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Josephine Baker named CNO First Language Speaker of the Month

The late Josephine Bakers is honored as First Language Speaker of the Month during the October 12 Tribal Council Meeting.

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Wafford completes Doctor of Pharmacy

Dr. Chance Wafford earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma with support from the Choctaw Nation and Indian Health Services.

A man in a cap and gown, wearing black-rimmed glasses and a purple lei, stands against a blue background with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi logos.

Guffey says “Yakoke” for Support

John Guffey thanks Choctaw Nation and its Career Development Programs for helping him achieve his academic goal of earning a Master of Business Administration Degree.

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Maxwell earns PhD from UFA

Emily Maxwell recently earned her PhD from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, adding to her BA from Dartmouth College and MPH from the University of Alaska Anchorage.

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Strong assumes Tribal Funding Programs Unit Manager role with CDSS Office of Tribal Affairs

Registered artist Charlissa Strong assumes the role of Manager for the Tribal Funding Programs Unit within the California Department of Social Services' Office of Tribal Affairs.

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Battiest wins Creek Nation tournaments

Anadarko High School sophomore Sam Battiest dominates the courts at the Muscogee Nation Festival's annual tennis tournaments.

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Gardner and OBU win big, again

Sydney Gardner from OBU's Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences won a Psi Chi Regional Research Award for her study on job interview self-efficacy among Native American and non-Native American students, contributing to OBU's decade-long success in the Psi Chi Southwestern region.

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Joe Jessie is Veteran of the Month

Joe Donald Jessie, District 1, was honored as Choctaw Nation's Veteran of the Month at the October 12, 2024 Tribal Council Meeting.

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Anhalt appointed as Chief of Staff for the city of Greenfield, Mass.

Erin Anhalt proudly serves as the first Indigenous Chief of Staff for the City of Greenfield, Massachusetts.

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Marsh wins Best Feature at Screen Summit 2024

Andrew Marsh, writing under the pen name David Smallwood, wins Best Feature at the Screen Summit 2024 Screenplay Competition for his horror story "Sad Blue Dan," based on an ancient Native legend.

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