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By Cheyenne Leach The U.S. Mint released a new $1 coin this month, featuring five Native American women known as the Five Moons Ballerinas. In the foreground of the coin is Osage ballerina Maria Tallchief behind the rest of the ‘Five Moons Ballerinas,’ on this year's $1

Standing Bear: ‘The proposed rules are too long, too detailed and too complicated’ Written by Shannon Shaw Duty SKIATOOK, Okla. – It’s clear the officials of the Osage Nation, the Osage Minerals Council and the oil and gas producers of Osage County, soundly reject the U.S. Department of Interior’

WASHINGTON -- As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s commitment to reducing roadway fatalities, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced that 70 Tribes will receive approximately $21 million for 93 projects that improve road safety on Tribal lands. Traffic crashes occur more frequently in Tribal and

By: Heide Brandes Tribal entities in Oklahoma received millions of dollars in funding from the Biden administration for internet access on tribal land, but still only 67% of tribal lands in the lower 48 states have broadband access. That compares to 98% of urban Americans with broadband. One Oklahoma company

By Allison Herrera Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is pushing for the legalization of sports betting. And a bill filed by Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City, would do just that. House Bill 1027 involves a tiered fee structure for tribes, where they pay more of a percentage of their revenue based

Actress Amber Midthunder and producer Jhane Myers will be featured speakers Mesa, Arizona – United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) announces that acclaimed actress Amber Midthunder and producer Jhane Myers will join life coach James W. Anderson as guest speakers at the UNITY Midyear Conference taking place at the DoubleTree by

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Northeastern State University will welcome Dr. Kent Blansett, author and Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies and History at the University of Kansas to present the 2023 T. L. Ballenger Lecture on Feb. 1 at 3:30 p.m. in the Morgan Room of the University Center. Sponsored by