By: Janice Francis-Smith OKLAHOMA CITY – This could be the year Oklahoma legalizes sports betting. Though the effort to legalize sports betting continues to be challenged by the fraught relationship between Gov. Kevin Stitt and tribal leaders, lawmakers are set to take up the issue again when the 2023 legislative session

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Northeastern State University will welcome Dr. Kent Blansett, author and Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies and History at the University of Kansas to present the 2023 T. L. Ballenger Lecture on Feb. 1 at 3:30 p.m. in the Morgan Room of the University Center. Sponsored by

Explore some of the most powerful forces and trends shaping Native American businesses, tribes and global enterprises in the 21st century. This class offers interactive learning opportunities, one-of-a-kind experiences, and high-level introductions to outstanding community and tribal leaders. In 2023, optimize opportunities to engage with leading innovators and directors of

Partnership provides digital bank accounts to enrolled members, revenue to the tribe Tulsa, Oklahoma — Totem Technologies, Inc. and the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma have entered into a strategic partnership to create pathways to financial inclusion for tribal members through digital banking. The entities will work together to deliver culturally

Oklahoma City, January 19, 2023  The largest in-state scholarship program for Oklahoma high school students is underway. ­Knowing your Oklahoma history can help pay for college. More than $770,000 in cash scholarships and tuition grants to Oklahoma universities and colleges is available to high school students across the state

Kill the Indian, Save the Man. That is the goal of the Dawes Commission, a federal agency. The Commission is charged with destroying the Muscogee-Creek Nation by allotting communally owned tribal lands to individual members. Forced assimilation is the zeitgeist of 1920s Oklahoma. SAM DAVIS is a handsome, roguish, half-breed.

The Chickasaw Foundation offers the Inchokkaalaali’ (I’m Visiting) Assistance Request Program to Oklahoma schools. Qualifying schools receive an educational, hands-on field trip to the Chickasaw Cultural Center (CCC) in Sulphur, Oklahoma. While at the CCC, students and faculty learn about the exciting history and culture of the Chickasaw people.