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Nancy Marie Spears

Nancy Marie Spears

is a member of the Cherokee Nation and a reporter for Gaylord News, a reporting project of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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The Cheyenne and Arapaho Language Department staff: Left to right, back row: Carol Whiteskunk, Jazmine Johnson, Michael Elizondo, Brendan Haag and James Sleeper; Left to right, front row: Regina Youngbear, Rebecca Risenhoover, Shaynna Walker and Michelle Johnston.

Tribal nations ramp up, reflect on language preservation efforts after American Rescue Plan allocation

March 30, 2021
A Choctaw language lesson. Photo by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Oklahoma tribes making plans to use American Rescue Plan funds in Native language programs

March 30, 2021
Tom Hanks gets his picture with the Kiowa cast and Dorothy WhiteHorse DeLaune from the film

Kiowa elder bonds with 10-year-old actress on ‘News of the World’ movie set

March 15, 2021
Dorothy WhiteHorse DeLaune and Gary Tsoodle pose for a picture together on the set. Photo by Lynda DeLaune.

Oklahoma actor ‘stood a little straighter’ after learning he would play Kiowa chief

March 15, 2021
Record snow and cold kills Kiowa Tribal Member

Record snow and cold kills Kiowa Tribal Member

February 23, 2021
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

February 21, 2021
Oklahoma Kiowa Tribe volunteers load free food into a recipient’s car after severe weather conditions hit the state. (Photo courtesy the Kiowa Tribe)

Oklahoma tribe volunteers pass out food boxes, supplies amid harsh winter weather

February 19, 2021
Citizen Potawatomi Health Services workers give out COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan 22. Photo courtesy Citizen Potawatomi Nation.

Native American nations step up to protect their own

January 28, 2021
Cherokee Tribe details its COVID-19 vaccination plan. Source: Cherokee Tribe

Tribes preparing for vaccine distribution

December 11, 2020
Alyssa Landry, left, and Alexis Martinez prepare to leave the University of Oklahoma for Thanksgiving break. Zaria Oates/Gaylord News

Some students struggle with calendar changes caused by pandemic

December 9, 2020
The Comanche Nation Smoke Shop logo. Gaylord News photo courtesy of the Comanche Nation Smoke Shop Facebook page.

Hearing set in suit against Comanche tobacco shops

December 1, 2020
The entrance to Nappy Roots Books, located at 3705 Springlake Dr. in Oklahoma City. (Gaylord News/Nancy Spears)

Nappy Roots: Black-owned bookstore becomes a site for advocacy, activism

November 30, 2020
The Cherokee Nation will allocate COVID-19-related funding toward improving healthcare facilities.

Cherokee tribe using COVID-19 funds to improve health facilities

September 9, 2020
Kiowa Tribe Chairman Matthew Komalty sits next to Angela McCarthy, Kiowa legislative speaker, with members of the tribe’s executive branch and legislators during a discussion earlier this year about tribal safety during early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak. Photo courtesy of The Kiowa Tribe

Court order blocking COVID-19 funds spending by Kiowa tribe lifted

August 28, 2020
Chairman Komalty (pictured, center) sought injunction over concern about COVID-19 exposure. Photo courtesy of the Kiowa Tribe.

Kiowa Chairman’s impeachment hearing delayed

July 30, 2020
Kiowa Tribe Chairman Matthew Komalty sits next to Angela McCarthy, Kiowa legislative speaker, with members of the tribe’s executive branch and legislators during a discussion earlier this year about tribal safety during early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak. Photo courtesy of The Kiowa Tribe

Kiowas seeking to impeach chairman

July 23, 2020
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