Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby was recently selected as co-winner of the inaugural Native American Finance Officers Association Tribal Leader of the Year Award.
Chickasaw original enrollee Daisy Blackbird celebrated her 105th birthday today in Oklahoma City. "Most people say when you get old you have to give things up," said Mrs. Blackbird. "I think you get old because you give things up."
During an address interrupted more than 20 times by applause, Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby said "the state of the Chickasaw Nation is the strongest it has ever been in modern times