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The weekend may be over, but the news affecting Indian Country doesn’t stop. Each Monday, Native News Online brings you “Articles You May Have Missed”—a quick look at the important stories from across Indian Country that deserve your attention.
Happy Monday Morning!
Here are some of the articles you may have missed this past weekend:
Trump to Hold Midterm Political Rally at Choctaw Nation Event Center in Oklahoma
The White House announced Friday that President Donald Trump will hold a political rally in Durant, Oklahoma, which is located within the Choctaw Nation, next Thursday, October 1.
With polls showing the beleaguered second-term president facing falling support, Trump has embarked on a campaign tour to support Republican candidates in various parts of the country. Thursday’s rally is in support of Republican nominee for Oklahoma governor Mike Mazzei, a former Oklahoma state senator and Tulsa businessman.
While the rally is scheduled to be held at the Choctaw Nation Event Center in Durant, the Choctaw Nation said Friday that it is not endorsing any candidates or hosting the rally. The Trump 47 Committee is hosting the political rally.
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Marks 45 Years of Federal Recognition
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana is marking 45 years of federal recognition, honoring the generations of Tribal citizens and leaders who worked to preserve the Tribe’s identity and secure its relationship with the United States.
The Tribe’s federal recognition became effective on September 25, 1981, following years of work to document the Tunica-Biloxi people’s history, ancestry and continued existence as a Tribal Nation.
The federal determination traced the Tribe’s documented history to 1698 and recognized the modern Tunica-Biloxi Tribe as the successor of the historic Tunica, Ofo and Avoyel tribes and part of the Biloxi Tribe.
Louise Erdrich Named 2026 Recipient of Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
Louise Erdrich, a tribal citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, was named Friday as the 2026 recipient of the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the nation’s major honors for artists.
The award is presented annually to an artist for an “outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind’s enjoyment and understanding of life.”
Erdrich, one of the most celebrated Native American authors of her generation, was recognized not for a single book but for a body of work spanning more than four decades.
