Leadership and Cultural Continuity

Hello Crosswinds Community! The start of a new year offers an opportunity to recommit ourselves to the work that matters most: listening deeply and strengthening the flow of information across Native communities. January’s coverage reflects that commitment, from data-driven insight about how Native residents access news, to leadership voices

Crosswinds News Invites Community Members to Apply for StoryKeepers Training Program

(TVLSE, Okla.) Crosswinds News is inviting community members across northeast Oklahoma to apply for StoryKeepers, a training program that supports Native-focused reporting through self-paced learning, hands-on practice, and editorial mentorship. Building off of the Citizen Journalism Pilot Program created in 2023, StoryKeepers will offer paid training and support to two

You all come eat: Eugenia “Carol” Tiger and family carry Mvskoke food traditions forward

(OKEMAH, Okla.) Eugenia “Carol” Tiger has spent a lifetime preparing meals that bring people together. The Mvskoke elder continues that work through Hompvks Ce, a Mvskoke homestyle cooking and catering effort dedicated to traditional foods, healthier preparation and teaching future generations. Hompvks Ce, Mvskoke for “you all come eat,” is

Now Available: Native-Focused Tulsa County Information Ecosystem Assessment

We’re excited to officially share Crosswinds News’ Native-Focused Tulsa County Information Ecosystem Assessment, a year-long effort grounded in listening, community dialogue, and data-informed insights. This report reflects what Native residents across Tulsa County told us directly: * How they access news and information * Where gaps exist * What’s missing when

Tulsa mayor reflects on first year, reaffirms commitment to sovereignty at AICCO luncheon

Native Commerce News is sponsored by the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma (AICCO), dedicated to expanding Indian Country commerce across the globe. (MUSCOGEE NATION) Mayor Monroe Nichols has served as Tulsa’s mayor for just over a year. As guest speaker at the American Indian Chamber of Commerce

Tribal nations in Oklahoma respond to ICE activity amid reports involving Native citizens

(TVLSE, Okla.) Tribal nations and Native organizations across Oklahoma are addressing concerns about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a rise in incidents involving Native people nationwide. Recent cases include Oglala Sioux Tribal members detained in Minnesota last week, an Ojibwe/Red Lake Nation descendant detained in Minnesota, a member

Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press The president of Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota on Tuesday called for the immediate release of tribal members who were detained at a homeless encampment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota last week. Three of the four Oglala Sioux Tribe members

You’re Invited: Crosswinds Community Conversation

Over the past year, Crosswinds News has spent time listening to Native communities across northeast Oklahoma, including multiple stops in Tulsa County, to better understand how people access information and what’s missing from the local news landscape. This month, we are releasing our Native-Focused Tulsa County Information Ecosystem Assessment,

Judge blocks Trump administration from purging DEI-related terms from Head Start grant applications

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's efforts to remake Head Start, ordering it to stop purging words it associates with diversity, equity and inclusion from grant applications and barring it from laying off any more federal employees in the Office of Head Start.

Sovereignty is not theoretical: Why Mi’kmaq treaty rights are on trial in Nova Scotia’s cannabis crackdown

Turtle Island Affairs reports on Indigenous Nations and issues across Turtle Island, beyond colonial borders. Written By Troy Littledeer (MI'KMA'KI) When Nova Scotia’s Attorney General announced on Dec. 4 that the province would intensify enforcement against “illegal cannabis” regardless of location, Mi’kmaq advocates heard

Chickasaw Nation Peacemakers reflect on experience of serving peacemaking court

(CHICKASAW RESERVATION) The Chickasaw Nation is one of 30 tribes across the United States that allows members to resolve certain disputes outside of a regular courtroom and instead in a Peacemaking Court.  Rather than facing a judge at opposing counsel tables with attorneys present, the disputing parties gather in a

Listening First, Telling Truth Together

Happy Holidays, Crosswinds Community! As we close out the year, December brought us back to the heart of our work: listening to community, honoring lived experience, and examining the systems that continue to shape Native life today. This month, Crosswinds News centered community voices across northeast Oklahoma while also continuing