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Osage Nation awarded $54M to improve high-speed broadband on reservation
The project must be completed in two years but will reap benefits for everyone living within the county
Written by Louise Red Corn
It is raining – actually it’s pouring – grant money on the Osage Nation.
Just three weeks after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced it was giving
Expanding the business community and growing capacity: Oklahoma Human Services announces Child Care Desert Startup Grants
OKLAHOMA CITY (Sept. 13, 2022) – Oklahoma Human Services is pleased to announce a Child Care Desert Startup Grant to increase accessibility to quality child care in areas of significant need around the state. In Oklahoma, 34 of the state’s 77 counties are considered child care deserts. Data from the
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Receives $1,000,000 from Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts to Increase Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Families
NEW YORK (Sept. 12, 2022) – The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE), a private 501(c)(3) national grant-making foundation focused on addressing the nation’s opioid and drug overdose crisis, is providing $1,000,000 over two years to Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma for a project that will
USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes seek to
Federal report finds Native Americans had sharpest decline in life expectancy in 2021
Native health expert says stats are likely an undercount due to poor data collection
Seattle, WA—The National Center for Health Statistics, a federal agency under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a report titled Provisional Life Expectancy Estimates for 2021, which found that the American Indian
District court says Osage Reservation disestablished, Osage attorneys prepare for appeal
Lawyers on all sides of Phillips case scheduled to be in court for a status hearing on Sept. 8.
Written by Louise Red Corn
The district court judge for Osage County has ruled that the Osage Nation’s reservation no longer exists, but his decision is merely the first step
Chief Hoskin delivers State of the Nation address, emphasizing ‘strength comes from the people'
News Release
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. spoke to thousands of Cherokee citizens and guests from the heart of the tribe’s capital city Saturday morning for his fourth State of the Nation address, emphasizing the strength of the tribe and its more than 430,000 citizens who