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The U.S. Department of the Interior issued an opinion in January stating the United Keetoowah Band (UKB) is an equal successor to the Cherokee Nation's reservation and granting the tribe the right to build a casino.
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The head of the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association said Thursday that tribes shouldn’t rush into a “bad deal” with the state when it comes to sports betting.
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Three tribal nations and five affected students are suing the Secretary of the Interior, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs and the Director of the Bureau of Indian Education over slashes to the Bureau of Indian Education.
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Nineteen Seminole, Cheyenne and Arapaho children who were subjected to assimilation at Carlisle Indian Boarding School will finally return to the earth on their homelands in the fall.
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At an Oklahoma State University panel for the school’s 2025 Tribal Summit, some leaders sounded the alarm about the impacts of the administration and its Department of Government Efficiency.
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Under the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency, Bureau of Indian Affairs offices are undergoing sudden and unexpected layoffs and closures across the state. Tribal leaders are taking matters into their own hands to mitigate the impact on their citizens.
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On Monday night, a crowd spoke in opposition to the Tecumseh Schools' mascot, with many calling the term offensive.
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Oklahoma was home to an estimated 83 Indian boarding schools — the most in the country. These schools were popular in the early 20th century and had a genocidal campaign known under its unofficial slogan, “kill the Indian, save the man.”
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Muscogee Nation is suing two Northeast Oklahoma prosecutors, accusing them of violating the precedent set in the McGirt v. Oklahoma case.
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In Tahlequah, a living legend works with fabrics as her canvas to tell the story of the Cherokee Nation. Meet the woman who has sewn a legacy spanning over four decades.
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The settlement is the largest in Cherokee Nation history and stems from the federal government’s misuse of tribal resources during the 20th century.
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The Osage Nation is again trying to convince a federal judge in Tulsa to reaffirm its reservation despite the Tenth Circuit of Appeal’s ruling in 2010 in the Osage Nation v. Irby case. The court found the 1906 Osage Allotment Act disestablished it.
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The Sac and Fox Nation is among many tribes working with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority amidst recent battles over tribal tags.