Sarah Liese
Liese is Diné and an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. She is passionate about heart-centered storytelling and works as an Indigenous Affairs reporter at KOSU. She joined the station in April 2024.
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The Osage Nation Congress approved bills Monday that could reopen the tribe's private immersion school and give the legislature a say in data center discussions.
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Despite persistent rain Thursday, the event hosted at the Choctaw Event Center drew thousands from Oklahoma and Texas.
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The Oklahoma City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday, designating every second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced $31 million will support more than a dozen tribal nations and organizations in Oklahoma, providing mental health and substance use prevention resources.
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A traveling exhibit about racist items found in thrift stores is making a stop at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid to spark more mindful conversations. It opened this month and will run through Oct. 30.
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A state-led group dedicated to combating the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis is sharing its recommendations in a new report released last month. Better data, collaboration and more law enforcement resources were among the top priorities.
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A new Choctaw language app, created through Rosetta Stone's Endangered Language Program, is now available at no cost through the tribe's online portal.
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The remains of 12 Indigenous children are coming home from the most notorious federal Indian Boarding School in the U.S., including two students from Oklahoma.
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After President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, a Wyandotte Nation leader is asking for the administration to reconsider.
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Jerod Tate began composing more than three decades ago. One of his latest works, Ko'koom'fena, is sung entirely in the Shawnee language.