Press Releases | Chickasaw Nation

Self-taught craftsman preps for Artesian festival

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Little could Chickasaw artist Christopher Gross know Charles Dickens’ words – written 161 years earlier – would mirror his life so dramatically.

Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby cuts ribbon at now-opened OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark

Friday, February 21, 2025

Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby joined other tribal leaders and Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt today in leading ribbon cutting ceremonies marking the official opening of OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark located in Horizons District.

ARTesian Gallery & Studios reopens

Thursday, February 20, 2025

The ARTesian Gallery & Studios reopened in January following a brief closure to repair damage caused by an EF3 tornado on April 27, 2024.

Brittanie Peake combines love for biomedical and veterinary sciences

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Brittanie Peake grew up in southern Oklahoma City in a single parent household.

The Chickasaw Nation works to enhance monarch butterfly population

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

At the Chickasaw Nation, collaborations come in many shapes and sizes. One of these collaborations is the planted butterfly gardens in and around the Chickasaw Nation.

Staunch supporter of First American health care inducted into American Academy of Nursing

Monday, February 10, 2025

Judy Goforth Parker, Ph.D., APRN, CNP, FACHE, has dedicated more than half her life to bettering the health of others.

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.

Repurposed emergency facility reflects Chickasaw Nation’s disaster preparedness

Monday, February 03, 2025

Chickasaw Nation Lt. Governor Chris Anoatubby recently welcomed Federal Emergency Management Agency officials to the tribe’s emergency management facility in Ada to highlight its readiness to address a wide variety of disasters, should they arise.

Local counties marked by Chickasaw Nation history, economic development

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Businesspeople know three factors outweigh virtually all others in determining whether an entrepreneurial enterprise will succeed.

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.