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September 2024

September 2024

Biskinik is the official newspaper of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Check out the September 2024 issue.

Minutes from the Treaty of Fort Adams (Part 3)

Minutes from the Treaty of Fort Adams (Part 3)

Following the conversations between representatives of the United States and the Choctaw Nation from the 1801 Treaty of Fort Adams.

NEWS

CNO summer camps host over 2,200 youth in sports, culture and education

Kids and teens across the reservation enjoyed an exciting summer filled with camps organized by the Choctaw Nation. The camps help to educate and challenge students in a variety of disciplines.

Choctaw Nation opposes hydropower project to protect natural resources and sovereignty

Lack of details and a disconnected phone number among the many reasons a pumped storage hydropower plant near Talihina is largely opposed.

Dr. Deana Ward among seven Choctaw artists representing tribe at SWAIA

Each August, an estimated 100,000 people attend the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) annual Indian Market, the largest juried Native American art show in the world – Southwestern Association for Indian Arts.


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Leadership Speaks

Chief Gary Batton

The Chahta Spirit is Alive and Well at the Labor Day Festival

I am excited Labor Day is upon us; this is my favorite time of the year. Each year the festival is a great time for family to come together. From exciting competitions to inspiring spiritual events, I hope you are able to join in all of the great activities this year.

Assistant Chief Jack Austin Jr.

Lots of summer left for family fun in the Choctaw Nation

Learn about upcoming events from the end of summer into the fall. In Choctaw country, there is something for all ages. School kids are settling into the new school year, days are beginning to get shorter, and while the calendar says autumn is approaching, there is still summer left for family fun!

Chaplain Olin Williams

Be Aware of Brainwashing

Be aware of being brainwashed by anything other than The Bible. Every human being is brainwashed to some degree by one philosophy or another. Depravity itself holds the human to satanically inspired humanism.

COUNCIL CORNER

District 9, September 2024

I hope everyone has enjoyed a wonderful summer, and I'm looking forward to the fall.

District 6, August 2024

We had a wonderful Independence Day celebration, not only with Boom in the Valley in Tuskahoma but also with the parade and fireworks show after the Relics and Rod Car Show in Wilburton that we helped sponsor, as well as the Red Oak parade and fireworks.

District 4, July 2024

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer! Exciting things have been happening around District 4.

District 3, July 2024

Well, if you've been outside lately, then you already know that summer is here. It seems like I was just writing about spring arriving, and so quickly, it comes to an end.


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PEOPLE YOU KNOW

Boehne graduates from Gateway

Brook Boehne graduates from Gateway Community College with a degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

A heartfelt reunion: Honoring our Choctaw heritage in Arlington

Blythe family travels from across the country to meet at the Arlington, Texas, Choctaw Community Meeting.

Collier places in national wrestling tournament

Kinslee Collier of Edmond, Oklahoma, placed third in the 2024 U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16U National tournament in Fargo, North Dakota.

Watson to attend West Point

Caden Watson of Arlington Heights, Illinois, recently accepted a nomination to the United States Military Academy at West Point.


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HEALTH

Mosquitos suck; don’t let the bite get you down

Mosquitos suck; don’t let the bite get you down

The Choctaw Nation has begun a mosquito surveillance program with support from the Centers for Disease Control. Surveillance traps have been placed across the reservation to capture and test mosquitoes that may be carrying West Nile virus.


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