I was born in 1882, eight miles east of Pauls Valley, in the Chickasaw Nation. I am fullblood Chickasaw Indian. Father was Swell James and Mother was Josephine Brown, both born in the Chickasaw Nation.
Throughout Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, we are reminded of our vested interest in slowing down, preventing and ultimately bringing an end to Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Alzheimer’s is a progressive type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior, and symptoms eventually grow severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. This month, we also remember those whose lives were uprooted and changed for the worse by this terrible disease, including their families and loved ones also serving as caregivers.
This Indian Pioneer Paper was recorded by W.P.A. field writer Maurice Anderson on June 16, 1937.
With summer just around the corner and many Oklahomans planning to go on vacations, now is a good time for review of the process for obtaining or renewing passports. If you plan to travel abroad in the coming weeks and months, please use the information below pertinent to this process.
The specter of a school shooting always lurks in the back of parents’ and educators’ minds, but this week, it openly torments us. Adequate prayers cannot be uttered at a time like this, but we pray, nonetheless. In the days and weeks ahead, we will learn more details, but we will also lose focus and interest as well. Before that happens, we must seize our current state of crystal clarity and chart a different course regarding school safety, juvenile justice, and juvenile mental health.
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