Edition Archives:August 2024

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Healthy Living Tent to offer screenings and information at Labor Day

The Healthy Living will have several booths available where you can get different health checks available.

Aerial photo shows Labor Day Festival Grounds at sunset.

Choctaw Nation prepares for another crowd-pleasing Labor Day Festival

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma invites everyone to attend this year's Choctaw Labor Day Festival from Aug. 30 through Sept. 1. Here's a preview, giving you details on what to expect so you can plan your perfect festival trip.

A women tackles another women during a game of stickball.

Little brother of war ‘ishtaboli’ lives on with new generation of warriors on the field

From a brutal substitute for war, to a modern game that's slightly less brutal, Choctaw stickball is evolving along with its players.

Don’t forget to visit the Choctaw Museum this Labor Day Festival

The Choctaw Nation Museum is a good opportunity to get an air conditioned break and take in a little history.

Group of Choctaw singers dressed in traditional Choctaw clothing sing in the Choctaw Village.

Choctaw Village: Celebrating tradition and culture

Once again the Choctaw Village opens its gates to display the traditional, historical, and cultural lifeways of the Choctaw people.

Elders chair volleyball championship

Elder Chair volleyball is a fun and competitive sport for Choctaw elders over 55. Here's some information about getting involved in the sport.

War Hoops Labor Day crowd pleaser

War Hoops has been a long standing tradition at the Choctaw Nation Labor Day Festival. The tournament was started around 25 years ago by Kevin and Tammye Gwin and Councilman James Dry.

The Persistence in Prayer

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you." Real prayer changes the person praying.

Councilwoman Jennifer Woods poses for a photo with three princesses dressed in traditional Choctaw Dresses and crowns.

District 6, August 2024

We had a wonderful Independence Day celebration, not only with Boom in the Valley in Tuskahoma but also with the parade and fireworks show after the Relics and Rod Car Show in Wilburton that we helped sponsor, as well as the Red Oak parade and fireworks.