July 1, 2021

Choctaw tribal member overcomes COVID-19 after 221 days hospitalized

Choctaw Nation Kendra Sikes DURANT – Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) discharged a special patient last week. Doyle Springs spent 221 days in a healthcare facility […]
May 31, 2021

Choctaw Nation Princess Pageants to be held in June

Choctaw Nation Kelsey Brown The Choctaw Nation Princess and Royalty Program announced its plan for the 2021-22 princess pageants in each of its 12 districts. The […]
May 31, 2021

Choctaw Nation Election Board names Tribal Council candidates

Choctaw Nation Kelsey Brown DURANT – Three districts of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) have seats up for election to the Tribal Council in 2021, […]
May 24, 2021

Choctaw Nation receives American Rescue Plan Act funds

Choctaw Nation Kelsey Brown BRYAN COUNTY – The Choctaw Nation has received $944 million in an initial payment of Fiscal Recovery Funds under the American Rescue […]
May 18, 2021

Trail of Tears remembered at ’21 Memorial Walk

Choctaw Nation Kelsey Brown TVSHKA HOMMA, Okla. – Members of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) remembered the journey of their ancestors at the 2021 Trail […]
April 5, 2021

Choctaw Nation partners with vaccine standby list

Kendra Sykes Choctaw Nation DURANT – Dr. B, a new national database of available COVID-19 vaccines, aims to help Americans find vaccinations available near them (www.hidrb.com). Choctaw […]
April 5, 2021

Choctaw Development Fund awards $5,000 forgivable loans to two local businesses

Michelle Weaver Choctaw Nation DURANT – On March 23, two local small businesses; Reid Ranch and Spencer Barnett – Impact Realty were each awarded a $5,000 Small […]
February 25, 2021

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma provided more than $2.5 billion economic impact to Oklahoma in 2019

Choctaw Nation Michelle Weaver DURANT — The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma announced Thursday that the Tribe had a $2,519,532,303 economic impact on the State of Oklahoma in […]
February 18, 2021

Chief Batton signs Executive Order after historic winter weather

Choctaw Nation DURANT – Chief Gary Batton signed an Executive Order on Feb. 16, declaring a state of emergency, following the unprecedented winter weather that swept […]