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Choctaw Nation Foster Care asks tribal members to open their hearts and homes
The Choctaw Nation is experiencing a shortage of foster homes, with only 42 families available to care for nearly 700 children in need. These children have been separated from their birth parents, highlighting the need for more foster caregivers in the community to provide safe and nurturing environments for these vulnerable youth.
Health News
From patient to provider: Choctaw Native embarks on journey to serve her people through medicine
Born at the Choctaw Nation Health Care Center in Talihina, Oklahoma, Jenna King finds deep…
From patient to provider: Choctaw Native embarks on journey to serve her people through medicine
Born at the Choctaw Nation Health Care Center in Talihina, Oklahoma, Jenna King finds deep meaning…
Choctaw Nation Healthy Aging Program is there to help elders live their best life
Every day across the Choctaw Nation, someone finds that doing something that was easy not long…
Brain Injuries, the silent epidemic
Brain Injuries can happen in seconds and can have life-changing consequences. Read how two tribal members…
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From patient to provider: Choctaw Native embarks on journey to serve her people through medicine
Born at the Choctaw Nation Health Care Center in Talihina, Oklahoma, Jenna King finds deep meaning in knowing that, as a medical student, she may one day return to the very place where her life began. This time not as a patient, but as a provider. This fall, she will begin her medical education at…
Choctaw Nation Healthy Aging Program is there to help elders live their best life
Every day across the Choctaw Nation, someone finds that doing something that was easy not long ago has become harder due to aging. Mowing the yard, taking a bath, getting dressed, or cooking dinner are all things that have to be done, but as time goes on, they can become increasingly difficult. That’s where the…
Brain Injuries, the silent epidemic
Brain Injuries can happen in seconds and can have life-changing consequences. Read how two tribal members have been affected and are living their lives after traumatic brain injuries.
Leadership Speaks
Chief Gary Batton
The Chahta Language is a Large Part of a Strong Tribe
The Choctaw Nation must preserve, protect and promote our Native Chahta language for our tribe to remain sovereign and vital. We have made great efforts to support this focus on . . .
Asst. Chief Jack Austin Jr.
STEAM camps open a world of solutions for young Choctaws
The STEAM Camps at Jones Academy help students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math (STEAM). Students are given real-world problems to solve and…
Chaplain’s Corner
The natural man
When is a person considered a sinner? Is it when a person does wrong against society? Is it when they disobey the laws of the land? The scriptures tell us that all men are born in sin and shapen in iniquity. In Psalms 51:5, David cried, “Behold I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin…
District 6, May 2025
Halito from District 6, The Heart of the Nation. The month of April was busy with our District 6 Community Dinner…
District 3, July 2025
Halito, from District 3! Many recent events have brought our people together and created new opportunities for the Tribal Members…
District 2, July 2025
Halito, Chim Achukma from District 2. As we are closing the spring season and beginning summer, I would like to…
District 4, July 2025
Halito from District 4! We’ve had a busy and exciting few months in District 4, and I’m honored to share…
Obituaries
Nellie Fay Miller Hunter
Nellie Faye Miller Hunter passed away peacefully in her home…
Alfred M. Ward
Alfred M. Ward, age 72, of Dallas, Texas, passed away…
Dante Arthur Belvin
Dante Arthur Belvin, 82, was born on May 8, 1942,…
George Edward Davis
George Edward Davis, 81, passed away on Sunday, February 23,…
Sean David McGuire Sr.
Sean David McGuire, Sr. was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on…
Mickey Dan Wilson
Mickey Dan Wilson, 93, was born in Tulsa to Natalie…
Brian Mark Fleming
Mark Fleming, 65, of Wichita, Kansas passed away on April…
Donna Wood Bishop
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing…
Naomi Lee Le Flore
Naomi Lee Le Flore, a longtime Lehigh resident, was born…