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Title VII: Other Housing Assistance for Native Americans; The act simplified the system of providing housing assistance to Native American communities by consolidating the myriad programs previously available to tribal groups into a single grant program known as the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG).
The Chickasaw Nation (Chickasaw: Chikashsha IÌ yaakni) is a federally recognized Indigenous nation with headquarters in Ada, Oklahoma, in the United States.The Chickasaw Nation descends from an Indigenous population historically located in the southeastern United States, including present-day northern Mississippi, northwestern Alabama, southwestern Kentucky, and western Tennessee. [1]
The Chickasaw Nation was the first of the Five Civilized Tribes to become allies of the Confederate States of America. [36] In addition, they resented the United States government, which had forced them off their lands and failed to protect them against the Plains tribes in the West.
The Shinnecock Indian Nation formally petitioned for recognition in 1978 and was recognized 32 years later in 2010. At a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing, witnesses testified that the process was "broken, long, expensive, burdensome, intrusive, unfair, arbitrary and capricious, less than transparent, unpredictable, and subject to ...
Aug. 14—The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma details the Success through Academic Recognition incentive program for Choctaw students nationwide who are enrolled in grades 2nd through 12th.
Subchapter M—Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance Act Program Subchapter N—Economic Enterprises Subchapter O—Miscellaneous: 2: II: 300–399: Indian Arts and Crafts Board (Department of the Interior) III: 500–599: National Indian Gaming Commission (Department of the Interior) Subchapter A—General Provisions
The Chickasaw Nation Law Library at OCU Law houses a collection of more than 300,000 volume and volume equivalents, and is open to the public. OCU Law has been accredited by the ABA since 1960 and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 2003. [5] [6]
Sep. 4—CHOCTAW NATION — Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton echoed the words of a prominent chief of the southeast Oklahoma tribal nation during his annual State of the Nation. "My destiny is ...