On August 14, 2019, I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the Cherokee Nation. My oath requires me to defend against the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians’ attacks on our so...

YOU MUST BE WASHED IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST! JESUS CHRIST GAVE HIS LIFE, HIS BLOOD, SO THAT WHOSOEVER CAN BE SAVED OR BORN AGAIN! 1 John 1-10 1That which was from the beginning, which we have hear...

Schools start up again this week for hundreds of thousands of Oklahoma students, and our public classrooms are in the throes of a massive teacher shortage. Our children return from summer breaks suffe...

TOPS 0737 Sallisaw has been busy the past two weeks. July 28 was our chapter fun day, so we weighed in and then traveled over to Gore and had an Indian Taco meal and fruit kabobs. We had a chapter net...

A cloudy day can comfort the way cool fingers can soothe a fevered brow. It is the touch that demands nothing and gives everything. Even when the wind is blowing a gale and the brown leaves along the ...

I put the golf cart in high gear and headed for the mountains to inhale some fresh air. It was a good five minute or so drive to the roadway, and I enjoyed looking at the varieties of wildflowers and ...

Welcome to the 2025 fall fast-pitch softball season of Diamond Notes. For those new to the area, this weekly column — which will publish on Wednesday editions throughout the season beginning Aug. 20 —...

For generations, the Cherokee Nation has prioritized education and worked to build partnerships that uplift our people and create a better future for Cherokee families and the communities we call home...

WALK WITH THE LORD JESUS CHRIST! DON’T FOLLOW THE WAYS OF THE WORLD! FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST ALL THE WAY THROUGH HEAVEN’S GATES! Galatians 5:1-26 1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath...

Malnutrition is a global public health crisis affecting millions of people, impacting not only physical health but also mental well-being. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), abo...

We landed in Kalispell that afternoon where we met two of my daughter’s childhood friends, Deidra and Alayna, who were already at the airport. With the four of us, Deidra, her husband Jess, their four...

Fear can make us consider quitting, but nothing can make us do it but ourselves. A lack of interest is a negative that should be completely done away with. It is a heavy yoke that we, especially, olde...

Hello, August! I knew you would get here, but you always come way too fast. Nonetheless, August has arrived, which means, for your beloved sports editor, it’s time to start prepping for the two specia...

A foundational Cherokee value, known as “detsadageyusesdi,” is to be stingy with one another’s existence, like a mother is with her child. It is no coincidence that when Cherokees think about love and...

SIN CAN BE A TOTAL SEPARATION FROM GOD! IF ONE SINS THEY NEED TO COME TO THE LORD TO BE FORGIVEN OF SIN! MOST IMPORTANTLY ONE MUST BE BORN AGAIN! COME TO JESUS CHRIST FOR SALVATION! Romans 8:1-39 1The...

Ryan Walters and his merry band of administrative leaders should not be operating the State Department of Education like their own private fiefdom, oblivious to the laws that govern public access. Yet...

Monday we had a great attendance of 17 members. Our Thinner Winner this week was Donna with a loss of 1.8 pounds. Great job, Donna! This week our chapter had a net gain, but I am positive they will co...

Two things should always remind us of one of Sallisaw’s biggest events — the 81st Sallisaw Lions Club Rodeo, which will begin Thursday — is about to take place. First, it’s July. Secondly, school will...

I was honored to be included in my daughter and son-in-law’s recent week-long family trip to Flathead Lake near Rollins, Montana. We traveled there in September of last year and I couldn’t wait to ret...

It is no trouble to tell ourselves we are new creatures every day. You know, we really are. Everything about us renews itself all the time. But we have been told, and this too is true, we have what we...