During his Oct. 4 State of the Nation Address, Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby said the preservation of sovereignty and self-determination are the result of a united Chickasaw people committed to a collective future guided by a generational vision.

Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby crowned the 2025-2026 Chickasaw royalty during the Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival.

As we welcome the month of November, we have the opportunity to celebrate two special and powerful observances.

It is with great sadness we report Lillian Bernice Wisdom Underwood died Nov. 1, 2025, between the time this article was written and it being published in the November Chickasaw Times. Please see her obituary in the December issue of the Chickasaw Times.