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Chahta Nowvt Aya: The Journey of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Comes to Life July 23

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Source: NativeBusinessMag Durant, Ok – The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma today announced that its new Choctaw Cultural Center, which tells the 14,000-year-history of the Chahta people and represents more than a decade of research and work in creating the space, will officially open July 23 on the prairie land of southeastern Oklahoma in Durant. Featuring rich …

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Tribal Nations’ Success with Vaccination Drives Gets National Attention

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The Washington Post reported “Native American tribes, among the hardest-hit by covid-19, are celebrating a pandemic success story. Navajo Nation, the largest of the 574 Indian tribes in the United States, is now about 70 percent fully vaccinated, according to Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez. Other tribes are reporting similar numbers. By late March, Blackfeet …

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Legislative Alert: Bill to create a Congressional Charter for the National American Indian Veterans Reintroduced in Senate

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PRESS RELEASE- WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to create a Congressional Charter for the National American Indian Veterans (NAIV). Headquartered in South Dakota on the Cheyenne River Reservation, the NAIV is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advocating for tribal veterans. Originally started in 2004, …

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H.R. 2878: Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act

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On May 18, 2021, H.R. 2878 passed the House of Representatives and was referred to the Senate Committee on Veteran’s Affairs. H.R. 2878 connects Native veterans to VA services and vocational training by extending the VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) program to Tribal Colleges and Universities. The Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program …

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