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This month 130 years ago, Cherokee citizen Ne-de Wa-de, a man better known as Ned Christie, died during a raid on his home conducted by U.S. Marshal Jacob Yoes. Christie was born December 14, 1852, in the community of Wauhillau, in Goingsnake District, Cherokee Nation, to parents Watt Christie

Work has officially been launched on a resort destination and indoor water park expected to be a job-creator and economic driver for downtown Oklahoma City. The $400 million OKANA resort, being developed by the Chickasaw Nation along the Oklahoma River adjacent to the First Americans Museum, should be a major

By Allison Herrera The premise of Brackeen v. Haaland is that the Indian Child Welfare Act is a race-based law that violates the rights of non-Native parents by excluding them from adopting Native children. Commonly known as ICWA, the Indian Child Welfare Act was passed in 1978 on the heels

By Dustan Heistand Advocates of Indigenous representation are pressing hard to increase an underrepresented Native population’s participation at polls across Oklahoma on Tuesday. Oklahoma has the second-highest Native population in the nation. The 39 tribal nations based in Oklahoma account for 12% of the voting-age population, according to the

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Award-winning artist and 2022 Northeastern State University Sequoyah Fellow Roy Boney Jr. will present the Sequoyah Fellow Lecture at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 17 in the Redbud Room of the University Center. As part of the lecture, he will discuss contemporary ᎠᏣᎳᎩ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᏍᎩ (Atsalagi Ditlilostanvsgi / Cherokee

The end of September in Oklahoma still felt like summer days when the fall equinox arrived, and the landscape was greener than you would expect for our lack of rain. Even though it might not have felt like fall, the trees had begun to subtly give way to yellow and

The life of historic Chickasaw rancher Montford Johnson inspired the feature film, “Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher,” which can currently be viewed on Netflix. Along with the feature film, Chickasaw Nation Productions produced “Montford: An Original Brand.” This 48-minute documentary is now available on DVD at select locations within the Chickasaw