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Pontotoc County DA Erik Johnson signs MOU with Chickasaw Nation

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Pontotoc County District Attorney (DA) Erik Johnson and the Chickasaw Nation are blazing trails for intergovernmental cooperation with a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to help prioritize and ensure proper jurisdiction for prosecuting charges that come before them.

Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations Intervene in Federal Lawsuits to Protect Public Safety and Enforce Jurisdictional Laws

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Today, the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations moved to intervene in support of U.S. Department of Justice lawsuits against two Oklahoma district attorneys – Matt Ballard and Carol Iski – who have continually violated federal law by seeking to prosecute tribal defendants whose cases must be tried in federal or tribal courts.

Forged in Fire

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Ibe Liebenberg channels his experiences as a first responder and First American into lines of poetry, and he has been recognized as an emerging writer by a national literary competition.

The Chickasaw Nation announces call for presenters for the 2025 Dynamic Women of the Chickasaw Nation Conference

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

The Chickasaw Nation Literary Arts Division is accepting presentation proposals for the 2025 Dynamic Women of the Chickasaw Nation (DWCN) Conference now through Jan. 31.