(NATIONAL) Researchers have found that culture, the shared way of life for a particular group of people, is critical to a person’s overall well-being. When a number of different cultures are present in one place it is known as cultural diversity. Articles abound detailing the benefits of cultural diversity
(MUSKOGEE COUNTY, Okla.) Upon entering Agency Cemetery from US 69, one of the first tombstones you find is Pvt. Golden Tucker, a World War I veteran who died in 1964. His grave is one of an estimated 1,000 that Mother Nature has hidden from the public’s view following
(TAHLEQUAH, Okla.) A 28-year-old man died from COVID-19 in the Cherokee County Jail, according to a recently released medical examiner report. Jared Pringle was found dead in his cell on April 19. The medical examiner’s report said Pringle had severe edema and congestion at his time of death. No
Photo Courtesy: John Dobberstein / Broken Arrow Sentinel (BROKEN ARROW, Okla.) Tyler Gibbons is the owner of Origin Coffee Company in the Rose District. Formally the Rattlesnake Café at South Main and West Dallas, Gibbons opened their doors for Origin’s first official day in business at 7 a.m. on
(TULSA, Okla.) A dead child. A dead wife. Homelessness. A crushed leg. House fires. An untimely end. Such was the life of Thomas Hickory, born in 1877. Hickory married Jennie Coney on the Muscogee Creek Nation reservation before the Creek lands were allotted. She was the granddaughter of Tuckabache, a
Photo Courtesy: Muscogee Creek Nation (MUSCOGEE NATION) The Muscogee Creek Nation's Code of Laws has been amended to include authorizations to arrest, prosecute, and sentence non-Indians who commit certain crimes on the Reservation. The amendments were pulled from provisions of the federal Violence Against Women Act, which Congress
(MUSKOGEE COUNTY, Okla.) After more than a decade, a Muscogee (Creek) Freedmen cemetery will soon receive some much-needed attention. Old Agency cemetery, also known as Union Agency Cemetery and simply Agency Cemetery, was founded in 1858. Following the deaths of former property owners William “Sage” Fields and Delores Moore, the
(MUSCOGEE NATION) Community members voiced their opinions about news coverage relating to elections and politics during VNN outreach efforts this past summer. People we talked with said there is a lack of Indigenous-focused politician and election news coverage, which they believe prevents Tribal citizens from voting. In an attempt to
(TULSA, Okla.) Nearly 25 years after being sent to prison for life, a domestic abuse survivor could finally have her chance at freedom. April Wilkens was convicted of murder after she shot and killed her rapist and abuser Terry Carlton in 1998. After losing her direct appeal and multiple missteps
This story is sponsored by Just The Beginning, Inc., a Tulsa-based non-profit that provides transformative help to women who have been impacted by incarceration, behavioral health issues, addiction, and trauma. (TULSA, Okla.) In 2016, Oklahomans voted for criminal justice reform with the passage of the “Oklahoma Smart Justice Reform Act”
(TULSA, Okla.) The Tulsa Police Department is currently investigating the stabbing of Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler. TPD Chief Wendell Franklin said officers were on the scene around 4:30 Tuesday afternoon. We're told the DA's daughter, Jennifer Kunzweiler, has been arrested for the crime.
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) It was one story of survival after another during an interim study on criminalized survivorship at the state capitol Tuesday. The study, proposed by Rep. Toni Hasenback (R-Elgin), examined the issues surrounding victims of abuse and why they are incarcerated when they fight back. For a majority