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McALESTER, Okla. — Nellie Meashintubby believes that tribal sovereignty means the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma should have not only criminal jurisdiction over Native Americans within its reservation, but should govern

Assistant Professor of History Christina Dickerson-Cousin discusses the lesser-known reality of Black Americans during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Over the years, there has been an ever-growing Native American movement to reclaim land stolen over the centuries. This struggle has been ongoing for decades but has picked up speed with successes over the past few years. Some of the recent history of this movement is in order.

“A Life on Fire: Oklahoma’s Kate Barnard,” by Cherokee author Connie Cronley recently won the E. E. Dale Award for “Outstanding Book on Oklahoma History.”

Gov. Kevin Stitt delivered his State of the State address on Feb. 7

On unceded land of the Onondaga Nation, Haudenosaunee Confederacy The growing LandBack movement by Indigenous nations won another significant victory Feb. 1, when more than 500 acres of the “Lost Coast” in California was transferred to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council. (sinkyone.org) The council is a “nonprofit consortium of 10…

In his State of the State address on Monday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said that a man convicted of killing a 12-year-old boy while driving drunk could go free without so much as a traffic ticket on his record. Tribal leaders say Stitt isn't telling the whole truth.

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ......   In parts one and two of my four-part series, I detailed the early European explorers who failed in their search

Marking the start of the 2022 legislative session, Gov. Kevin Stitt followed the annual tradition of delivering the State of the State address on Feb. 7, touching on several topics

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ......   In part one of this series, I discussed the early European explorers who, despite numerous attempts, never