'It has been a blessing': Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby announces sudden retirement
https://nondoc.com/2026/06/08/it-has-been-a-blessing-chickasaw-nation-gov-bill-anoatubby-announces-sudden-retirement/
'It has been a blessing': Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby announces sudden retirement
https://nondoc.com/2026/06/08/it-has-been-a-blessing-chickasaw-nation-gov-bill-anoatubby-announces-sudden-retirement/
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Federal reforms have made Native American health care and education programs more accessible to tribal citizens who are descended from slaves held by citizens of several tribal nations in Oklahoma. But Freedmen descendants still face barriers when exercising their rights. A report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office ahead of Black History Month shows that enrolled Cherokee and Seminole Freedmen descendants are still sometimes asked for proof of “Indian blood” while seeking federal services. The Muscogee, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations deny their Freedmen descendants citizenship altogether.
Children from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, in a potato pickers' camp near Shafter, California
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Writing From Traditional Chickasaw Stories
Author G. M. DiDesidero discusses the importance of writing traditional Chickasaw stories in a way that is respectful to earlier works.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-from-traditional-chickasaw-stories
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Two families, fifteen people, from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, camped by the roadside near Santa Maria, California. Heading for the pea harvest but stalled because they have no money to buy a trailer's license
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>>Hoskin Jr. pointed the blame at Gov. Kevin Stitt for refusing to renew hunting and fishing compacts with his nation and the Choctaw Nation in 2021, as did Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill.<<
https://www.kosu.org/news/2025-10-09/do-tribal-citizens-need-state-issued-hunting-fishing-licenses-off-trust-lands-oklahoma-officials-say-yes
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Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shared a press release on Wednesday, drawing disapproval from several tribal leaders of the five largest tribes in Oklahoma and tribal lawyers. It highlighted a gray area of where tribal citizens can hunt and fish with tribally issued licenses.
Choctaw, Chickasaw Nations sue social media giants over youth addiction, mental health issues
https://nondoc.com/2025/09/26/choctaw-chickasaw-nations-sue-social-media-giants-over-youth-addiction-mental-health-issues/
Chickasaw, Choctaw Nations wage legal fights against social media companies for roles in mental health crisis
https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2025-09-22/chickasaw-choctaw-nations-wage-legal-fights-against-social-media-companies-for-roles-in-mental-health-crisis