Native Oklahoma

By Troy Littledeer | @troylittledeer NORMAN, Okla. — For many, Native American Heritage Month is a time to look back at history. For Ralph Keen, it is a living reality, visible even in the middle of a football game. Keen, a senior aviation major, stands on the sidelines of Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial

The visit highlighted Osage LLC’s vision to create a national hub for UAS innovation on Osage Nation land TULSA, Oklahoma – Osage LLC welcomed members of the Osage Nation Congress for an in-depth tour and lunch briefing at Skyway Range, offering a first look at an ambitious vision to transform

by Troy Littledeer Fayetteville, Ark - The road between Bokchito and Caddo, Oklahoma, is a fifteen-minute stretch of pavement that connects two towns where everyone knows everyone else. In Caddo, the high school graduating classes rarely break 40 students. The recognition is scarce. The work is quiet. It is a

Tribes File Federal Suit Over Prosecution of Hunting and Fishing on Tribal Land Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Cherokee Nation defend tradition, sovereignty and treaty rights for members and citizens TULSA, Okla. – Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Cherokee Nation filed a federal lawsuit in United States

Kiowa Code Talkers inducted into Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame The Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame inducted the Kiowa Code Talkers for their service in World War II, for their use of coded language, never cracked by enemy soldiers. There are four Indigenous code-talking groups honored by the Oklahoma Military

In September 1943, a major Allied offensive launched on the southwest Italian coast off the Tyrrhenian Sea proved successful in securing a beachhead despite fierce German resistance. It was the first step in liberating the country. Eighty-two years later, the Chickasaw Nation has financed construction of a commemorative monument in

5 largest tribes in Oklahoma are asking SCOTUS to take up tax case involving Muscogee citizen The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to take up an Oklahoma tax case involving Muscogee Nation citizen Alicia Stroble. Now the five largest tribes in the state are weighing in, hoping SCOTUS