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Native American - Reorganization, Sovereignty, Tribes: By the late 19th century the removal of the eastern tribes, the decimation of California peoples, a series of epidemics in the Plains, and the high mortality rates at boarding schools seemed to confirm that Indians were “vanishing.” The belief that Native Americans would not survive long as a “race” provided a fundamental justification for all assimilationist policies. It also supported rationalizations that indigenous views on legis...

KOSU is always keeping an eye on tribal nation elections across Oklahoma. Keep up with this post to get the latest.

The Red Road Project, established in 2013, highlights Native American history through words and visual storytelling

The Supreme Court is deciding whether to overturn four decades of legal precedent on Indigenous rights.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced upcoming dates for Cook County’s fourth annual Racial Equity Week.

Penny auctions were collective actions to help farmers during the Great Depression. When a farm was foreclosed upon and sold by the lending financial institution at auction, the crowd would conspire to bid a trivial amount and return the land and assets to the farmer. Unfortunately for many tribal members, no similar strategy was available two decades later when they were forced from the lands they had lived on for millennia to make room for the Garrison Dam and the lake it would create.

BIG ARM – Sue Antiste, passed away on December 18, 2020 at the family home in Big Arm. Sue was born on February 10, 1935 in St. Ignatius to Josephine Caye and Louis Finley Squeque. Sue grew up mainly in Elmo with her youngest years in Arlee. She attended school at Ursulines in St. Ignatius and in Elmo. She was the oldest of nine in her family. Sue married Tom Antiste on February 15, 1953. They had eight children together.  They were a very active couple together that enjoyed boating and...