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Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton will continue another four year term. Wednesday was the last day to file to run in the Choctaw Nation’s July election and Batton had no challengers. He’s been Chief since 2014.
Gary Batton said people are starting to better understand the Chahta Spirit.
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma released Wednesday the prospective candidates for tribal elections following a three-day filing period.
The filing period for six seats on the Choctaw Nation Tribal Council and the office of chief begin next week.
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An Army base in Blackstone, Virginia, officially changed its name from “Fort Pickett” to “Fort Barfoot” Friday in honor of Col. Van Barfoot, a Native American World War II Medal of Honor recipient who served with the famed 45th Infantry Division.