Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System Awarded NIH N Crew Program
On Wednesday, July 30, 2024, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the Absentee Shawnee Tribal (AST) Health System with the first NIH Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N Crew) Program Grant.
The proposal was met with enthusiasm and was followed up by a site visit by senior
Services Saturday for Wichita child who died at Carlisle boarding school 160 years ago
By Analyse Jester, Gaylord News
Leaders of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes in Anadarko, who have been waiting for the return of its children who died at an Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania, were excited that two of those who passed away there would be returned this week to the
NATIVE-OWNED AND WOMAN-OWNED PARTNERSHIP ENHANCES SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL BROADBAND PROJECTS NATIONWIDE
Reagan Smith, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma aim to close digital divide in Tribal areas
Miami, OKLAHOMA – Tribal communities across the nation are set to receive much-needed support and improved access to high-speed internet through a new native-owned and woman-owned partnership designed to overcome long-standing connectivity challenges. Reagan Smith and
Grand Theater inside Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant takes home “Casino of the Year – Theater” award at the Academy of Country Music Honors
Third ACM Award for the Grand Theater
DURANT, Okla. - Representatives from Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant accepted the Academy of Country Music’s “Casino of the Year – Theater” award in August at the 17th annual Academy of Country Music Honors in Nashville. This is the third time the Grand
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Muscogee Nation holds events in honor of National Suicide Prevention Week
The events lasted from Sept. 9 to Sept. 12, and included free lectures and activities to educate citizens
by Thomas Jackson, Mvskoke Media
OKMULKEE, Oklv. – National Suicide Prevention Week took place in the United States, starting on Sept. 8
September is National Suicide Prevention Month
Compared with the general U.S. population, American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons, particularly those who are not Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic) AI/AN, are disproportionately affected by suicide; rates among this group consistently surpass those among all other racial and ethnic groups. Suicide rates among non-Hispanic AI/
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Osage Nation gets approval for the largest fee-to-trust application in Oklahoma history
By Anna Pope, KOSU
The Osage Nation’s fee-to-trust application for 41,521 acres is approved. It’s the largest fee-to-trust acquisition in Oklahoma history and the second-largest in U.S. history, according to a press release from