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TAHLEQUAH – Cherokee Nation is continuing its efforts to fight food insecurity with 1839 Cherokee Meat Co. becoming a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailer. Operated by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP is the most far-reaching, powerful tool available to ensure that all Americans can afford healthy food. The program

For the first time, dance organizers have added an Osage-only category for Men's Straight and Women's Cloth contests Written by Benny Polacca In paying homage to the 2006 reformed government, the Osage Nation is hosting its 2023 Sovereignty Day Celebration with a dance on Saturday, March

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

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

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Northeastern State University’s annual Symposium on the American Indian will return for its 50th year in April. The weeklong celebration of Native culture and scholarship will take place April 10 – 15 at the NSU Tahlequah campus. “We will celebrate fifty years of scholarship, broadening perspectives, community building,

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

By: Mary Leaver, Citizen Potawatomi Nation Public Information Department A new face will be coaching the Potawatomi Fire during their second season. However, he may be familiar to fans of The Basketball League. Mark Dannhoff will be the new head coach of the Fire when their 2023 basketball season kicks