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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...
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...
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

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(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...
(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...
(TULSA, Okla.) Final preparations are underway for the 2025 Belle's Kitchen Cook-Off and Graduation, taking place Friday at 4 p.m. at Crossover Community Impact, located at 1010 E 36th St...
(GLENPOOL, Okla.) Excitement is building as the Yuchi Language Project prepares to host zOyaha Fest 2025, a two-day cultural gathering taking place this weekend in Glenpool. The free,...
Written By: John Dobberstein (BROKEN ARROW, Okla.) The ribbon is cut and the curtain is up after community leaders celebrated the opening of the Broken Arrow Public Schools’ new Fine...
Written By: Allison Herrera (OSAGE RESERVATION) In March of 2024, the Osage Nation sued the Department of the Interior after years of back-and-forth negotiations over functions...
Written By: Kayla Branch (OKLAHOMA) Volunteers for Shred the Stigma gather every other Saturday to build kits containing fentanyl testing strips and clean syringes. Read this story...