Fus Yvhikv
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“The Native Calendar”
“Welcome to the first day of the new year,” Yahola says to a stunned class of students at Tulsa University. Yahola is a guest lecturer for the Native American studies class.
“Do you mean today is the first day of the new year, Mr. Yahola?” a student meekly asks.
“Yes.
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Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations Intervene in Federal Lawsuits to Protect Public Safety and Enforce Jurisdictional Laws
U.S. Department of Justice Filed December Lawsuit Against Two Oklahoma District Attorneys for Prosecuting Defendants Outside of Criminal Jurisdiction
OKLAHOMA — Today, the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations moved to intervene in support
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Oklahoma tribes hope voting initiatives increase voter turnout
Native voters are often ignored by political campaigns. U.S. Census Bureau data of voters by race leaves them out of their racial profile data.
KOSU | By Katie Hallum (ᏧᏟ)
For example, in 2020, CNN listed Native Americans as “Something Else” when
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Oklahoma, Native American poet Joy Harjo receives National Humanities Medal at White House
Brandy McDonnell, The Oklahoman
President Joe Biden presented trailblazing Tulsan and Native American poet, performer and writer Joy Harjo with the National Humanities Medal at a ceremony Monday.
The first Native American and first Oklahoman to serve
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Chief Standing Bear advocates for Self-Governance at RNC
Standing Bear spoke about the Nation’s self-governance efforts, the continuing lack of partnership from the Department of Interior, and the hope of working together
Written by Shannon Shaw Duty, Editor Osage News
Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear spoke on behalf of
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Federal judge dismisses Tulsa challenge to enforce Indigenous driver's speeding ticket
By Max Bryan
The federal courts have once again sided with tribes over whether Tulsa can prosecute Native drivers for traffic violations.
U.S. District Judge William Johnson dismissed the case of Hooper v. City of Tulsa
The Black Magic of Credit Scores
by Fus Yvhikv
Do you know your credit score? More importantly, do you know HOW your credit score is calculated?
I can answer that question for you because nobody knows how our credit scores are actually calculated. The only people who know how our credit score is computed are the