We are approaching a very special time of year for the Chickasaw Nation.

A time of reunion, fellowship and cultural celebration, the 2023 Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival will begin Sept. 29 and continue through Oct. 7.

Chickasaw Nation Election Secretary Rita Loder has announced Dusk Monetathchi as the winner of the Aug. 29, 2023 runoff election for Tishomingo District, Seat 3 on the Chickasaw Nation Legislature.

An August signing ceremony between the Chickasaw Nation and the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has formalized Fort Washita being placed in trust with the U.S. government.

Even in the most favorable of circumstances, the forceful act of being removed can be traumatizing, stressful, severely emotional and even deadly.