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Eastern Shawnee Tribe Early Childhood Learning Center

Choctaw Nation dance

Citizen Potawatomi Nation FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma basket weaving

Rolling hills of the Choctaw Nation

Muscogee (Creek) Nation festival

Citizen Potawatomi Nation

Well baby checkup at the Choctaw Nation Health Center

Traditional Choctaw Nation weaponry

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Festival Corn Stalk Shoot

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma dance

Citizen Potawatomi Nation Community Development Corporation

Citizen Potawatomi Nation cultural preservation specialist

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

A Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse convoy departs Oklahoma to provide hurricane relief to our neighbors in Texas

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma traditional weaponry

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Festival Corn Stalk Shoot

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Headquarters

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma pottery

Choctaw Nation Regional Medical Clinic

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma stickball game

The 2017 Oklahoma Native Impact Report was produced by Dr. Kyle Dean, Director of the Center for Native American and Urban Studies, Oklahoma City University.

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This report was commissioned by the Oklahoma Tribal Finance Consortium.

“The mission of the Oklahoma Tribal Finance Consortium is to advance tribal economics and strengthen tribal finance within the state of Oklahoma.” Victor Flores, President Oklahoma Tribal Finance Consortium

Economic impacts are estimates of the full production, employment, and income that are directly and indirectly linked to the production activity under study. These impacts were completed by Dr. Kyle Dean. Dr. Dean is an Associate Professor of Economics and the Director of the Center for Native American and Urban Studies at Oklahoma City University. Dr. Dean obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Oklahoma State University and specializes in economic modeling.

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July 18, 2019

Study highlights Native American tribes’ impact on Oklahoma economy

Tribes had nearly $13 billion economic impact on state in 2017

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