The main responsibility of our Chickasaw Nation government, now and in the future, is service to the Chickasaw people.

Regalia Making Mothers, a group formed by Chickasaws to provide First American regalia for American Indian foster children, is now making face masks to protect the health of tribal elders.

Coronavirus testing is avail-able to the general public at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center in Ada and the Chickasaw Nation health clinics in Ardmore, Tishomingo and Purcell.

Like a sentinel standing at the corner of Main and Townsend Streets for a century, the grand McSwain Theatre and the community it serves have experienced many changes.

Dr. Paul Emrich, Chickasaw Nation Undersecretary of Mental Health Services, says the Chickasaw people have experienced trying times before and will remain strong in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.