaw Nation receives Innovation...
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Choctaw artist showcases culture in works
Carole Ayers shows art enthusiasts one of her recent watercolor paintings depicting a horse, a subject she wishes to produce more art with in the future. Her art was spotlighted during July’s Meet the...
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Campers learn to "Make a Change" for the better
A young raccoon frolics with a camper during a visit from Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation staff at the Make A Change Summer Youth Camp at Jones Academy.Choctaw Nation, Jones Academy host...
View ArticleVA, Choctaw Nation hosting veterans summit Aug. 27-28
Two-day event is free to all veterans and will be held at Choctaw ResortBy ZACH MAXWELLChoctaw Nation of OklahomaDURANT, Okla.– The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting the Southern Plains...
View ArticleChoctaw Defense responds to changing times
New focus on engineering and civilian contracts helping create and retain jobsBy ZACH MAXWELLChoctaw Nation of OklahomaMcALESTER, Okla.– Choctaw Defense is expanding its capabilities by seeking and...
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Unknown Choctaw ancestor honored in burial ceremony
Collaborating staff members for the reburial were left to right:Historic Preservation Senior Section 106 Reviewer Lindsey Bilyeu, Historic Preservation Section 106 Reviewer Daniel Ragle, Cultural...
View ArticleJones Academy extends application deadlines
Fall semester 2014 applications are still being accepted at the Jones Academy through September 21.By STEPHENIE OCHOAChoctaw Nation of OklahomaDURANT, Okla.– The Jones Academy in Hartshorne will be...
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Choctaws discover Civil War vets
Historic preservation workers install the headstone of Tecumseh King at the King Cemetery near Kinta, OK.Gravesites of vets discovered in King Cemetery near Kinta.By BRANDON FRYEChoctaw Nation of...
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Choctaw Defense in seventh year of production for MTVR trailers
Choctaw Defense employee Justin Yearby in front of MTVR trailers. (Photo courtesy Choctaw Defense)Renewal of Marine trailer contract announcedBy ZACH MAXWELLChoctaw Nation of OklahomaMcALESTER, Okla.–...
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Former tribal councilwoman Charlotte Jackson remembered with statue on tribal...
Former Choctaw Nation tribal councilwoman Charlotte Jackson forever remembered with statue on tribal capitol grounds. First female statue erected for Nation “Honoring the Giver of Life”By STEPHENIE...
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Choctaw Casino Expansion Redesigned
Rendering of the expansion of the Choctaw Casino and Resort in Durant, OK.Choctaw Casino Expansion RedesignedDurant, Okla. - The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has redesigned plans for the expansion of its...
View ArticleDurant Clinic Transitions to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma beginning October 1
Durant Clinic Transition Frequently Asked QuestionsThe Chickasaw Nation and the Choctaw Nation are proud to announce the transition of the Durant Clinic operations beginning October 1, 2014 to the...
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Youth Advisory Board visits Choctaw U
Kelsey Janway leads the YAB members in a mock meeting for Choctaw U.Youth Advisory Board visits Choctaw UBy Payton GuthrieChoctaw Nation of OklahomaPocola, Okla. - The Choctaw Nation Youth Advisory...
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Spotlight on Elders with Leo Smallwood
Leo Smallwood receives recognition with his family on the Rattan High School baseball field. [Photo by Payton Guthrie]Spotlight on Elders with Leo SmallwoodBy Payton GuthrieChoctaw NationRattan, Okla....
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