Edition Archives:October 2023

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Chief Gary Batton delivers virtual 2023 State of the Nation Address

Chief Gary Batton gave updates on several important initiatives in the 2023 State of the Nation address.

Young boys in traditional regalia participate in a Choctaw social dance.

2023 Choctaw Royalty

The 2025 Labor Day Festival is right around the corner. Are you ready?

2023 Labor Day Festival Volleyball

Check out photos from the volleyball tournaments at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.

Choctaw Labor Day Festival 2023 Tough Tough

2023 Labor Day Festival Tough Tough

View photos of the Tough Tough competition from the 2023 Labor Day Festival.

2023 Labor Day Festival Stickball

Check out Stickball photos from the 2023 Labor Day Festival.

2023 Labor Day Festival 5k

Check out photos from the 2023 Labor Day Festival 5k.

2023 Labor Day Festival Worship Service

See photos from the 2023 Labor Day Festival Worship Service.

2023 Labor Day Festival Fittest Choctaw

View photos from the Fittest Choctaw competition at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.

2023 Labor Day Festival Bowshoot

View photos of the 2023 Labor Day Festival Bowshoot.

2023 Labor Day Festival Basketball

View photos of the winners from the War Hoops tournaments at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.

2023 Labor Day Festival Horseshoes

See photos from the 2023 Labor Day Festival Horseshoe Tournament.

2023 Labor Day Festival Chief Batton’s Youth Fitness Challenge

See photos from Chief Batton's Youth Fitness Challenge at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.

2023 Labor Day Festival Quilt Show

View photos from the 2023 Labor Day Festival Quilt Show.

2023 Labor Day Festival Choctaw Village

View photos from the Choctaw Village at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.

2023 Labor Day Festival Softball

Check out photos from the Softball tournaments at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.

2023 Art Show Winners

View photos of the arts show winners, the award ceremony was held at the Choctaw Cultural Center prior to Labor Day this year.

2023 Labor Day Festival Cornhole

View photos of the winners from the Cornhole tournament at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.

2023 Labor Day Festival Dominoes and Checkers

View photos of the winners from the Checkers and Dominos tournaments at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.

2023 Labor Day Festival Chair Volleyball

View photos from the Labor Day 2023 Chair Volleyball tournament.

2023 Labor Day Festival Social Dancing

See Social Dancing photos from the 2023 Labor Day Festival.

Consequences of Sin

Human beings are integral to the fabric of things, so when humans turned from God, the entire world unraveled. This is the death that God had said would occur if man disobeyed.

Family Justice Center offers hope and healing for families

Chief Batton and I had the honor of participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Ahni Center in Durant. The center is the first tribal Family Justice Center of its kind in Oklahoma's Indian Country. "Ahni" translates to "hope" in the Choctaw language.

District 4, October 2023

As summer transitions into autumn, cooler temperatures, and the leaves begin to change, there's a sense of excitement in District 4.

District 3, October 2023

I for one am welcoming the cooler temperatures, we were certainly blessed with the slightly cooler than 100 degrees temperatures during the Labor Day Festival.