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Trista Vaughn

journalist
Tulsa, Muscogee Reservation

United Keetoowah Band, Hualapai, and Chickasaw | Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority Alumna | ONABEN Girl Talk | Oklahoma Council for Indian Education | Miss Keetoowah 2013

Pictured: Cheyenne and Arapaho MMIP Chair LaRenda Morgan dresses up as Zitkala-Ša for the Women Voters OKC Women's Suffragette Play (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Living only to her early...

Before there was the MMIP movement, there was Zitkala-Ša

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Photo Courtesy: Trista Vaughn/Library of Congress (TULSA, Okla.) The modern Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) movement began gaining ground in the 1980s, largely relating...
(TVLSE, Okla.) If you’re rushing towards your gate or fast walking towards your Lyft at the Tulsa International Airport, you may want to slow down to spend some time learning about the...
In an Indigenous-focused Q&A session, VNN Oklahoma’s Trista Vaughn (United Keetoowah Band, Hualapai, and Chickasaw) asks newly inaugurated Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols about jurisdictional...
Trigger Warning: This story contains information about Indian boarding shools that may be distressing and disturbing for some individuals. Please proceed with caution and prioritize your...
(MIAMI, Okla.) On June 18, the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma (UINO) held its quarterly meeting at Buffalo Run Casino with Tribal leaders to discuss issues around Tribal sovereignty...
Photo Courtesy: Sundance Institute  (TULSA, Okla.) The made-in-Oklahoma film “Fancy Dance” premiered in select theaters Friday night, including Circle Cinema where it was screened at a...
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) June 2 marked 100 years of the Indian Citizenship Act, which ended the exclusion of Native Americans from US citizenship. Rock the Native Vote, the Groundwork...
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Since 2010, May 5 has been recognized as a National Day of Awareness for the thousands of Indigenous people who go missing and are murdered every year. What began...
(TULSA, Okla.) - Aunties Acting Up: Vol. II is set to hit the stage at The Vanguard this Saturday at 8 PM. The lineup features six female Indigenous comedians: Jordan Jayi, Nathalie...