Photo Courtesy: Sundance Institute (TULSA, Okla.) The made-in-Oklahoma film “Fancy Dance” premiered in select theaters Friday night, including Circle Cinema where it was screened at a film festival last July. Circle Cinema’s sold out premiere included an extended introduction by director Erica Tremblay, one of the first
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) June 2 marked 100 years of the Indian Citizenship Act, which ended the exclusion of Native Americans from US citizenship. Rock the Native Vote, the Groundwork Project, AARP Oklahoma, the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, and the National Urban Indian Family Coalition
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The impact of the switch from SoonerCare to Managed Care has caused a mental healthcare crisis for Oklahomans. In May, VNN Oklahoma interviewed two counselors who discussed the difficulties of staying in business due to payment issues. The situation also led Clyde Wafford, President of OrionNet Systems
(NATIONAL) I was very hesitant to post this because I don't want it to be weaponized to question anyone's Indigeneity. I'm not questioning that at all. I'm questioning a carefully crafted, inauthentic public persona. Eloy Bida is a well known Indigenous artist
(TULSA, Okla.) Dozens of mental health providers in the State of Oklahoma are having difficulty staying in business after the state switched from SoonerCare to Managed Care Oklahoma (MCO) on April 1, 2024. At that time, Oklahoma’s Medicaid Agency began contracting with traditional independent insurance companies Aetna, Humana, and
(TULSA, Okla.) Tulsans will head to the polls this year not just to elect a President–but also to elect a new mayor. There are currently three candidates in the race: Oklahoma State Representative Monroe Nichols, County Commissioner Karen Keith, and Tulsa business owner Casey Bradford. VNN Oklahoma has committed
Written By: Rachael Schuit Produced By: Brittany Harlow (TULSA, Okla.) “When you leave your service or branch, you tend to find out real quick that you’re gonna miss that. And I felt like it was just pulled from me.” More than a hobby, more than an art, and definitely
(TULSA, Okla.) Deputy Chief Dennis Larsen was named Tulsa’s next police chief on Friday afternoon, overcoming fellow internal candidates Deputy Chief Jonathan Brooks, Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish, Maj. Laurel Roberts and Maj. Matt McCord. Larsen has been with TPD for 45 years, currently serving as Deputy Chief over the
Pictured is criminalized survivor April Wilkens, one of Oklahoma’s most well-known survivors (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) After a long road to visibility, survivors of abuse in Oklahoma will soon be granted a new level of protection under the Oklahoma Survivors’ Act. Filed in December of 2023, SB1470 cleared both
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 (TULSA, Okla.) May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and one place where mental health needs the most attention is, of course, at
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Rock the Native Vote is organizing in a big way this June, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act. Despite the United States founding in 1776, Native Americans would be considered “domestic foreigners” until nearly 150 years later. Related Story: In Oklahoma, theft of Indigenous
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(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Since 2010, May 5 has been recognized as a National Day of Awareness for the thousands of Indigenous people who go missing and are murdered every year. What began as Red Dress Day in Canada is now an annual US Presidential proclamation to “increase awareness and address