The Toledo Museum of Art’s new exhibit “Return to Turtle Island: Indigenous Nation-Building in the Eighteenth Century” is small in scale, but expansive in the story it tells. The story of the travels ...

Peery “Grey Wolf” Wilson waited a long time for the Drums of Painted Mountain Powwow. “I wanted to have it in 2001 and the towers fell and nobody would come,” he said. Ten years later, at the prime ...

GORE, Okla. – Former Miss Cherokee and renowned textile craftswoman Jules Daugherty will bring her famed feathered capes, handcrafted regalia, pucker toe moccasins and an assortment of art to this ...

Editor's note: This story includes discussion of domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs help, please call 800-799-7233. Oklahoma lawmakers are one step away from closing a gap in a state ...

The Supreme Court said this week it will consider a claim by the San Carlos Apache tribe that the federal government is shortchanging it on funds it needs to operate tribal health services. Since the ...

In September, I attended the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia 2023 Powwow at the Surry County Community Center. The festive two-day gathering showcases Native American culture and dance. A sage aroma ...

TULSA, Okla. — While many of us can become the victim of a scammer, a survey by the AARP says Native Americans, especially the elderly, are some of the most vulnerable, including many in the Sooner ...

PRIORITIES THIS UPCOMING TERM. CHIEF HOSKIN JR SAYS HE’S EXCITED ABOUT THIS UPCOMING TERM. HOWEVER, THERE’S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE. HIS FOCUS WILL BE ON THINGS LIKE HEALTH CARE AND REVIVE THE ...

OKLAHOMA CITY—Yesterday, the Oklahoma Legislature overrode Governor Kevin Stitt’s veto of a tribal regalia bill that will protect American Indian students’ right to wear regalia at graduations. “Thank ...

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