(NATIONAL) The Indian Boarding School Era lasted over a century. It was a time of forced assimilation of Native American children and the attempted erasure of Native American culture, often at the protest of their families and communities. Thousands of children are believed to have died during the process. But
“So you're, A, not getting paid for the work that you've been doing, and B, having to take away time from providing care to patients…” One year after VNN Oklahoma interviewed two mental health professionals about Oklahoma’s transition to Managed Care Oklahoma (MCO) for its
(OKMULGEE, Okla.) After being caught in a deadly tornado one year ago, Candace Harjo says her daughter Ryleigh cannot feel raindrops on her skin without being triggered. “The rain touches her skin, it gives her cringes,” Candace said. “It will completely set her off, or she bawls her eyes out.
Photo Courtesy: West Baton Rouge Museum Story Snapshot 📷 A new historical marker in Louisiana now honors 311 Mvskoke people who died in the 1837 Monmouth steamboat wreck during forced removal to Oklahoma. The relatively unknown wreck was spotlighted during this year’s Ethel Claiborne Dameron Lecture Series near the Mississippi
Story Snapshot 📷 After 27 years in prison for killing her abuser, April Wilkens is seeking release under the Oklahoma Survivors' Act. Her legal team has filed a petition to transfer her to Tulsa County for a hearing and request supervised release while awaiting resentencing. Despite court approval last year,
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) On February 6, the Facebook page “Missing-Aubrey Dameron from Grove, Oklahoma” changed its name to “Remembering Aubrey Dameron from Grove, Oklahoma”, a digital signal affirming the tragic news Quapaw Marshals released the day before: the beloved Two Spirit woman’s remains had been found. A post accompanied
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) “It's happening again in Tulsa,” Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt posted on Facebook Friday morning. “The Muscogee Creek Nation is undermining the State and city's authority to enforce our laws. We cannot have two separate justice systems based on race. It won't
Verified News Network (VNN) Oklahoma is now Crosswinds News. Learn more here. (TULSA, Okla.) Six participants have been selected for Verified News Network’s (VNN) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People (MMIWG2T) Historical Reporting Project: Rachael Schuit (Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin) Renata Hill (Mvskoke) Sarah
Photo Courtesy: Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law & Justice (SEMINOLE, Okla.) After serving 34 years of a life sentence without parole, Lisa Moss was released from Mabel Bassett Correctional Center on Wednesday, the first case to be retried under the Oklahoma Survivor’s Act (OSA) after it was passed last
Verified News Network (VNN) Oklahoma is now Crosswinds News. Learn more here. (TULSA, Okla.) Verified News Network (VNN) is accepting applications to take part in a new reporting project focused on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People (MMIWG2T). The MMIWG2T Historical Reporting Project seeks to demonstrate
Trigger Warning: This story discusses theft, abuse and other injustice relating to Indigenous history, which may be distressing and triggering for some individuals. Please proceed with caution and prioritize your mental and emotional well-being. If you need support, consider speaking to a mental health professional by calling 988, texting the
(TVLSE, Okla.) It was a day to honor the foundations of Tulsa, a city that began when Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s (MCN) Locvpoka Tribal Town placed the coals and ash from their sacred fire at the base of Council Oak Tree following their forced removal from Alabama. And those who