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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Thursday that he is lifting coronavirus restrictions statewide as more people are receiving vaccinations.

Federal government now has criminal jurisdiction in much of eastern Oklahoma, with more to come.

Citing a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued last year involving the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals found Thursday the state lacked jurisdiction to prosecute a

TAHLEQUAH – While much attention has been given to division of criminal jurisdiction in the wake of the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, there is also great uncertainty concerning revenue. The case has opened questions about a tribe’s power of taxation, which Cherokee Nation Treasurer Tralynna Scott has discussed with the Tribal Council’s Executive & Finance Committee in recent months. Telling the committee in November that the CN will always aggressively...

Race, sovereignty clash as Congress meddles in tribal enrollment Members of Congress are threatening to hold up housing funds for tribes. To the chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, it’s infringing on tribal sovereignty. For those seeking citizenship, it’s a chance to change a ‘system of hidden anti-Black racism.’ Author: Mar 7, 2021 Sam and Sallie Walton were the great-grandparents of Angela Walton-Raji. Walton-Raji says she has memories of her great-grandmother, who wa...

GREENWICH, Conn. – Art curator and Cherokee Nation citizen Monica Buckle channels her love for Native American culture into a consulting venture that collaborates with museums across the country. “I have a passion for promoting and sharing the beauty of Native American and Indigenous arts and culture,” said Buckle, who lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, but frequently travels. “I work with museums, cultural institutions and Native American, Alaska Native and Indigenous artists...

Chickasaw Freedmen filing on allotments at Tishomingo The Oklahoma Historical Society gives information on Oklahoma’s freedmen and their unique history. More information about the freedmen can be found by visiting www.okhistory.org/learn/freedmen 1 What are the freedmen? The freedmen were slaves owned by the Five Tribes that were brought with the tribes during the Trail of Tears. Eight to ten thousand Black people were enslaved throughout Indian Territory. 2 How were the salves treated by the...

1. What were All-Black towns?  All-Black towns were towns where African Americans lived freely from racism and other prejudices found in communities across the Midwest and the South. Arthur Tolson, a pioneering historian of Blacks in Oklahoma, asserts that many African Americans turned to "ideologies of economic advancement, self-help, and racial solidarity" within the communities.  2. Why was now present day Oklahoma picked for All-Black towns?  All-Black towns grew in Indian Territor...

Oklahoma tribes are reacting to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s state of the state address that he delivered Monday, especially after he said the most important issue for the state’s future is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with Indian law.

The 23 Best Board Games for Two People Chloë Nannestad © diego_cervo/Getty Images Young Man And Woman Having Fun With Dog While Playing Chess The holidays are over, the mornings are chilly, and were all still working from home—if were lucky. Maybe youve even watched everything on Netflix! Well, we have a solution. You may be used to thinking of board games as forced family fun, but theres been a lot of innovation in this industry since you and your siblings last fought ove...