In a state where so many rural communities are struggling to hold on, tribal leadership doesn't just help Indian Country. It ...

Tribal lands in Oklahoma are 5 times more likely to flood than rest of state When Indigenous peoples were forced off their lands, they were boxed into flood-prone areas.

Hanging on the wall was a prize possession, which he bought at auction a few years ago: a map of tribal territory from 1906, the year before Oklahoma became a state, showing the Cherokee Nation ...

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of ...

While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal nations in Oklahoma continued to own slaves until the following year, 1866 ...

Oklahoma lawmakers aren’t planning to look into Gov. Kevin Stitt’s concerns about policing on tribal reservations this fall. The governor’s recent reservation public safety task force ...

Oklahoma recently eliminated the collection of a 4.5% sales tax on most groceries.Only 10 states still require sales tax to be collected on groceries, but most U.S. states that have eliminated ...

About a quarter of Osage citizens participated in the tribal nation’s first ever census, results released this week by the northern Oklahoma tribe show.. Alice Goodfox, an Osage Nation lawmaker ...

In Oklahoma, Juneteenth highlights tribal slavery descendants’ fight for recognition and citizenship Published: Jun. 17, 2025, 4:12 p.m. Rhonda Grayson and Jeff Kennedy pose for a portrait on ...

For the second year in a row, Oklahoma's government will not participate in a federal summer food program worth $120 per eligible child. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's SUN Bucks program ...