'We believe': Freedmen descendants say the time is now for Muscogee Nation citizenship
by Molly Young
OKMULGEE — Police started gathering outside the Muscogee Nation courthouse early Thursday, lining up their vehicles nearby and stopping drivers from parking too close.
Ron Graham arrived first. He has tried for nearly 40 years to become a citizen of the eastern Oklahoma tribal nation. He hoped the
Cherokee Nation Film Office announces first television apprentice
Tribe selects Echota Killsnight for inaugural mentorship program
TULSA, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation Film Office has announced Echota Killsnight as its first television apprentice. In fulfilling the new position, Killsnight learned firsthand from award-winning director John Hillcoat while working on the set of the biopic television series "George and
Richard Thomas wins first-place in SEASAM with weapon artistry
TISHOMINGO, Okla. – Master carpenter Richard Thomas drew a deep breath and smiled.
It was the first day of the Southeastern Art Show and Market (SEASAM). It was unusually cool. The sun shone brightly, and he greeted friends and fellow artists he had not laid eyes on in more than two
RURAL, TRIBAL HEALTHCARE BENEFIT FROM PARTNERSHIP Redlands Community College, Western Oklahoma State College awarded $2.75 million
EL RENO, Okla. — Healthcare in rural Oklahoma continues to be impacted by a lack of providers, but a five-year federal grant totaling $2.75 million awarded to Redlands Community College in El Reno and Western Oklahoma State College in Altus is designed to address the healthcare shortage.
Redlands, designated a
Chickasaw astronaut John Herrington notes 20th anniversary of mission to space
“The Mohawk tribe in New York was working high steel, and I was just working a little higher.”
Young John Herrington rock climbing in Colorado off Interstate 70 would one day climb his way to the stars on a mission to space. Cmdr. Herrington is a Chickasaw citizen originally from
Native Heritage Month: “Historic Native American Regalia in Today’s Society” History OffCenter presentation by Jake Tiger
November 30, 6 p.m.
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On Wednesday, November 30, at 6 p.m., the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will present another free event in its History OffCenter series.
Jake Tiger (Seminole), historical preservation officer for the Seminole Nation, will lead the discussion about “Historic Native American Regalia in
Oklahoma Indigenous filmmaker Josiah Jones and his core of cultures
By Carrie Johnson
Josiah Jones is an enrolled Chickasaw citizen who traces his ancestry back to seven other Native American tribes. He’s also a young artist and filmmaker, who has taken a winding journey to become the man he is today.
On a rainy day in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 24-year-old