October 2023
News
Chief Gary Batton delivers virtual 2023 State of the Nation Address
By Kellie Matherly Chief Gary Batton gave updates on several important initiatives in the 2023 State of the Nation address.
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2023 Labor Day Festival Volleyball
Check out photos from the volleyball tournaments at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.
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2023 Labor Day Festival Tough Tough
View photos of the Tough Tough competition from the 2023 Labor Day Festival.
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2023 Labor Day Festival Worship Service
See photos from the 2023 Labor Day Festival Worship Service.
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2023 Labor Day Festival Fittest Choctaw
View photos from the Fittest Choctaw competition at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.
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2023 Labor Day Festival Basketball
View photos of the winners from the War Hoops tournaments at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.
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2023 Labor Day Festival Horseshoes
See photos from the 2023 Labor Day Festival Horseshoe Tournament.
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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.
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2023 Labor Day Festival Choctaw Village
View photos from the Choctaw Village at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.
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2023 Labor Day Festival Softball
Check out photos from the Softball tournaments at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.
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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.
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2023 Labor Day Festival Cornhole
View photos of the winners from the Cornhole tournament at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.
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2023 Labor Day Festival Dominoes and Checkers
View photos of the winners from the Checkers and Dominos tournaments at the 2023 Labor Day Festival.
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2023 Labor Day Festival Chair Volleyball
View photos from the Labor Day 2023 Chair Volleyball tournament.
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2023 Labor Day Festival Social Dancing
See Social Dancing photos from the 2023 Labor Day Festival.
ViewLeadership Speaks
Family Justice Center offers hope and healing for families
By Assistant Chief Jack Austin Jr. 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.
ViewDistrict 4, October 2023
By Tribal Councilmember Jess Henry As summer transitions into autumn, cooler temperatures, and the leaves begin to change, there's a sense of excitement in District 4.
ViewDistrict 3, October 2023
By Tribal Councilmember Eddie Bohanan 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.
ViewConsequences of Sin
By Olin Williams 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.
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