(TULSA, Okla.) A new program aimed at demonstrating how autonomous vehicles can improve mobility in underserved communities is set to kick off in North Tulsa next year. Oklahoma’s first autonomous vehicle pilot program will introduce autonomous vans through MetroLink Tulsa's microtransit system in Spring 2026. We’re
(GILA RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION) As Native American communities across the United States continue to feel the effects of Indian boarding schools more than two centuries later, President Joe Biden took a historic step to rectify the damage. On Friday, President Biden issued the first ever formal apology from a U.
(TULSA, Okla.) Born in Bartlesville, Chef and TV celebrity Pyet DeSpain returned to Indian Country on Thursday to speak at the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit. The free summit, presented by Feeding America, Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, and Hunger Free Oklahoma, highlighted work being done
(TULSA, Okla.) Formerly Veterans Park, the public space at 21st and Boulder was renamed Dream Keepers Park in 2021 to honor Tulsa’s Native American history. “Tulsa doesn't have any sort of cultural destination for Native Americans,” said Cheryl Cohenour, a Cherokee Citizen and Chair of the Greater
Native Commerce News is sponsored by the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma (AICCO), dedicated to expanding Indian Country commerce across the globe. (TULSA, Okla.) A new initiative to raise awareness about Native American contributions and history in and around Tulsa has entered the early stages of development thanks
(CREEK COUNTY, Okla.) The State of Oklahoma has a history rooted in greed, land theft, and unspeakable crimes–many of which the perpetrators have never been held accountable for. Tulsa's fame as an oil city hides a darker side of history, one in which European-American settlers exploited Native
Photo Courtesy: Muscogee (Creek) Nation (ATLANTA, Ga.) The Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN) is celebrating a historic court victory after the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the ruling that sovereign immunity prevented the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI) from being held accountable for desecrating a Muscogee sacred site. “This
(TULSA, Okla.) On Monday, October 14, Indigenous People’s Day will be celebrated throughout Indian Country, including within communities of Oklahoma’s 39 tribes. Here’s a look at how some of those communities will be celebrating this year. The Greater Tulsa Indian Affairs Commission will be celebrating the day
(TULSA, Okla.) A third person has died following heavy morning fog in Green Country last week. Tulsa Police Department said 43-year-old Krystal Martin was driving on US-412 between the west leg of the IDL and Gilcrease Museum Road on Wednesday, September 25, when she lost control of her vehicle and
(TVLSE, Okla.) 17-year-old Albert Mekko, who died at Carlisle Indian School in 1881, finally returned home Tuesday. Seminole Nation in partnership with Muscogee Nation, Tulsa Police, Strong Hands, and grassroots organizers took part in a motorcade from Council Oak Park, a sacred Muscogee site, to Seminole Nation to get him
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(MUSCOGEE RESERVATION) United Indian Nations of Oklahoma (UINO) is gearing up to increase Native voter turnout with a star-studded lineup this Monday. UINO will host the Warrior Up To Vote Rally at River Spirit Casino on September 30. The event will also include a Sovereignty 101 Summit and a candidate