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Results from this past weekend's Tribal elections
This spring and summer, several tribal nations in Oklahoma, including some of the larger tribes in the state, will hold elections for key positions including tribal leaders and district council seats.
This includes the Cherokee Nation, the Choctaw Nation and the
Tribe’s newest enterprise opens
By Mary Leaver
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s newest enterprise, Sovereign Pipe Technologies, manufactures a product that can help safeguard precious natural resources.
Ronnie Wear, chief executive officer and general manager, is leading the new venture and proud to be a part of Iron Horse Industrial Park.
“Our employees have
Comanche Nation Housing Authority Awarded $2 Million Grant for Home Repairs
CNHA to rehabilitate up to 27 homes with 2022 federal funding
LAWTON, Okla. – Comanche Nation Housing Authority (CNHA), a Comanche Nation-affiliated organization that promotes self-sufficiency and provides affordable, safe and decent housing to low-income tribal members, received a $2 million federal grant on behalf of the U.S. Department of
Chickasaw Nation WIC Program Seeks Comments
The Chickasaw Nation is soliciting comments from individuals regarding the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Input is needed for development of the state plan of operation for the 2024 fiscal year. These comments must be received by Aug. 10, 2023.
WIC is a federally funded
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TRIBAL MEMBER CHALLENGES OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION AFTER SCOTUS JURISDICTION RULING
by Chinh Doan
Thousands of Oklahomans argue they do not have to pay Oklahoma income tax after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal jurisdiction that applied to criminal cases.
One of those pending cases is from an Okmulgee
NSU awarded National Science Foundation grant to support STEM education students
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — A national grant will help Northeastern State University recruit, train and support students interested in becoming middle and high school mathematics and science teachers in high-need schools in northeastern Oklahoma.
The National Science Foundation has awarded NSU a five-year, $1.1 million grant to establish the NSU Noyce
Cherokee Chief Hoskin, other tribal leaders hope to improve Indian Arts and Crafts Act
By Blake Mullen
WASHINGTON — Native American artists say they continue to struggle with the theft of their work, and tribal leaders are urging Congress to strengthen the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
IACA was passed in 1990 to prohibit any advertisement and all sales of counterfeit Indian arts and crafts.