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Of the Nation 2018 STATE OF THE NATION 2018 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma VISION Living out the Chahta spirit of faith, family and culture. 2 MISSION To the Choctaw proud, ours is the sovereign nation offering opportunities for growth and prosperity. 3 ASSISTANT CHIEF CHIEF 4 JACK AUSTIN, JR. GARY BATTON Halito, The last year has been one of growth as we continue to live out the Chahta spirit. The Choctaw Nation has added job opportunities, bringing the total number of employees to over 10,000. As the largest employer in Southeast Oklahoma, we are making a positive impact on the economy in our area as well as the state. The annual summer youth program adds close to another 1,000 jobs through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that help to prepare youth for entry into the work force. It provides opportunities during the summer to gain experience with on-the-job training and many of the jobs lead to full-time positions. In fiscal year 2017, the Choctaw Nation helped 158 Choctaw families in their mission to homeownership. This year we have helped 240. We have focused on housing for our members through programs such as LEAP that helps with the lease purchase of a new home. Fifty LEAP homes have been built with more to come. Home Finance is a program open to members throughout the country that offers assistance with loans for purchasing, constructing and improving their homes. We love hearing the stories of perseverance from the families who have achieved their goal of having a new home. Home repair has also been a focus for the Choctaw Nation. Many of our members in the Choctaw Nation need new roofs, plumbing, or a ramp to replace steps. In 2018 a voucher program was started to allow homeowners access to funds to hire a contractor to perform priority repairs to their homes. The Choctaw Nation also held grand openings for several construction projects and more are underway. The new headquarters is complete and opens its doors to tribal members and visitors who have the opportunity to see to all of their needs on one campus. Our new home is one where the atmosphere is of collaboration as teams come together with one thing in mind – you, the tribal member, and what we can do to help you succeed. 5 TRIBAL COUNCIL 6 Thomas Williston Tony Ward Kenny Bryant Delton Cox DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 3 DISTRICT 4 Ronald Perry Jennifer Woods Jack Austin Perry Thompson DISTRICT 5 DISTRICT 6 DISTRICT 7 DISTRICT 8 James Dry Anthony Dillard Bob Pate James Frazier DISTRICT 9 DISTRICT 10 DISTRICT 11 DISTRICT 12 7 58% WHERE THE 24% MONEY 3% 12% 2% COMES Business Operating Income (net) Federal and State Grants Medicare and Third Party Insurance Housing FROM General Governmental Revenue Success in our tribal businesses provides funding to create opportunities to improve the lives of Choctaw people. The Choctaw Nation is the third largest tribe in the world and continues to grow every day. 8 21% WHERE THE WHERE THE 67% MONEY MONEY 12% COMES GOES FROM Member Services Permanent Fund Capital Projects A digital copy of the State of the Nation will be available on the Choctaw Nation website. Our financial reports are published quarterly in the Biskinik. 9 EDUCATION The Choctaw Nation offers opportunities for tribal members to receive higher education and training through career development. $10,442,000 ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IN 2018. Because of our programs, students are accessing higher education or developing career paths that lead to degrees and job placement. 10 CAREER DEVELOPMENT Choctaw Nation Career Development helps students nationwide such as a group of Choctaws who recently graduated from the LPN Program at Kiamichi Technology Center in Idabel. It was the largest group of Choctaw members to graduate from KTC’s Idabel LPN training – 11 out of 17 – and the 11 consisted of all females. Many of the members were not working while attending school or had minimum- wage jobs. Some were working two jobs. The KTC LPN program is very intense with very little personal time or family time. Each of these ladies has a unique story to tell about their struggles in life while attending training. All went through Career Development with career counselors, and they also used tutoring resources through Career Development during the 11-month program. Congratulations to each of you for your perseverance and truly showing the Chahta spirit. Choctaw Nation’s vision for the Career Development program is to create a pipeline to quality career and technology training as well as services for the Choctaw people. Log onto choctawnation.com for more information. 11 HOME REPAIR Homeowners Rehabilitation Services provides substantial and high-priority rehabilitation to low-income tribal members who own their home. 12 A voucher program was implemented this year to allow homeowners access to funds to hire a contractor to perform priority repairs to their homes. Homeowners Rehabilitation Services $7 MILLION also provides vouchers for installation of storm In rehabilitation, storm shelters, appliances and air shelters to eligible tribal members in Oklahoma, conditioners as of June 2018. Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas. 13 CHOCTAW NATION EMPLOYEES The Choctaw Nation is the largest employer in Southeast Oklahoma EMPLOYEES AS OF 10,346 JUNE 2018 14 CHOCTAW NATION EMPLOYEES The Choctaw Nation offers opportunities for summer employment. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act has been helping youth gain experience and learn things they can carry on with them throughout life. The Choctaw Nation Internship Program, in its fourth year, continues to grow and is open to college students who live throughout the United States. They receive valuable on-the- job training through a variety of Choctaw Nation resources. POSITIONS 1,045 PROVIDED This summer through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 15 LEAP PROGRAM The first set of lease purchase (LEAP) homes was dedicated with a ribbon cutting in June. 16 50 FAMILIES have been provided the opportunity for a home through the lease purchase program so far, with the assistance provided by the Choctaw Nation to become mortgage-ready and able to qualify for a loan. 10 HOMES will be provided in each district in the Choctaw Nation through the program, which kicked off this year. 17 CHOCTAW NATION HEADQUARTERS 18 Sacred and uniquely crafted Iti Fabvssa (poles) lead the way to our new home, the foundation for opportunities of growth and prosperity for the Choctaw people. Development of the new Choctaw Nation headquarters in Durant was based specifically around creating an efficient and comprehensive experience for both tribal members and employees of the Choctaw Nation. The most frequently utilized services are conveniently located toward the building’s center and the Chahta culture is showcased throughout. 19 TEXTILE CLASS The Choctaw Traditional Textiles group is sponsored by the Historic Preservation Department. 20 The members of the Choctaw Nation’s textile class are dedicated to revitalizing the traditional knowledge that our grandmothers used to make cloth from natural materials in their local environment. The group hosts monthly workshops where participants gather fiber material from native plants and naturally shed buffalo wool, use the drop spindle and other techniques to spin the fibers into yarn, color fibers with traditional dyes, and practice the techniques to twine the yarn into traditional fabrics. All experience levels are welcome. 21 GROWING HOPE A new greenhouse on the grounds of the Choctaw Nation capitol at Tvshka Homma is home to the Preserving Choctaw Culture by Growing Hope project. The project is funded by a four- year U.S. Department of Agriculture Community Food Promotion grant in which OSU is partnering with the Choctaw Nation. The team will study the cultivation, production, nutritional value and commercialization of traditional crops. The structure will be used to grow threatened Choctaw heirloom crops in a protected environment with a goal of creating stable seed bases that can be shared with tribal families interested in growing these traditional crops. 22 CHOCTAW CODE TALKERS The Oklahoma House and Senate passed a bill to name 23 county bridges in southeastern Oklahoma after the Choctaw Code Talkers of World War I and World War II. The Choctaw Nation began unveiling commemorative signs at the bridges this year. Known Choctaw Code Talkers Albert Billy Noel Johnson Mitchell Bobb Otis Wilson Leader Victor Brown Solomon Bond Louis Ben Carterby Pete Maytubby Benjamin Franklin Jeff Nelson Colbert Joseph Oklahombi George Edwin Davenport Robert Taylor Joseph Harvey Davenport Charles Walter Veach Tobias William Frazier Calvin Wilson Benjamin Wilburn Forreston Baker Hampton Schlicht Billy Noel Johnson Andrew Perry Otis Wilson Leader Davis Pickens Solomon Bond Louis 23 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ChahtaPreneurs Growing Businesses in Southeast Oklahoma Choctaw Small Business Development (CSBS) provides business assistance to Choctaw Tribal entrepreneurs, ChahtaPreneurs–tribal members that want to start or expand their business within the Choctaw Nation. The mission of CSBDS is to create new jobs and economic growth within the communities of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma through our tribal members. CSBDS provides specialized one-on-one advising services, access to business training, networking and business resources. BUSINESS STARTUPS BUSINESS STARTUPS 331 AND EXPANSIONS 125 AND EXPANSIONS Inception Annual 532 CHAHTAPRENEURS 165 CHAHTAPRENEURS 309 JOBS CREATED 239 JOBS CREATED Danielle Spears, 238 TRAINING EVENTS 65
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