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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $12.9 Million Grant Award for Road Improvements to Enhance Tribal Safety for Cherokee Nation as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
Cherokee Nation to receive grant under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of $130.5 million investment package for seven projects of national significance
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the award of $12.9 million to the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma for
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New museum explores U.S. justice in Indian Territory
by Chad Hunter
FORT SMITH, Arkansas – The highly anticipated, $48 million U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas, opened its doors to the public on July 1 complete with exhibits detailing the federal agency’s sometimes storied relationship with Cherokees
Federal appeals court rules Pre-Statehood Law doesn’t apply to Tulsa speeding ticket
Tribal Nations are celebrating another win in federal court, following a ruling that a Choctaw citizen was improperly prosecuted for a speeding ticket in Tulsa.
The City of Tulsa argued it should have the ability to prosecute Native Americans in the wake of the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision because of
Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association Welcomes First Tribal Government Member, Sokaogon Chippewa Community
Wisconsin - Announced today, the Sokaogon Chippewa Community Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa joins the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association as the Indigenous-led national cannabis nonprofit’s first member tribe.
The ICIA exists to create opportunities and equity in the cannabis and hemp industries for Indigenous people and tribal
“Access to capital”: Oklahoma tribes are recipients of federal money to help tribal small businesses
By Dacoda McDowell-Wahpekeche
Gaylord News
WASHINGTON – Three Oklahoma tribal nations will receive almost half the initial funding from a new small business initiative from the Biden-Harris Administration announced this week.
The Osage, Chickasaw and Citizen Potawatomi nations will receive small business funding from the American Rescue Plan, created by Congress
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Tribal tobacco compact veto override fails in Oklahoma Senate, but that's not the end of the line
By Peggy Dodd, Allison Herrera
The Senate failed to produce the two-thirds vote requirement to overturn Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of Oklahoma’s tribal tobacco compact during special session Monday
Community celebrated at Dynamic Women Conference
THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Chickasaw women from all walks of life gathered to learn, uplift one another and celebrate their community during the 2023 Chickasaw Nation Dynamic Women Conference, conducted June 1-2 at WinStar Resort and Convention Center.
With a theme of “Embracing Our Community,” and featuring vibrant art and a positive