(NATIONAL) The MAHA Report: Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment, initially released on May 22, is under scrutiny for alleged factual errors and fabricated sources. Three Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are demanding answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following the
Photo Courtesy: Muscogee Nation Written By: Rachael Schuit, Brittany Harlow, Russell Sun Eagle (MUSCOGEE RESERVATION) An agreement was reached between the Muscogee Nation and the City of Tulsa, ending a jurisdictional legal battle that began in November of 2023. Under the terms of the agreement, the City of Tulsa will
Written By: Rachael Schuit 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.) Indigenous community members in Northeast Oklahoma will soon have better access to healthcare, thanks to a major expansion of the
(TULSA, Okla.) Room 413 was so packed at the Tulsa County Courthouse on Tuesday that people were turned away, forced to wait in the halls to learn if April Wilkens would be released from prison this week. Tuesday’s hearing related to the petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by
Pictured: Cheyenne and Arapaho MMIP Chair LaRenda Morgan dresses up as Zitkala-Ša for the Women Voters OKC Women's Suffragette Play (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Living only to her early sixties, the legacy of Indigenous advocate Zitkala-Ša continues to impact the Native community, especially in MMIP chapters in Oklahoma, nearly
On June 3, 2025, VNN | VNN Oklahoma President and CEO Kelly Tidwell (Muscogee and Cherokee) sent the following letter to Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols, requesting a meeting to discuss how the City plans to acknowledge and respond to the injustice it helped facilitate against Indigenous people during the Allotment and
Legal advocates say a policy known as prison gerrymandering in Oklahoma is allowing communities with prisons to be overrepresented in legislative districts. (OKLAHOMA) Every ten years the U.S. Census counts how large the population is in each city and county in the country. The results of the census determine
Written By: Brittany Harlow, Rachael Schuit Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include information after lawmakers voted to override Governor Kevin Stitt's veto of House Bill 1137. (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Update: Tribal leaders from across the state are praising lawmakers for taking action to
Written By: Rachael Schuit Native Commerce News is sponsored by the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma (AICCO), dedicated to expanding Indian Country commerce across the globe. (CHOCTAW RESERVATION) Cryptocurrency lovers are now able to utilize crypto and digital assets as a source of cash flow when gaming at
(NATIONAL) The Indian Boarding School Era lasted over a century. It was a time of forced assimilation of Native American children and the attempted erasure of Native American culture, often at the protest of their families and communities. Thousands of children are believed to have died during the process. But
“So you're, A, not getting paid for the work that you've been doing, and B, having to take away time from providing care to patients…” One year after VNN Oklahoma interviewed two mental health professionals about Oklahoma’s transition to Managed Care Oklahoma (MCO) for its
(CASS LAKE, Minn.) Native American tribes have lived on lands across the United States for centuries, continuing to honor their cultural traditions and deep connection to the land and its resources. As modern development increasingly encroaches on these areas, preserving cultural sites has become the driving mission for Jim Jones,