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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

I-35 interchange designated to honor late Chickasaw ambassador

A portion of a major interstate highway will soon honor the late Neal McCaleb, a Chickasaw ambassador who dedicated his career to improving transportation infrastructure in the Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma and the United States. The interchange of Interstate 35 and East 33rd Street in Edmond, Oklahoma, will be designated as

Choctaw, Chickasaw Nations sue social media giants over youth addiction harms

By Troy Littledeer  OAKLAND, Calif. (Native-wire) — The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Chickasaw Nation filed lawsuits in federal court Tuesday accusing Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google of designing addictive platforms that harm tribal youth and strain tribal resources. The cases, assigned to U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

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Food distribution bill has potential for growing Tribal agribusiness Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Act could provide tribes with greater autonomy in distributing healthy, locally-sourced, traditional foods to citizens by Braden Harper, Mvskoke Media OKLAHOMA CITY – Soon Native American Tribes across the United States could have greater autonomy in

Choctaw Nation and Fort Smith Police Department Sign Historic Cross-Deputization Agreement

DURANT, Okla. – In a historic move for public safety and intergovernmental collaboration, the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma have signed a cross-deputization agreement—marking the first-ever tribal law enforcement agreement in the State of Arkansas. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed on Friday, September

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Seminole Nation women leaders show what's possible for future generations By Sarah Liese (Twilla), KOSU The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma has hit a historic milestone: two women are leading the tribal nation for the first time in history. Seminole Nation tribal citizens trickled into the Mekusukey Mission Arena

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As federal solar tax credits end, here's how one Oklahoma tribal nation used them Federal incentives to lessen the financial burden of solar panel installations are ending earlier than originally planned after the July 4 passage of the tax and spending law. By Chloe Bennett-Steele, KOSU Although the
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