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Matriarchal leadership on horizon for Seminole Nation as incumbent leadership ousted
OklahomaPolitics
Written By: Sarah Liese (Twilla)
(SEMINOLE RESERVATION) The Seminole Nation will soon have new leadership.
After a tight race, Seminole Nation citizens ousted both the incumbent...
New homelessness diversion pilot program launches in Oklahoma City
OklahomaHealthCommunity
Written By: Sierra Pfeifer
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) A new pilot program in Oklahoma City aims to reduce homelessness by diverting people and families away from emergency shelters and...
Oklahoma Indigenous cancer rates rising as Congress spars over future of IHS funding
OklahomaHealthPoliticsIndigenous
Written By: Sarah Liese (Twilla)
Both the U.S. House and Senate have passed separate appropriation bills earmarking billions of dollars for the Indian Health Service in advance...
'Keep going': Efforts to preserve Caddo language continue, despite death of last fluent speaker
OklahomaEducationCommunity Indigenous
Written By: Sarah Liese (Twilla)
The Caddo Nation mourns the loss of beloved elder Edmond Johnson, the tribal nation’s last fluent speaker. Despite his recent passing, Caddo language...
Two-Spirit discrimination persists, as questions swirl around Aubrey Dameron's murder investigation
OklahomaCrimeIndigenous
Written By: Sarah Liese (Twilla)
(GROVE, Okla.) Six years after Aubrey Dameron, a 25-year-old transgender Cherokee woman, disappeared from a popular summer destination on the Cherokee...
Almost $80 million for Oklahoma schools blocked by Trump administration
OklahomaEducationPolitics
Written By: Thomas Pablo
(OKLAHOMA) Nearly $78 million in funding for Oklahoma schools is being withheld by the Trump administration as part of a nationwide block of federal education...
Oklahoma Attorney General says 'No' to United Keetoowah Band casino
OklahomaBusinessPoliticsCommunity Indigenous
Written By: Katie Hallum (ᏧᏟ)
Questions are swirling around a gaming compact between Oklahoma and the United Keetoowah Band.
(OKLAHOMA) In May, the UKB signed the Model Tribal Gaming...
Cherokee Nation proposes revamp of aging Claremore Indian Health hospital
OklahomaHealthCommunity Indigenous
Written By: Katie Hallum (ᏧᏟ)
(CLAREMORE, Okla.) The Claremore Indian Hospital has served northeastern tribal patients since 1930. Now, the Cherokee Nation is proposing a $255.5...
deadCenter Film Festival kicks off this week, highlighting growing Indigenous representation in entertainment industry
OklahomaArtEntertainmentIndigenous
Written By: Sarah Liese (Twilla)
Indigenous representation continues its momentum in the entertainment industry, and the 25th annual deadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City has a...
Tribal leaders in Oklahoma frustrated by lack of communication about federal cuts
OklahomaPoliticsIndigenous
Photo Credit: The Muscogee Creek Nation- Department of Health
Written By: Thomas Pablo
Oklahoma tribal leaders have expressed frustrations with federal conversations regarding potential...