![Patients are served at the Chickasaw Nation Emergency Operations Facility, 1300 Cradduck Road in Ada. Photo from the Chickasaw Nation.](https://gaylordnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chickasaw-Nation-boosters-900x600.jpg)
Oklahoma tribes pivot to booster shots in COVID-19 battle
Nancy Marie Spears
• August 30, 2021
Chickasaw Nation vital to success of Oklahoma vaccination rate
Emma Sears, Reporter
• April 5, 2021
![Arizona National Guard Spc. Paige Curtiss speaks with a COVID-19 patient at an alternate care facility on the Navajo Nation in Chinle in this June photo. The Navajo Nation was hit hard by the coronavirus, with some of the highest infection rates in the country at one point. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin/National Guard).](https://gaylordnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tribes_AARP_1-900x563.jpg)
Tribes welcome COVID-19 relief funds, say deep-rooted problems remain
Molly Hudson, Reporter
• March 25, 2021
![Colonel Robert Walter, Oklahoma National Guard Joint Task Force Commander, said he expects all Oklahomans to have received the COVID-19 vaccine by midsummer. Photo courtesy ngaok.org](https://gaylordnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Col-Robert-Walter_2-900x506.png)
Oklahoma Guard comes to vaccine aid
Kolby Terrell, Reporter
• March 15, 2021
![Citizen Potawatomi Health Services workers give out COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan 22. Photo courtesy Citizen Potawatomi Nation.](https://gaylordnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/photo-1.jpg)
Native American nations step up to protect their own
Nancy Marie Spears, Reporter
• January 28, 2021
![Cherokee Tribe details its COVID-19 vaccination plan. Source: Cherokee Tribe](https://gaylordnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Cherokee-Vaccine-plan-900x695.jpg)
Tribes preparing for vaccine distribution
Nancy Marie Spears, Reporter
• December 11, 2020
![A model of the novel coronavirus. Stigma associated with COVID-19 infection has affected how people manage their health and communicate with others. (Gaylord News)](https://gaylordnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CoronavirusGraphic-900x506.png)
Coronavirus stigma affects pandemic response
Bennett Brinkman, Reporter
• December 11, 2020
![Alyssa Landry, left, and Alexis Martinez prepare to leave the University of Oklahoma for Thanksgiving break. Zaria Oates/Gaylord News](https://gaylordnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/University_Housing-900x675.jpg)
Some students struggle with calendar changes caused by pandemic
Zaria Oates, Nancy Marie Spears, and Jim North
• December 9, 2020
![The entrance to Nappy Roots Books, located at 3705 Springlake Dr. in Oklahoma City. (Gaylord News/Nancy Spears)](https://gaylordnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Image-2_-Nappy-Roots-store-900x675.jpg)
Nappy Roots: Black-owned bookstore becomes a site for advocacy, activism
Nancy Marie Spears, Reporter
• November 30, 2020
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