February 2023 Biskinik

February 2023

News


Choctaw Elders Preserving Culture

Choctaw Nation works to preserve the stories of its tribal elders


Tribes like the Choctaw Nation recognize the importance of preserving the stories of their elder for future generations and recorded history.

Family Medicine Residency Program

Choctaw Nation Family Medicine Residency program improving Oklahoma healthcare


The Choctaw Nation Family Medicine Residency program (CNFMR), located in Talihina, Oklahoma, has improved Oklahoma's difficulties in recruiting and retaining physicians in rural areas.

Tvshka Homma Community Center Thanksgiving Meal Prep

CNO Community Centers offer essential services for tribal members and elders


Community centers are a vital resource to the tribal members across the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma reservation area.

Savannah Toon

Tribal member wins big at Junior World Finals


Choctaw tribal member, Savannah Toon, won the Junior World Finals for Barrel Racing in Las Vegas in December 2022.

Oklahoma national guard troops home for Christmas

CNO helps bring troops home for Christmas


Thanks in part to help from the Choctaw Nation, members of the 45th Field Artillery Brigade of the Oklahoma National Guard were able to spend time with their families over the Christmas holidays.

Eating disorders can affect all shapes, sizes and ages


Eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia and binge-eating disorder are serious conditions that affect the lives of many Americans and their families every year.

Choctaw Tribal Council Chambers

Final meeting held in CNO Tribal Council Chambers

On January 14, Choctaw Nation Tribal Council held its last council meeting in the existing Council Chambers in Tvshka Homma.

Elders Pecan Harvest

Choctaw elders participate in annual pecan harvest

The Choctaw Nation’s Agricultural department held its annual Elder Pecan Harvest on December 20, 2022.

Dakota Clark

Dakota Clark accomplishes goals thanks to help from Choctaw Career Development


Tribal member Dakota Clark of Poteau, Oklahoma, transformed his life after working with Choctaw Nation's Career Development Program.

Leadership Speaks


Heart healthy for February


American Heart Month brings awareness to the factors surrounding heart disease, like symptoms, complications and risk factors.

Wall Breaking Ceremony

District 6, February 2023


It is a new year, which means there are new beginnings, and we are looking forward to this year, believing that good things are ahead for us.

New Wine in Old Bottles


The Christian life is a renewing process that will only be completed once the believer reaches home. Thus the Christian life today is a process of new wine placed in a changing bottle.