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White House Tribal Nations Summit highlights sweeping initiatives for tribal empowerment, economic development BY BRIAN EDWARDS  President Joe Biden hosted the third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit this week, emphasizing his administration's commitment to strengthening nation-to-nation relationships with tribes.  The gathering brought together tribal leaders and top

CATOOSA, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation honored hundreds of Native-owned businesses during the tribe’s 16th annual TERO Certified Indian Owned Business Awards Banquet Tuesday, Dec. 5. The Cherokee Nation Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) has 733 Indian-owned companies and 180 artists that are TERO-certified vendors able to do business with

More Than 300,000 People In AZ, NM Are Entirely Cut Off From Financial Services WASHINGTON, DC — Traditional financial services providers are failing communities on and near tribal lands to such an extent that change is only possible if funders begin routing resources through locally operated and culturally attuned Native

Cherokee chief questions Stitt’s message with Native American Family Day by Felix Clary - Tulsa World TAHLEQUAH — After Gov. Kevin Stitt celebrated his proclaimed Native American Family Day at his Oklahoma City mansion Tuesday, the Cherokee Nation chief called the event “an afterthought” and a missed opportunity to mend

Traffic tickets, tributes, tribal leader doll Conflict continues with state, numbers of Natives, icon’s heritage challenged and new tributes by Gary Fife OKMULGEE, Okla. – Well, it seems that tribal and state governments will be squaring off in another legal arena. This time, it’s over traffic tickets. Let’s

FAQ: Answers to your questions about driving with tribal tags in Oklahoma KOSU | By Allison Herrera, Robby Korth For decades, no matter where drivers with tribal tags lived in Oklahoma, they’ve been good to register their vehicle with their tribal nation. This was following a 1993 Supreme Court Ruling

Stitt's sports betting plan takes many tribal officials, Oklahoma lawmakers by surprise By Carmen Forman of Oklahoma Voice Tribal officials and state lawmakers say they weren’t consulted on Gov. Kevin Stitt’s new plan to implement sports betting. While Stitt was in Israel, his office unveiled an