(MUSCOGEE NATION) Autumn harvest crops like pumpkins and corn have been cultivated by Native Americans for thousands of years. This agricultural resilience was necessary for survival, ensuring families would be fed through the cold winter months. Today, there is another hunger for many Native American families; the hunger to connect
(MUSCOGEE NATION) The Muscogee Creek Nation is suing the City of Tulsa, Mayor G.T. Bynum, Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin, and city attorney Jack Blair for unlawfully continuing to “prosecute Indians for conduct arising within the Creek Reservation”. The suit, filed in federal court on November 15, states the
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(MUSCOGEE NATION) The Muscogee Creek Nation Election Office has released the unofficial election results from Saturday’s primary election. Incumbents Principal Chief David Hill and Second Chief Del Beaver were both re-elected after receiving the majority of the votes in their respective contests. Hill received 58.37 percent of the
(TULSA, Okla.) The State Board of Education voted unanimously to maintain Tulsa Public Schools’ accreditation “with deficiencies” on Thursday, just one day after the TPS school board accepted district superintendent Deborah Gist’s letter of resignation. Tulsa Public Schools has been under state fire since last year, when it was
(MUSCOGEE NATION) Just when onlookers thought the heat between Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and the interests of the state’s 39 tribal nations couldn’t get any hotter- BOOM. But it’s not just the tribes who have taken a stand against Stitt’s moves; the Legislature and the state’
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The Oklahoma Senate voted to override Governor Kevin Stitt’s vetoes of two bills to extend tribal compacts in special session on Monday. Senate Bill 26X extends the tobacco products excise tax compact until the end of 2024. House Bill 1005x allows any tribe with an existing
(OKLAHOMA, Okla.) UPDATE: On Monday, the Oklahoma Senate voted 31-8 to override Governor Kevin Stitt’s veto of SB26X, one vote short of the two-thirds majority needed to extend tribal tobacco compacts in the state. They also voted to extend the special session until July 31, which could include another
(NATIONAL) As VNN’s second annual “From Adversity To Entrepreneurship” Learning Series draws to a close, information received from online participants is now available to advance this year’s focus on “Trauma Informed Business Development”. Over the last three months, VNN surveyed people nationwide about their trauma experiences, the hardships
WARNING: The following article contains information relating to abuse, violence, homicide, and suicide. Please read with care. UPDATE: This story has been updated to include new information from Broken Arrow Police Department. (BROKEN ARROW, Okla.) Though the home where two adults and six children were shot to death last October
(MUSCOGEE NATION) Land and oil rights. Dead American Indians. Wealthy benefactors. As “Killers of the Flower Moon” debuts the tale of the Osage Murders at the Cannes Film Festival, the deadly series of events is a familiar one for Lucinda Hickory Research Institute founder Tatianna Duncan. It may be over
Rendering Courtesy: Samuel Stitt (DURANT, Okla.) It’s been nearly two centuries following one act of kindness and the connection between the Choctaw and the Irish people is still going strong. The bond was commemorated with the unveiling of the “Kindred Spirits” sculpture in County Cork, Ireland, in 2015. Several