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Hopes for a Cherokee Nation delegate will now fall to the next Congress, where power in the House shifts to the Republican Party.

Remembering the humanity of Indigenous peoples on International Human Rights Day

The Mount Tabor Indian Community in Texas claiming to be Cherokee faces questions about authenticity of their Indigenous heritage.

Tribal governments in Oklahoma at a glance Staff reports Address: 2025 S Gordon Cooper Drive, Shawnee, OK 74801 Contact: 405-275-4030, www.astribe.com Did you know? The Absentee Shawnee Tribe was one of the first seven tribes in the U.S. to become a self-governing nation during the 1990s. Alabama Quassarte Tribal Town Address: 101 E Broadway, P.O. Box 187 Wetumka, OK 74883 Contact: 405-452-3987, www.alabama-quassarte.org Did you know? The Hernando de Soto expedition first encountered the Alabamas in northern Mississippi in 1540 and the Koasati in their island town on the Tennessee River. Ap...

   By Cedar Attanasio Associated Press / Report For America With less than a week remaining in the New Mexico legislative session, state senators are hashing out a proposal that could change the way education is funded for decades by increasing withdrawals from a unique $20 billion public endowment. The initiative advanced Tuesday toward a Senate floor vote that would tap the trust fund to increase spending on preschool and K-12 education by about $250 million a year. Legislative approval would send the proposed constitutional amendment to a statewide vote. The Land Grant Permanent Fund cu...