Choctaws earn Freedom Award

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Receives National Freedom AwardThe Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma recieves a National Freedom Award. Chief Gregory Pyle will fly to Washington, D.C. This week to accept the award. The freedom Award is the highest recognition to employers who have shown outstanding support for the guard and reserve. The Choctaw Nation was chosen from more than 2,000 nominations this year.

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Chief Gregory Pyle will accept the 2008 Freedom Award on behalf of the tribe and the employees of the Choctaw Nation in the guard and reserve. Some of the deeds cited in the nomination were the care packages sent from the tribe and the transportation home from Fort Bliss during the holiday season. "...try to help them."

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is the first tribe ever to receive the Freedom Award.