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The National Sexual Violence Resource Center recognizes April as the 22nd annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Programs and services within the Chickasaw Nation have been developed during the last 30 years to help everyone within the Chickasaw Nation who have experienced or will experience sexual assault and domestic violence. Affecting

More than 100 First American artists to attend 10th annual event Sulphur, Okla. – First American art and artists will be celebrated during the 10th annual Artesian Arts Festival, Saturday, April 22, at the Artesian Plaza. The Artesian Arts Festival features music, dance and cuisine, and highlights First American art and

By Noah Mack WASHINGTON - Oklahoma has joined over half of the country in halting a Biden administration rule that would expand federal environmental regulations over the nation’s water bodies, throwing the state’s farmers and ranchers in a legal twilight zone. The nation has been waffling over how

The Quapaw Nation will be electing a new chairman following the resignation of Joseph Tali Byrd from the tribe’s top executive post. Byrd resigned at a regularly scheduled business committee meeting on Saturday. A reason wasn’t given in a statement from the Oklahoma-based tribe. "Effective April 15,

Up to $125 million through two grant programs will increase choices for producers, including new capacity for indigenous meat processing to support tribal food systems WASHINGTON, April 19, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of up to $125 million through two new grant programs

Sulphur craftsman returning to Artesian Arts Festival after 7 year break Michael Cornelius doesn’t consider himself an artist. An abundant collection of gold and silver medallions earned in First American art markets seems to contradict this sentiment. A Chickasaw preservationist, Cornelius earned these awards for cultural objects he has

Cotie Poe-Underwood is hastily putting the final touches on her artwork for the annual Artesian Arts Festival in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Winning awards during last year’s Artesian Arts Festival and the recent Southeastern Art Show and Market, the budding Chickasaw artist’s current goals include taking home “Best in Show”