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"Alligator Alcatraz" is the nickname for a planned temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades.
Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of ...
Tribal nations have an estimated $23.4 billion impact on the Oklahoma economy, according to a new report.. The report linked the economic activity of Oklahoma tribes to nearly 140,000 jobs and $7. ...
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 ...
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.
Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of people in Oklahoma are still fighting for full citizenship in the tribal… ...
The new report shows Oklahoma's Tribal Nations contributed $23.4 billion to Oklahoma's economy in 2023. It showed Tribes employed more than 55,000 Oklahomans directly and supported a total 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.
Several tribes practiced slavery, and five in Oklahoma — The Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Muscogee nations — signed reconstruction treaties with the U.S. in 1866 abolishing it ...
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 ...