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Sarah Liese/KOSU RadioThe Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame inducted the Kiowa Code Talkers for their service in World War II, for their use of coded language, never cracked by enemy soldiers. -
Brad Weaver/UnsplashThe U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to take up an Oklahoma tax case involving Muscogee Nation citizen Alicia Stroble. Now the five largest tribes in the state are weighing in, hoping SCOTUS will overturn the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision that ruled Stroble is not exempt from paying state income tax.
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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has interceded in a case to drop charges against a Choctaw Nation citizen accused of hunting on a tribal reservation without a state permit. -
Cherokee Nation issues state of emergency to combat food insecurity ahead of SNAP benefit suspensionSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are going to expire Saturday, leaving hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans without food assistance. The Cherokee Nation is declaring a state of emergency and calling on state leaders to step up. -
As food benefits for hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans could be canceled Saturday, tribal nations are pulling together resources for people if their benefits run dry. -
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shared a press release on Wednesday, drawing disapproval from several tribal leaders of the five largest tribes in Oklahoma and tribal lawyers. It highlighted a gray area of where tribal citizens can hunt and fish with tribally issued licenses. -
Tribal leaders are advocating for federal officials to uphold their trust and treaty responsibilities amid the government shutdown and threat of federal layoffs. -
A Native American nation in Oklahoma is incensed that a lawmaker is requesting millions of dollars to fund renovations at the Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center, or OCPARC. -
The Cherokee Nation has signed an agreement with the federal government to take over operation of the Claremore Indian Hospital. -
Osage Nation reacquired a sacred site near the St. Louis Arch in Missouri. The site, known as "Suglarloaf Mound," is now fully under Osage control and is the oldest known human-made structure in the city. -
A Lawton nickel refinery is trying to prove the U.S. can successfully manufacture critical minerals and minimize geopolitical risk. But Indigenous people globally and in the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache community worry the industry puts their lands and, therefore, cultures at risk. -
Nearly 15 years ago, a determined senior class in Southeast Oklahoma secured a piece of steel from one of New York's twin towers destroyed in the 2001 terrorist attacks. Today, the relic is on permanent display in the Johnston County courthouse to never forget what happened. -
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma has hit a historic milestone: two women are leading the tribal nation for the first time in history. -
The Muscogee National Council is choosing to remain neutral in the jurisdictional fight between the Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, after the council voted 9-4 to postpone Tribal Resolution 25-079 indefinitely.
