USDA State Director Kenneth Corn, left, presents representatives of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Senior Director of Education Jason Campbell, Director of the School of Choctaw Language Anjanette Williston, Chief Gary Batton, and Assistant Chief Jack Austin Jr. with a check on October 10. USDA Rural Utilities Services – Distance Learning and Telemedicine awarded the $261,687 grant for the purchase of distance learning equipment in Jones Academy and 19 southeast Oklahoma public schools that teach the Choctaw language. Each language lab will be updated with a video bar, a 65-inch display monitor, a mobile cart, and new Zoom pro licenses. Photo provided | Choctaw Nation
June 11, 2026
