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Cherokee Nation celebrates opening of 1839 Cherokee Meat Co.
Tribe and its businesses open USDA-certified meat processing facility
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation leadership and executives from Cherokee Nation Businesses joined federal and state officials, as well as local community leaders, farmers and ranchers in celebrating the opening of 1839 Cherokee Meat Co. on Tuesday.
The tribe commemorated the opening
IHS Announces Three Grants for Tribal Self-Governance Planning Activities and Two New Self-Governance Tribes
Today, the Indian Health Service is announcing recipients for the Fiscal Year 2022 Tribal Self-Governance Planning Cooperative Agreements, administered by the Office of Tribal Self-Governance, and two tribes that have entered the IHS Tribal Self-Governance Program.
These annual IHS cooperative agreement awards support tribes and tribal organizations with the planning
2022 Lowak Sho'li First American Humanities Forum focuses on language revitalization
The 12th annual Lowak Sho'li First American Humanities Forum is set for 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center, 830 E. Main St., Ada, Oklahoma. The theme for this year’s forum is “First Americans in Language Revitalization.”
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Guest column: An endorsement from the Five Tribes is not enough. Action is needed.
by Theresa Hinman
Parable: There are 39 frogs on lily pads. Five make the decision to jump. How many frogs remain on the lily pads? The answer is 39 because a decision without action has no impact.
On Oct. 11, the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes held a
Pawnee Nation inks infrastructure agreement with local government
BY ELYSE WILD
PAWNEE, Okla. — Pawnee Nation has signed an intergovernmental agreement with Pawnee County in Oklahoma to collaborate on infrastructure projects that affect residents.
The agreement establishes a policy to collaborate and cooperate on a government-to-government basis for planning, building and maintaining Pawnee Nation streets and roadways within the
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt resurrects gaming compact fight with tribes, hires new outside legal counsel
By Allison Herrera
Documents obtained by KOSU show Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has retained outside legal counsel in an effort to advance contested gaming compacts with four Oklahoma tribes, and state legislative leaders didn’t know anything about it.
In a notice sent to Timothy J. Kelly, a judge in
USDA Announces $64 Million in Grant Awards to Strengthen Local and Regional Food Systems
Date Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - 9:30amContact Info
Public AffairsPA@usda.gov(202) 720-8998
Release No. 187-22
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2022 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service today awarded over $64 million for 185 grant projects to expand and strengthen local and regional