Politics

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Cole reaffirms commitment to solving missing and murdered Indigenous persons crisis By Kevin Eagleson Gaylord News There are 86 missing Indigenous persons in Oklahoma, according to data from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems.  At a Nov. 20 House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies

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Osage Nation celebrates historic fee-to-trust signing Osage Nation citizens and representatives from the Bureau of Indian Affairs gathered in Pawhuska on Monday to sign in to place the second-largest acquisition of fee-to-trust land. KOSU | By Katie Hallum (ᏧᏟ), Sarah Liese (Twilla Renamed 'The Osage Nation Ranch,' the tribe
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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 City declares Indigenous Peoples' Day at First Americans Museum Tribal citizens from across Oklahoma traveled to the First Americans Museum to celebrate their heritage on Indigenous Peoples Day. By Katie Hallum The event featured food, festivities and an announcement from Osage citizen and Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt.

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New federal rules aim to end tax confusion for tribally owned businesses, boost clean energy projects  By Chez Oxendine, TBN Three decades of confusion around the tax status of tribally chartered businesses may soon come to an end with new federal rules announced on Monday.  The Department of the Treasury

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Unique car tag agreement being discussed between Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation Oklahoma has proposed a new car tag compact deal to save negotiations with the Cherokee Nation. By Katie Hallum, KOSU Gov. Kevin Stitt has proposed a potential two-compact deal with Cherokee Nation that would differ from the ones signed by

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Muscogee Nation brings lawsuit against Alabama tribe back to federal court The Muscogee Nation is appearing before a federal appeals court in Georgia demanding accountability from another tribe in Alabama. KOSU | By Katie Hallum The Muscogee Nation first filed a lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians over their
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