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Indigenous charter school seeking answers to state termination notice

SPORTS

Nine former Sooners will play in NFL title games Sunday

Quapaw Nation Chairman Joseph Byrd poses with U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. Photo provided by the Quapaw Nation.

NATIVE AMERICAN

Oklahoma tribal leaders say synergy felt at Tribal Summit

Three generations of the Heinrich Family in front of his diesel-powered combine. Gaylord News/Provided

Agriculture

Diesel shortage rubs salt in wounds of already struggling Oklahoma farmers

Ranking member Tom Cole and chairman Jim McGovern deliver arguments during the hearing.

NATIVE AMERICAN

House committee meets to consider historic Cherokee delegate

SPECIAL REPORTS

Shabnam Khalilyar during a more pleasant time in Kabul, Afghanistan, inside the presidential compound. Photo provided.

Aug. 15: a day that a generation of Afghanistans grew old overnight

Shabnam Khalilyar • August 15, 2022

The CDC vaccine tracker showing Oklahoma’s vaccine distributions as of Feb. 15. Graphic by Jessie Christopher Smith, Gaylord News

Oklahoma vaccinations pushing forward despite record winter storm

Jessie Christopher Smith and Nancy Marie Spears • February 21, 2021

Cherokee Tribe details its COVID-19 vaccination plan. Source: Cherokee Tribe

Tribes preparing for vaccine distribution

Nancy Marie Spears, Reporter • December 11, 2020

POLITICS

A Stitt supporter is interviewed at the Red Wave Rally. (Gaylord News/Mikaela DeLeon)

Stitt’s reelection hopes uncertain in dead heat Oklahoma governor’s race

Mikaela DeLeon • November 6, 2022

Despite Oklahoma’s notoriously red history, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s bid for reelection is facing pushback...

Gen Z impact and female registration surge unsettling Tuesday’s outcome
Candidates counting on young people to go to the polls
Tribes and organizations seek to maximize Native voter turnout

ENVIRONMENT

Oil and natural gas wells require concrete to seal the area between the well casing and the surrounding borehole. (MIT photo)

First steps taken to address Oklahoma’s long standing orphaned well problem

Beck Connelley • September 26, 2022

WASHINGTON – Oklahoma is set to receive a federal grant to begin addressing an orphaned well problem...

Quapaw Tribe awaits action on bill to settle environmental damages
Senate makes history with confirmation of Deb Haaland as Interior secretary
Oklahoma farmers relieved following upholding of water rule

WASHINGTON

Oklahoma tribal leaders say synergy felt at Tribal Summit

Zoë Blume • December 1, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than a thousand miles from home, Oklahoma tribal leaders found themselves in...

House committee meets to consider historic Cherokee delegate
Thousands of Native Americans Attend Long Awaited Veteran’s Memorial Dedication
The future of Native children's custody rests with divided Supreme Court

NATIVE AMERICAN

Indigenous charter school seeking answers to state termination notice

Dacoda McDowell-Wahpekeche • February 1, 2023

Sovereign Community School is looking for ways to continue teaching Native American youth after being...

Oklahoma tribal leaders say synergy felt at Tribal Summit
House committee meets to consider historic Cherokee delegate
Thousands of Native Americans Attend Long Awaited Veteran’s Memorial Dedication

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LIFESTYLE

Professional team roper Wyatt Muggli says he looks forward to competing in rodeos that Ward Rodeo Company is in charge of. Photo provided by Wyatt Muggli

Allen bank president does it all for rodeo company

Payton Moody • June 6, 2022

The BeetBox Truck parked outside of Vanessa House Brewery on March 26, 2021. Photo by Zaria Oates.

Fast, mobile veganism on the rise

Zaria Oates, Reporter • May 13, 2021

HEALTH

A sign on the Oneida Nation highlights how opioids have affected the community. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Interior.

Tribes seek to lead way on opioid treatment

Zoë Blume • October 31, 2022

Medical marijuana is a booming industry in Oklahoma with over 12,000 marijuana business licenses issued.

Marijuana growers struggling to navigate changing legal landscape

Pepper Purpura • May 9, 2022

SCIENCE

Oklahoma students attend Hispanic STEM convention to move state up in science and technology innovation ranks

Zaria Oates • December 3, 2021

Patients are served at the Chickasaw Nation Emergency Operations Facility, 1300 Cradduck Road in Ada. Photo from the Chickasaw Nation.

Oklahoma tribes pivot to booster shots in COVID-19 battle

Nancy Marie Spears • August 30, 2021