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After delay, Native CDFIs get increase in financial assistance funding from Treasury
BY BRIAN EDWARDS
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury has upped the amount of financial assistance it is providing to Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in its latest — and later than usual — round of funding.
The Treasury’s CDFI Fund last week announced $17.1 million in
Casinos and consulting? Pandemic spurs tribes to diversify
By: Associated Press
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) – When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut for three months in 2020, its owners, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, had to reckon with decades of relying heavily on gambling as the tribe’s main source of revenue.
“The fact that the
Free OKC Event - Be Well Expo - April 15th
The Wellness Council of Oklahoma, is pleased to bring the BE WELL EXPO to Oklahoma City on Saturday, April 15 th , 2023. This free event is held at the India Shrine Ballroom, 3601 NW 36 th St, OKC. Doors are open from 10:00am to 4:30pm. Attendees can talk
Kochcha' Market begins March 11
The Chickasaw Nation Department of Culture & Humanities is putting on its first Kochcha' (Outdoor) Market March 11 from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. at the Chickasaw National Capitol grounds in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.
This market provides a space for all local artists and farmers to set up
Rep. Tom Cole vows to look into a long-running issue for truckers
By Noah Mack
Gaylord News
WASHINGTON - The chief concern for the nation’s truckers—a safe place to sleep—has caught the attention of an Oklahoma congressman who might be able to help.
During Rep. Tom Cole’s (R-Moore) first virtual town hall meeting of the current session of
State of Colorado endorses changing the name of Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky
[Denver, Colo., March 3, 2023] — After more than two years of advocacy efforts, the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes and the Mestaa’ėhehe coalition earned a major victory this week when Colorado Governor Jared Polis endorsed renaming Mount Evans as Mount Blue Sky to honor the tribes’ Indigenous peoples. The move
Chickasaw Cultural Center's film festival set March 11
Acclaimed First American actors, filmmakers to attend
SULPHUR, Okla. – “Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher” will be in the spotlight Saturday, March 11, as the Chickasaw Cultural Center’s Holba' Pisachi' Native Film Festival returns.
The Holba' Pisachi' (“Showing Pictures”) Native Film Festival provides a dynamic avenue to