(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) Champagne, bingo, and lots of laughter filled Social House in downtown Grand Rapids for a “Bingo and Bubbly” fundraiser on the evening of February 1st. Dozens of people came together to raise money for a local non-profit, Redeemed Mobile Boutique. The boutique helps women leaving situations that
(TULSA, Okla.) Now in its 15th year, Just The Beginning, Inc. has made it their mission to help those no one else will. The State of Oklahoma has a history that includes injustice and oppression. That legacy continues to this day, reinforced by our justice system’s criminalization of women.
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(CHICKASAW NATION) Tribal compacts were finalized between Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and the Chickasaw Nation and Apache Tribe this month. The agreements follow years of strained relations between the Stitt’s administration and tribal governments, including the Five Civilized Tribes recently declining to participate in the “One Oklahoma Task Force”
(MUSCOGEE NATION) VNN’s Brittany Harlow was recently featured on Mvskoke Media’s Live Wire show to discuss the network’s upcoming Citizen Journalism Project. Jerrad Moore: Okay guys, welcome back to our Holiday Edition of Live Wire, the program where we take your questions from the chat. I'
(TULSA, Okla.) Living in Oklahoma, a state that frequently tops the list in female incarceration, Maria Morris knows first-hand how easy it is to suddenly be facing decades in prison. In 2018, Morris’ 1-year-old daughter Carabelle died in a house fire. To make matters worse, she was arrested and charged
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) An Oklahoma lawmaker filed legislation to create the "Common Sense Freedom of Press Control Act" Wednesday, aimed at mandating journalism licensing, propaganda-free training, and drug testing for news media workers and companies. The bill, filed by Oklahoma State Sen. Nathan Dahm (R-Broken Arrow), is directed
Co-written By: Brittany Harlow (MUSCOGEE NATION) Tensions between Oklahoma’s tribal governments and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s administration are already ramping up in 2024. This week, the Inter-Tribal Council of The Five Civilized Tribes (ITC) leaders (Muscogee Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole) announced they will not take part
(TULSA, Okla.) When VNN and Osage News teamed up with several other organizations to hold an “Exploring Indigenous Allyship” community dinner and discussion at Philbrook last fall, the goal was to simply start conversations about conversations. With the second largest American Indian population in the United States, Oklahoma’s municipal,
Native Commerce News is sponsored by the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma (AICCO), dedicated to expanding Indian Country commerce across the globe. Written By: Rachael Schuit (MIAMI, Okla.) Oklahoma is a complex state of multiple levels of government. Local municipalities and the state work alongside, and ideally with,
(OSAGE NATION) Actress Lily Gladstone (Blackfeet/Nez Perce) made history Sunday night, becoming the first Indigenous actress to win a Golden Globe. Gladstone won Best Performance by a Female Actor – Motion Picture, Drama for her role as Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese's blockbuster film "Killers of the
(TULSA, Okla.) One year ago, Lashay Peters made the difficult decision to move from California to Oklahoma, where she and her four children had been living in their vehicle. “I came out here for the better,” Peters said. “Me and my kids was in the car for two months and