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From the Pawnee Business Council PAWNEE NATION- Thursday, April 20, 2023– On March 30, 2023, the Vatican issued a historic announcement repudiating the long-standing Doctrine of Discovery. That mediaeval legal Doctrine originated from Catholic edicts in the 1400’s. It became part of early international law and was used by European kingdoms over the next 500…
Read MoreThe Division of Planning & Tribal Development is excited to announce the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma is a recipient of special funding from the United States Department of the Interior, under the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), P.L. 93-638 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Housing Improvement Program (HIP) funding.The Pawnee Nation received $149,415 and will…
Read More“Pawnee Nation is a valued partner and important stakeholder for Oklahoma Rural Development,” Corn said. “I am thankful for Under Secretary Torres Small to highlight to our country the important contributions Pawnee Nation makes to help uplift our fellow Oklahomans and be a force for economic growth and positivity in our State.” READ MORE
Read MoreJoseph James Hawkins Jr. came into this world a bubbly little bundle of energy on August 3, 1981 to Joseph James Hawkins Sr. and Rebecca LittleSun Hawkins in Lawton, Oklahoma. He left us on his spiritual journey Thursday, March 16, 2023. He went to serve his country during the military Operation Iraqi Freedom, for which…
Read MoreEvelyn Edgarita Long was born on May 4, 1938, at the Pawnee Indian Hospital in Pawnee , Oklahoma, to Edgar a. Long, Sr ., and Lucille Davis Long. She was an enrolled member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Skiri Band; and Wyandot. Her Pawnee name was Cha-cu-se-wah, which means “sitting pretty”. She went home to…
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