In this episode of CNTV News, the 2020 Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival is being held online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A Virtual Gathering of Our People is a weeklong celebration leading up to the Chickasaw Nation's 60th Annual Meeting, featuring Governor Bill Anoatubby's State of the Nation address. Videos of the week's events are now streaming and hear from Governor Anoatubby on Saturday, October 3 at 9:00 am. From September 26 to October 3, see a variety of presentations and tour videos, meet Chickasaws and learn about programs and services. Visit www.annualmeeting.chickasaw.net to enjoy the Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival from the safety of your home or anywhere on any smartphone, tablet, computer or smart device.

SEASAM, the Southeastern Art Show and Market, is a popular event during festival week that showcases the work of native artists. This year, SEASAM is also a virtual event and runs from October 2 through the end of the year. For more information, please visit www.seasam.net. In other festival news, the three Chickasaw princesses crowned in 2019 will continue to serve this new term. The tribe is proud to have the three young ladies continue as ambassadors for another year.

Chickasaw health officials urge citizens and the community to continue mitigation efforts to prevent another surge of COVID-19 infections. To learn more about the state of COVID-19 in Chickasaw Country, Brad and Quin speak to Dr. Katie Burden-Greer, Chief of Inpatient Medicine at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center and a frontline healthcare clinician who cares for COVID-19 patients. To close the episode, Brad and Quin highlight the life and accomplishments of 2020 Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame inductee, retired Rear Admiral Kevin Meeks.