Photo Courtesy: West Baton Rouge Museum Story Snapshot 📷 A new historical marker in Louisiana now honors 311 Mvskoke people who died in the 1837 Monmouth steamboat wreck during forced removal to Oklahoma. The relatively unknown wreck was spotlighted during this year’s Ethel Claiborne Dameron Lecture Series near the Mississippi
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. (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) April 14 will be a big day for AICCO Native Business Tribal Diagnostics, the only Native American-owned diagnostic laboratory
Artwork Designed by Maddie Sanders Story Snapshot đź“· Verified News Network (VNN) Oklahoma is launching a Listening and Learning Tour across three tribal reservations. Kicking off May 1, the tour aims to engage Indigenous community members on key issues like media coverage gaps, barriers to civic engagement, and public health concerns.
Story Snapshot đź“· After 27 years in prison for killing her abuser, April Wilkens is seeking release under the Oklahoma Survivors' Act. Her legal team has filed a petition to transfer her to Tulsa County for a hearing and request supervised release while awaiting resentencing. Despite court approval last year,
(NATIONAL) Writing a resume, preparing for job interviews, financial literacy, and critical thinking are all what you would expect in a typical training program. The teachings of the Medicine Wheel? One of the many elements that sets the Five Skies four-week Empowerment training program apart. “The way that you need
Domestic violence homicides are on the rise in Oklahoma and one advocate says all partners must work together to address the crisis. (OKLAHOMA) In February, Oklahoma’s Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board released statistics showing domestic violence homicides in the state are on the rise. That report stated, “The 122
Story Snapshot 📷 Black Tech Street is leading the development of the Greenwood AI/AS Center of Excellence (G-ACE) in Tulsa’s historic Black Wall Street, using a $10.6 million grant to drive AI innovation, economic development, and workforce empowerment. On March 6, a community information session at the Greenwood
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. (MUSCOGEE NATION) This month's AICCO Tulsa Chapter Luncheon at River Spirit drew a sold-out crowd as attendees gathered to hear
Story Snapshot đź“· Verified News Network (VNN) has developed an AI-powered chatbot trained on Indigenous-led sources to combat misinformation affecting Native communities. Paid testers are now being recruited to evaluate its accuracy and usability, with support from the JournalismAI Innovation Challenge and Google News Initiative. The following article was written and
The General Services Administration (GSA) is not renewing leases at several government agencies across the United States once they expire this year. (SEMINOLE RESERVATION) The Bureau of Indian Affairs Wewoka agency office located in the Seminole Nation is one of 25 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) offices that will not
Doug Burgum believes maintaining strong relationships with tribal nations is important along with addressing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) crisis. He also spoke to tribal leaders after a memo that froze federal funding-a move that would have disproportionately affected Indian Country. (NATIONAL) Doug Burgum, the former Governor of
Photo Courtesy: Tulsa Irish Fest (OKLAHOMA) It’s officially the luckiest month of the year. The impact of Irish immigrants and Irish culture have been celebrated in the U.S. every March since 1991. Oklahoma is no different. As of 2024, 9 percent of Oklahoma’s population claims Irish ancestry.