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December 7, 2006 - The Seminole Tribe of Florida buy the Hard Rock Cafe chain of themed restaurants for $965m from The Rank Group. The Seminole tribe will own 124 Hard Rock Cafes, as well as hotels, casino hotels and two Hard Rock Live! concert venues, when the deal is completed in March, 2007. (Telegraph) more...

October 2, 2006 - An inter-tribal pow-wow is scheduled for the twenty-fifth of November, this year in Durant, Oklahoma. It will honor those Choctaws who served as Code Talkers. Descendents of the Choctaw Code Talkers will be presented with United States flags which have flown over the capitol of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. (Official Site of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) More...

July 27, 2006 - Cherokee and Delaware chiefs petition the United States Government for federal recognition of the Delaware Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma... (Official Site of the Cherokee Nation) More...

July 26, 2006 - Cherokee candidate elected to Oklahoma Legislature... (Native American Times) More...

July 25, 2006 - Quapaws open drug treatment center in Oklahoma... (Native American Times) More...

July 22, 2006 - Senate committee restores funding to Native American housing council... (Native American Times) More...