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Truth and Healing Commission legislation heads to Senate floor
By Dacoda McDowell-Wahpekeche
The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has sent to the Senate legislation that would create the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States.
Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin, a Cherokee Nation citizen, was among the ten other senators who make
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Results from this past weekend's Tribal elections
This spring and summer, several tribal nations in Oklahoma, including some of the larger tribes in the state, will hold elections for key positions including tribal leaders and district council seats.
This includes the Cherokee Nation, the Choctaw Nation and the
Tribe’s newest enterprise opens
By Mary Leaver
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s newest enterprise, Sovereign Pipe Technologies, manufactures a product that can help safeguard precious natural resources.
Ronnie Wear, chief executive officer and general manager, is leading the new venture and proud to be a part of Iron Horse Industrial Park.
“Our employees have
Comanche Nation Housing Authority Awarded $2 Million Grant for Home Repairs
CNHA to rehabilitate up to 27 homes with 2022 federal funding
LAWTON, Okla. – Comanche Nation Housing Authority (CNHA), a Comanche Nation-affiliated organization that promotes self-sufficiency and provides affordable, safe and decent housing to low-income tribal members, received a $2 million federal grant on behalf of the U.S. Department of
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TRIBAL MEMBER CHALLENGES OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION AFTER SCOTUS JURISDICTION RULING
by Chinh Doan
Thousands of Oklahomans argue they do not have to pay Oklahoma income tax after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal jurisdiction that applied to criminal cases.
One of those pending cases is from an Okmulgee
Cherokee Chief Hoskin, other tribal leaders hope to improve Indian Arts and Crafts Act
By Blake Mullen
WASHINGTON — Native American artists say they continue to struggle with the theft of their work, and tribal leaders are urging Congress to strengthen the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
IACA was passed in 1990 to prohibit any advertisement and all sales of counterfeit Indian arts and crafts.
NSU celebrates restored Seminary Hall and new museum with ribbon cutting
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