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By: Tina Bridenstine May is Older Americans Month — a time to acknowledge the contributions of older individuals in their communities. The Hownikan interviewed two Citizen Potawatomi elders about their role in the community and their advice for the younger generations. Working for peers Lyman Boursaw, now 90 years old, served

By: Mary Leaver Will Pappan, one of the third-generation owners of Lively Hope Farm in Wynona, Oklahoma, works to have a positive impact on the industry as he tends to the farm where he grew up and made childhood memories. “I started this for my kids. I wanted to build

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Oklahoma’s oldest institution of higher education had an eagerly anticipated celebration last week as Northeastern State University hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the Cherokee Nation’s recent investment in historic Seminary Hall. The newly restored building features a new museum showcasing the longstanding history between

Largest all-Native American Basketball tournament decides to part with NIKE N7 PHOENIX – Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI), revealed its 20th Anniversary Edition NABI Nation brand uniform on April 4 at a Phoenix Suns Originativ game. The 2023 uniforms will be selfproduced by NABI’s own brand, NABI Nation and were

The Sovereignty Symposium is a national event held for the past 35 years in Oklahoma to provide a forum in which ideas concerning common legal issues among those in the legal professions, federal and state officials, and the state’s Native American tribes can be exchanged in a scholarly, non-adversarial

Grand Travers Band of Ottawa and Chippewa artist wins Best in Show SULPHUR, Okla. – Throngs of visitors descended on downtown Sulphur Saturday, April 22, to experience the sights and sounds of the 10th annual Artesian Arts Festival. More than 100 First American artists, representing 10 states and 15 tribes, took

Inter-Tribal Council leaders call on Oklahoma Legislature to overturn vetoes The elected leaders of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole Nations call on the Oklahoma Legislature to overturn vetoes by Governor Stitt of bills protecting religious freedom, education, and public safety in Oklahoma. SB 429 protects the right of