Press Releases | Chickasaw Nation

Graduate student completes third internship through Chickasaw Internship Program

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Teachers agree that one of the best methods of learning is through doing. College students will tell you practical application of skills looks great on resumés.

Artesian Arts Festival call for artists

Monday, December 09, 2024

First American artists are invited to participate in the 12th annual Artesian Arts Festival Saturday, April 5, in Sulphur, Oklahoma.

Chickasaw Nation Department of Health wins national award for performance excellence

Friday, November 08, 2024

The Chickasaw Nation Department of Health (CNDH) has earned the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige Award for Quality and Performance Excellence.

HUD officials tour tribal facilities

Monday, November 18, 2024

A delegation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently visited the Chickasaw Nation to mark progress made during a partnership stretching back more than a half century.

Law student advocates for marginalized communities

Monday, December 09, 2024

With reflection on the past, Malorie Stick is crafting a positive future for underrepresented communities in the law field.

Doctoral candidate researches Chickasaw food sovereignty

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

After visiting the Māori in New Zealand, a University of California, Berkeley student has embarked on writing a dissertation about Chickasaw food sovereignty for her Ph.D. in environmental science, policy and management.

Chickasaw elders tour the historic Homeland

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

For five enlightening days, a group of spirited Chickasaw elders immersed themselves in rich cultural heritage and explored significant historic sites in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee that bear witness to their ancestors’ enduring legacy

Crossley named winningest coach in Oklahoma

Thursday, January 02, 2025

1,149 career wins. Three Oklahoma 4A state championships. Twenty-nine trips to the state tournament in 37 years.

Chickasaw Nation celebrates Native American Heritage month Artist working to preserve tribe’s culture

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

At 22 years old, Lauren John has already accumulated an impressive list of professional accomplishments with projects that combine her talents, education and drive to preserve Chickasaw history, language and culture.

Chickasaw student accepted to MIT

Monday, February 03, 2025

A dream of attending the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) turned into reality for Chickasaw citizen James Eric Byrd.