Politics

Oklahoma City declares Indigenous Peoples' Day at First Americans Museum Tribal citizens from across Oklahoma traveled to the First Americans Museum to celebrate their heritage on Indigenous Peoples Day. By Katie Hallum The event featured food, festivities and an announcement from Osage citizen and Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt.

New federal rules aim to end tax confusion for tribally owned businesses, boost clean energy projects  By Chez Oxendine, TBN Three decades of confusion around the tax status of tribally chartered businesses may soon come to an end with new federal rules announced on Monday.  The Department of the Treasury

Unique car tag agreement being discussed between Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation Oklahoma has proposed a new car tag compact deal to save negotiations with the Cherokee Nation. By Katie Hallum, KOSU Gov. Kevin Stitt has proposed a potential two-compact deal with Cherokee Nation that would differ from the ones signed by

Muscogee Nation brings lawsuit against Alabama tribe back to federal court The Muscogee Nation is appearing before a federal appeals court in Georgia demanding accountability from another tribe in Alabama. KOSU | By Katie Hallum The Muscogee Nation first filed a lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians over their

Muscogee Nation holds events in honor of National Suicide Prevention Week The events lasted from Sept. 9 to Sept. 12, and included free lectures and activities to educate citizens by Thomas Jackson, Mvskoke Media OKMULKEE, Oklv. – National Suicide Prevention Week took place in the United States, starting on Sept. 8

Osage Nation gets approval for the largest fee-to-trust application in Oklahoma history By Anna Pope, KOSU The Osage Nation’s fee-to-trust application for 41,521 acres is approved. It’s the largest fee-to-trust acquisition in Oklahoma history and the second-largest in U.S. history, according to a press release from

Osage Nation files suit after the DOI’s ‘stalling tactics’ hinder self-governance efforts The Nation proposed that the federal government pay $4.87 million to the Nation to take over BIA functions – $4.36 million of which would come from closing down the Osage Agency and $485,000 from costs