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Since opening its doors in 2021, the Choctaw Cultural Center has welcomed visitors from near and far to learn, explore, and connect with the rich history and culture of the Chahta Okla (Choctaw [...]

Two Choctaw Students Earn 2026 Choctaw-Ireland Scholarships DURANT, Okla. – Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma tribal members Molly Cornett and Kirstyn Smith have been named the 2026 Choctaw-Ireland [...]

Dr. Ryan Lee Taylor‘s story is one of quiet devotion, steady excellence, and a lifelong commitment to helping others. Today, that story continues, carried forward through generous gifts [...]

The Bond – Blackley – Smeltzer Endowed Scholarship was established in 2025 and is the result of donations given to the Chahta Foundation by Dave Smeltzer and the Smeltzer Family to [...]

The Chahta Foundation started with an idea from Joy Culbreath, an early driving force of the nonprofit, in 2011. The Chahta Foundation is dedicated to advancing Choctaw life through education, [...]

  Raised by a single mom who is a teacher, Ciara knows formal education will help her achieve her dreams of becoming a director. While earning her bachelor’s degree at California State [...]

  In the 1880s, two Choctaw sisters packed their bags and moved from Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. They headed for Daughters College in Kentucky on a scholarship from the tribe. “There [...]

  Gerry and Allison Mulvey sit together, carefully reading through applications for the St. Patrick of Ireland scholarship that they established through the Chahta Foundation. As they read, [...]

  Climbing out of the family’s station wagon partway through a long road trip from Texas to California in the 1960s, young Robyn Killingsworth knew they had arrived to visit her maternal [...]