Native Oklahoma

ICYM: Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens Jr., tribal gaming leader and youth advocate, dies at 66 by Tribal Business News staff Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens Jr. — who led the Indian Gaming Association for more than 20 years and helped oversee unprecedented growth in tribal gaming — died suddenly

Slaton will help drive the broader goals of Osage LLC as it further expands its footprint in the innovation economy TULSA, Oklahoma – Osage LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Shanese Slaton, PMP, as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Slaton brings more than a decade of experience in

By Leah Smith, Gaylord News WASHINGTON – Health services for Native Americans in Northeast Oklahoma are expecting a major boost following Cherokee Nation’s takeover on Wednesday of the Claremore Indian Hospital, one of two federally run Indian Hospitals remaining in the state of Oklahoma.  The takeover of the hospital by

UINO Chairperson Ben Barnes also calls for a comprehensive investigation into the residential school system and accountability on behalf of those impacted by generational trauma   TULSA, Oklahoma — United Indian Nations of Oklahoma (UINO) asks everyone to join them and Native communities from the United States and Canada in observing Orange

Grand opening of Swiss company’s first U.S. facility advances Osage Nation’s vision for an innovation economy in unmanned aerial systems TULSA, Oklahoma – Osage LLC is celebrating a major milestone in the growth of Skyway Range by welcoming WindShape Inc. as the first tenant at the newly expanded

Osage Nation celebrates reacquisition of sacred site near St. Louis Arch 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. The Osage Nation took

Brianna Howard Makes History as OU’s First Native American Woman to Drive Sooner Schooner By Troy Littledeer | @kituwahpunk NORMAN, Okla. — Long before kickoff, the University of Oklahoma’s RUF/NEK and Lil’ Sis teams gather at “the farm,” a training area just outside Norman, to bathe the ponies and