Services

The Chickasaw Nation Junior Native Explorers Program is an innovative, hands-on, professional mentor-led education program designed to recruit, train and educate young people in the areas of earth science, natural science, biomedical science and medicine. ...

This camp will introduce students to the world of book publishing from concept to writing, illustrating, editing, design and production. The students will be trained and guided through the steps of book creation while they produce a book in digital format. ...

LIHEAP assists individuals with home heating or cooling bills and/or energy assistance deposits. Required applications are available at any area office or from a Community Health Representative.

Lowak Sho’li is an annual forum featuring noted scholars covering the contributions of Native and non-Natives to the development of the humanities, important current initiatives facing the Native American population, and cross-cultural understanding and cooperation.  Open to the public, Lowak Sho’li is presented in October as a part of National Arts and Humanities Month....

“Lowak Shoppalá” is an exciting theatrical work with music by Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaahá Tate, words by Chickasaw author and Pulitzer finalist Linda Hogan and set and costume design by Chickasaw fiber artist and weaver Margaret Roach Wheeler.  This combination of music, dance and storytelling, enhanced by costuming based on authentic historical Chickasaw and Southeastern designs was premiered in 2009 in Ada, Oklahoma in East Central University’s Ataloa Theatre at the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.  A...

The Chickasaw Nation Martial Arts Program offers Chickasaw families and Chickasaw Nation employees the opportunity to partake in a healthy lifestyle activity that incorporates Chickasaw culture through Chickasaw language. The program provides a structured atmosphere and promotes healthy peer interaction, while building the five basic needs of the student: character, sincerity, effort, etiquette and self-control. ...

The Itiapela medical alert program pays the initial costs and monthly fees for 24-hour medical alert services for qualified Chickasaw elders, 60 years of age or older. Required forms can be completed by contacting the Aging Administration Office. An applicant can expect a Chickasaw Nation Division on Aging specialist to make the initial visit to assess the services needed. If approved, the manager will contact the client. ...

Citizens eligible to participate in the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan may request assistance in research and enrollment into the best plan to match their individual needs. Benefit coordinators with Chickasaw Nation Department of Health (CNDH) are available to answer questions and help with applications during the enrollment period.

This is a federal program funded through the Administration on Aging, Title VI-C program to assist families who are caring for an older relative with a chronic illness or disability and to help provide support services for family caregivers and/or grandparents or older individuals who are relative caregivers. ...

The Native American Junior Invitational is a qualifying tennis tournament which allows youth to experience a tournament atmosphere without the pressures of a participating in school or tennis association bracket. It allows youth to display the knowledge and skills they have acquired in the game of tennis. T...

This program includes prescription drug assistance for Native Americans and non-Native American spouses with active private or Medicare Part D Prescription Insurance (federally recognized tribes only). ...

For hundreds of years, Native Americans have used eagle parts and feathers for religious and cultural purposes, including healing, marriage and naming ceremonies. Recognizing the significance of eagles to Native Americans, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) established the National Eagle Repository (Repository) in the early 1970s to provide Native Americans with the carcasses, parts and feathers of golden and bald eagles for religious purposes. W...

Outpatient services offers individual, couples and family counseling services, as well as therapy groups and educational workshops to address various topics, such as: parenting, grief, relationships, anxiety, depression and substance abuse.

The Office of Career Services works to assist Chickasaw citizens in preparation of employment and provides guidance for those searching for quality positions in the workplace. Career services provides individuals with the Oklahoma Career Information System (OKCIS) program, which is an internet-based program used to assist individuals with career planning and educational information.

The area offices of the social services division use a single intake, assessment and development of an individual employability plan. Each adult or youth served must meet the requirement of being an enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation or a member of another federally recognized tribe. ...

The Notice of Privacy Practices outlines patient rights regarding his/her protected health information and how CNDH uses and discloses such information. The Authorization for Release of Protected Health Information is the document completed by the patient or the patient’s legal representative for obtaining a copy of the patient’s health information. T...

The Native American Junior Open allows youth to experience a tournament atmosphere without the pressures of a school or golf association tournament. ...

Medical family therapy is a unique approach to overall health that addresses the biological, psychological, social and spiritual health of patients and their families in a medical setting. Medical family therapists provide patients with an opportunity to connect to resources that may aid in improving overall quality of life. The medical family therapist is part of the care team, which also includes medical providers, nursing staff and case managers. ...

Chickasaw Nation Division of Arts and Humanities is offering a series of playwriting classes for anyone wanting to gain playwriting experience.  The classes allow an opportunity for each student to complete an individual first/rough draft of a play, or the students may work as a team and collaborate on writing one play.  With the team effort, there may be an opportunity for these students to become part of the core production team and take this play from conception to staged reading to theatre workshop to full production after the playwriting class ends....

An integral part of the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health, optometry provides services in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of eye disease and the promotion of eye health. ...