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Christmas carols, hot chocolate and more  POCOLA, Okla. (Dec. 8, 2023)- Get in the Christmas spirit at Choctaw Casino & Resort – Pocola where the whole family can join in on the holiday cheer on Dec. 10!  WHAT: The resort will be full of free holiday festivities, including photo ops

CATOOSA, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation honored hundreds of Native-owned businesses during the tribe’s 16th annual TERO Certified Indian Owned Business Awards Banquet Tuesday, Dec. 5. The Cherokee Nation Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) has 733 Indian-owned companies and 180 artists that are TERO-certified vendors able to do business with

By Maddy Keyes, Gaylord News WASHINGTON — The beat of drums echoed off the walls of the Department of the Interior auditorium as members of the Native American Women Warriors Color Guard moved toward the stage with tribal flags in hand. Just minutes before, the room was filled with laughter and

More Than 300,000 People In AZ, NM Are Entirely Cut Off From Financial Services WASHINGTON, DC — Traditional financial services providers are failing communities on and near tribal lands to such an extent that change is only possible if funders begin routing resources through locally operated and culturally attuned Native

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation and family and friends of the late Wilma Mankiller gathered Tuesday to celebrate the Wilma Mankiller Barbie, part of Barbie’s “Inspiring Women” series, in the capital of the Cherokee Nation.  The celebration was a tribute to the legacy of Wilma Mankiller and her impact

Cherokee chief questions Stitt’s message with Native American Family Day by Felix Clary - Tulsa World TAHLEQUAH — After Gov. Kevin Stitt celebrated his proclaimed Native American Family Day at his Oklahoma City mansion Tuesday, the Cherokee Nation chief called the event “an afterthought” and a missed opportunity to mend

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation will host several events in the month of December, including a celebration of the new Wilma Mankiller Barbie, Christmas on the Square in downtown Tahlequah, an Ugly Christmas Sweater 5K race in Hulbert, and a holiday-themed open house at the W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex in