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Kimberly Burk Tricia Fields Alexander discovered her passion early on.  “A lot of the girls, their goal was to be the powwow princess,” said Alexander, who is enrolled Muscogee (Creek) and lives in Glenpool.  “I wanted to be the head cook. I always gravitated to the women with the aprons on.”  The women who prepared the food for tribal ceremonies and powwows would put her to work washing potatoes or wiping counters.  “It always made me feel good to be a part of it, to help,” said Alexander, a tribal youth wellness coordinator and owner of Autumn Star Catering.  As with many...

A Time to Redefine Thanksgiving and A Time to Reclaim It Thanksgiving used to be the single holiday of the year that was a given. Absolute. Sure. Dependable. Predictable. Throughout my elementary school years, our classes were equally divided into Pilgrims and Indians, and we made headdresses and Pilgrim hats to match our roles. Wearing our colorful construction paper creations, we reenacted the peaceful dinner when natives and newcomers, after harvesting their crops, celebrated the bounty by sharing turkey, stuffing, corn, and pumpkin pie as they agreed to get along peaceably and, in harmony...

Trouble the ambulance didn't ar until 30 minutes later. ford is outraged because he got a $780 bill for the ambulance after his father died. the city counsel woman says she will fix the problem. >> a 9-year-old boy on fire center ice. >> oh. oh! >> as you can see tyson green corn even slips before taking the shot but it didn't matter. he got nothing but net. the nova scotia student scoring 5,000 dollars for that goal. it happened during a fundraiser for the school. that is your 5@5:30. >> we are one day away from president obama's first state of the union address for his second term. he is exp...