The Choctaw Nation Tribal Council voted Feb. 14, 2026, to amend its criminal code to cover non-Indian defendants as allowed by federal law.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Chief Gary Batton presented the first official tribal land acknowledgment in the City of McAlester ...

MCALESTER, Okla. — Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Chief Gary Batton delivered the first official land acknowledgement by the City of McAlester during a city council meeting on Tuesday. The acknowledgement ...

Sep. 1—TVSHKA HOMMA — Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton and six tribal councilors were sworn in Friday at the southeast Oklahoma tribe's historic Capitol in Tvshka Homma. Family and friends of the ...

Gary Dale Batton (born December 15, 1966) is a tribal administrator and politician, the current and 47th Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. It is the third-largest federally recognized tribe and ...

DURANT (AP) -- The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has named a new assistant chief after the tribe's former person in that position suddenly resigned. Mike Bailey, 48, had worked for the tribe the last 23 ...