Rachael Schuit

journalist
Traverse City, Michigan


Blue Whale Comedy to present first Native Showcase

Oklahoma
(TULSA, Okla.) An all Native comedy lineup will take the stage at the LowDown in Tulsa on Friday, July 19th at 8pm.  This is the first time Blue Whale Comedy is presenting the Native...

Tulsa Sees Higher Rates of Homelessness Among Native Youth

Oklahoma
(TULSA, Okla.) Gaps relating to the health and wealth of Indigenous Americans are felt in Oklahoma and beyond, and one area in which this gap is prominent is in housing for Indigenous...

What a Prager U-inspired social studies curriculum could mean for Oklahoma's Native students

Oklahoma
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The indoctrination of Oklahoma students took a new turn last month, following Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters’s announcement that public schools are now...

Women's Networking group gears up for its third conference

Michigan
(GRANDVILLE, Mich.) A conference designed to give West Michigan women an opportunity to collaborate and connect is gearing up for its third year.  Strong Women Arise Network (SWAN) is...

350,000 Records of American Indian History Made Public Through the Tulsa Public Library System

Muscogee Nation
(MUSCOGEE NATION) Thanks to research, reporting and a generous donation from Verified News Network (VNN) Oklahoma, for the first time ever, an extensive digital collection of American...

Hands-on entrepreneur promotes cultural learning through ACE program

Muscogee Nation
(MUSCOGEE NATION) Leather work, woodwork, and weaving have been part of Native culture for countless years. Today, teaching of the Southeastern variations is expanded through the work of...

Software provider discusses ‘nightmare’ transition from SoonerCare to managed care

Oklahoma
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The impact of the switch from SoonerCare to Managed Care has caused a mental healthcare crisis for Oklahomans.  In May, VNN Oklahoma interviewed two counselors who...

Mental Health Care in Crisis Under Oklahoma’s New Managed Care System

Oklahoma
(TULSA, Okla.) Dozens of mental health providers in the State of Oklahoma are having difficulty staying in business after the state switched from SoonerCare to Managed Care Oklahoma (MCO)...

Tulsa Mayoral Candidates Share Plans for Indian Country

Oklahoma
(TULSA, Okla.) Tulsans will head to the polls this year not just to elect a President–but also to elect a new mayor. There are currently three candidates in the race: Oklahoma State...

Stitt signs Oklahoma Survivors’ Act into law

Oklahoma
Pictured is criminalized survivor April Wilkens, one of Oklahoma’s most well-known survivors (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) After a long road to visibility, survivors of abuse in Oklahoma will...