Native Oklahoma

By Taylor Ann Barnes, Gaylord News WASHINGTON—Two of the state’s largest tribes are hoping that new lawsuits, aimed at holding social media companies accountable, will help address mental health issues sweeping youth across their reservations.  The lawsuits, filed in mid-September 2025 in the U.S. Northern District Court

Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby: ‘The best is yet to come.’ Governor says the state of the Chickasaw Nation is remarkably strong TISHOMINGO, Okla.— During his Oct. 4 State of the Nation Address, Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby said the preservation of sovereignty and self-determination are the result of a

Tribal leaders, state and federal officials, and community partners will gather to discuss issues critical to Oklahoma's Tribal Nations TULSA, Oklahoma — The United Indian Nations of Oklahoma (UINO) will hold its next quarterly meeting on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at Osage Casino Hotel Tulsa at 951 W. 36th

From The Office of Governor Reggie Wassana: CONCHO, Okla. — In a solemn and historic undertaking more than two years in the making, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, in partnership with the U.S. Army, have begun the sacred process of returning 16 children with Cheyenne and Arapaho bloodlines to their

ICYM: Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens Jr., tribal gaming leader and youth advocate, dies at 66 by Tribal Business News staff Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens Jr. — who led the Indian Gaming Association for more than 20 years and helped oversee unprecedented growth in tribal gaming — died suddenly

Slaton will help drive the broader goals of Osage LLC as it further expands its footprint in the innovation economy TULSA, Oklahoma – Osage LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Shanese Slaton, PMP, as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Slaton brings more than a decade of experience in

By Leah Smith, Gaylord News WASHINGTON – Health services for Native Americans in Northeast Oklahoma are expecting a major boost following Cherokee Nation’s takeover on Wednesday of the Claremore Indian Hospital, one of two federally run Indian Hospitals remaining in the state of Oklahoma.  The takeover of the hospital by