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Do tribal citizens need state-issued hunting, fishing licenses off trust lands? Oklahoma officials say yes
OklahomaPoliticsIndigenous
Photo Courtesy: Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill/Facebook
Written By: Sarah Liese (Twilla), Graycen Wheeler
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shared a press...
Less help for Oklahoma homeless youth unless they’re sleeping in a shelter or outside
OklahomaCommunity
Written By: Maddy Keyes
(OKLAHOMA) Thousands of youth lacking permanent housing in Oklahoma don’t qualify for many services funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
Myron Red Eagle announces candidacy for Assistant Principal Chief
OklahomaPoliticsIndigenous
Written By: Collyn Combs
On a fall Saturday afternoon, Myron Red Eagle hosted a dinner announcing his upcoming candidacy for Assistant Principal Chief in the Osage Nation’s 2026...
Stroble files petition for U.S. Supreme Court review in tax case
OklahomaPoliticsIndigenous
Photo Courtesy: Jerrado Moore, Mvskoke Media
Written By: Thomas Jackson
(MUSCOGEE RESERVATION) On Sept. 29, Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen Alicia Stroble asked the United States...
Verified News Network Announces Major Rebrand
OklahomaIndigenous
By Crosswinds News Staff
(TVLSE, Okla.) A new season has arrived for Verified News Network (VNN).
After seven years of steady innovation and collaboration, the Native-owned,...
Native Americans struggling with substance use find healing and connection through sweat lodges
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Photo Courtesy: Osage Nation Health
This story is part of VNN Oklahoma’s “Returning to Balance” Solutions Journalism Series. Using a solutions journalism approach, these stories...
Tensions Rise At Tvlse Meeting Over Native Mascot Representation
OklahomaIndigenous
Written By: Frances Danger, Brittany Harlow, Russell Sun Eagle
(TVLSE, Okla.) At Monday night's Tulsa Public Schools meeting, community members gathered to discuss the future of the...
Mystery of Mary Elkins: Was she another unaccounted victim of the Reign of Terror?
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A portrait of E-ne-ke-op-pe (Mary Elkins) in Osage clothing. Courtesy Photo/Osage Nation
Written By: Chelsea T. Hicks
(OSAGE RESERVATION) Candace Shelton is the granddaughter of...
Native inclusion gains ground under Tulsa’s new leadership
OklahomaEventsPoliticsCommunity Indigenous
(TULSA, Okla.) Many Native American tribes located in Northeast Oklahoma were forced here from their ancestral homelands after the signing of the Indian Removal Act in 1830 and subsequent...
Weather across America 9/28/2025
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(NATIONAL) A Slight Risk of excessive rainfall over parts of the Southwest and Southern Rockies, a Slight Risk of excessive rainfall over parts of the Southeast Coast, and a weakening...