Rachael Schuit

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...

(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...

This story is part of VNN Oklahoma’s “Returning to Balance” Solutions Journalism Series. Using a solutions journalism approach, these stories highlight Indigenous led, culturally informed...

(TULSA, Okla.) April Wilkens’ attorney has filed a petition asking the court to reconsider and reverse its recent decision to deny her release under the Oklahoma Survivors’...

(TULSA, Okla.) Two days of impactful conversations, panels, and presentations are coming back to Tulsa on October 4th and 5th.  Verified News Network (VNN) Oklahoma will be hosting...

This story was updated on August 12 to include additional information about the UKB's FOIA request process. (OKLAHOMA) Tribal officials from the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee...

(OKLAHOMA) Two Native-owned powerhouses specializing in infrastructure, engineering, environmental services, civil construction, and program and grant management are uniting as...

(MARSHALL, Mich.) July 25, 2025 marks 15 years since one of the largest inland oil spills in history. On July 25, 2010, Enbridge’s Line 6B Pipeline ruptured, spilling oil into...

Photo of Ledcie Stechi with her grandmother, provided by Richard Johnston, author of Choctaw Woman - Mela Comes Home During the first part of the 20th century in Oklahoma, many...