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Analysis: A power dispute within Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes (05/17)
Analysis of a leadership dispute within the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma: In western Oklahoma, tension and drama seem perpetually to surround the governance of the Cheyenne & Arapaho...
Filed Under: Opinion
Cedric Sunray: Cherokee Nation places sovereignty at risk (05/16)
Disenrollment, Baby Veronica, and countless other issues all share the common denominator of being brought to the proverbial card table of contention by none other than the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
Filed Under: Business | Environment
Cherokee Nation joins wind farm project at boarding school (05/15)
The Cherokee Nation has joined a wind energy project with four other Oklahoma tribes. The Cherokees will be working with the Kaw Nation, the Pawnee Nation, the Ponca Nation and...
Filed Under: Law | National | Sports
Community to appeal decision in Jim Thorpe reburial dispute (05/13)
The remains of Jim Thorpe won't be returned to Oklahoma any time soon despite a federal judge's decision favoring the legendary athlete's sons. Judge A. Richard Caputo ordered the borough...
Filed Under: National
Muscogee Code Talkers to receive Congressional Gold Medal (05/13)
Code Talkers from the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma will be receiving a Congressional Gold Medal for their service. H.R.4544, the Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008, authorized Congress to award...
Filed Under: Law | Politics
Bill authorizes tribal police to enforce state laws in Oklahoma (05/09)
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) is expected to sign HB 1871, a tribal law enforcement bill, into law. The bill allows tribal police officers to enforce state laws on trust...
Filed Under: Law | National
Cherokee Nation's top attorney on leave after investigation (05/07)
Cherokee Nation Attorney General Todd Hembree has taken a leave of absence following an investigation into his workplace behaviors. Hembree was investigated by the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service for some...
Filed Under: Cobell
Cherokee Nation low on list for Cobell land consolidation plan (05/06)
It doesn't look like many members of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma will be benefiting from the land consolidation portion of the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement. The settlement...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Opinion
Editorial: Chickasaw Nation graduates look forward to future (05/06)
Congratulating graduates from the Chickasaw Nation: Today, the Chickasaw Nation is experiencing an explosion in the numbers of college-educated citizens. More Chickasaws than ever comprehend the huge benefit of a...
Filed Under: Environment | Law | National
Oklahoma tribes caught in water battle before Supreme Court (05/02)
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments lats week in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann, a water case involving Oklahoma and Texas. The Choctaw Nation and the Chickasaw Nation...
Filed Under: National
Cherokee Nation working to restore historic Capitol building (05/01)
The Cherokee Nation Capitol. Photo © Cherokee Nation Courts. The Cherokee Nation is restoring its historic Capitol building in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The tribe started work on the $500,000 project...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Environment
Oklahoma tribes partner on wind farm at old boarding school (05/01)
The Kaw Nation, the Pawnee Nation, the Ponca Nation and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe are working together on a wind farm at the site of the former Chilocco Indian School. The...
Filed Under: Opinion
Editorial: A final resting place for the legendary Jim Thorpe (04/30)
The New York Times on the battle to rebury the remains of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe in Oklahoma: A bittersweet restlessness has long been tied to the legend of Jim...
Filed Under: Law | National | Politics
Petition urges Congress to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act (04/23)
A petition with 23,000 signatures calls on Congress to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act. The law is making headlines due to Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, an ICWA case...
Filed Under: Opinion
Opinion: Activist devoted life to Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes (04/23)
Patrick B. McGuigan on the activism of Archie Doyle Hoffman Sr., a late member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma: Archie Hoffman’s dreams for Oklahoma’s Cheyenne & Arapaho...
Analysis: A power dispute within Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes (05/17)
Analysis of a leadership dispute within the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma: In western Oklahoma, tension and drama seem perpetually to surround the governance of the Cheyenne & Arapaho...
Filed Under: Opinion
Cedric Sunray: Cherokee Nation places sovereignty at risk (05/16)
Disenrollment, Baby Veronica, and countless other issues all share the common denominator of being brought to the proverbial card table of contention by none other than the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
Filed Under: Business | Environment
Cherokee Nation joins wind farm project at boarding school (05/15)
The Cherokee Nation has joined a wind energy project with four other Oklahoma tribes. The Cherokees will be working with the Kaw Nation, the Pawnee Nation, the Ponca Nation and...
Filed Under: Law | National | Sports
Community to appeal decision in Jim Thorpe reburial dispute (05/13)
The remains of Jim Thorpe won't be returned to Oklahoma any time soon despite a federal judge's decision favoring the legendary athlete's sons. Judge A. Richard Caputo ordered the borough...
Filed Under: National
Muscogee Code Talkers to receive Congressional Gold Medal (05/13)
Code Talkers from the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma will be receiving a Congressional Gold Medal for their service. H.R.4544, the Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008, authorized Congress to award...
Filed Under: Law | Politics
Bill authorizes tribal police to enforce state laws in Oklahoma (05/09)
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) is expected to sign HB 1871, a tribal law enforcement bill, into law. The bill allows tribal police officers to enforce state laws on trust...
Filed Under: Law | National
Cherokee Nation's top attorney on leave after investigation (05/07)
Cherokee Nation Attorney General Todd Hembree has taken a leave of absence following an investigation into his workplace behaviors. Hembree was investigated by the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service for some...
Filed Under: Cobell
Cherokee Nation low on list for Cobell land consolidation plan (05/06)
It doesn't look like many members of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma will be benefiting from the land consolidation portion of the $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement. The settlement...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Opinion
Editorial: Chickasaw Nation graduates look forward to future (05/06)
Congratulating graduates from the Chickasaw Nation: Today, the Chickasaw Nation is experiencing an explosion in the numbers of college-educated citizens. More Chickasaws than ever comprehend the huge benefit of a...
Filed Under: Environment | Law | National
Oklahoma tribes caught in water battle before Supreme Court (05/02)
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments lats week in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann, a water case involving Oklahoma and Texas. The Choctaw Nation and the Chickasaw Nation...
Filed Under: National
Cherokee Nation working to restore historic Capitol building (05/01)
The Cherokee Nation Capitol. Photo © Cherokee Nation Courts. The Cherokee Nation is restoring its historic Capitol building in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The tribe started work on the $500,000 project...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Environment
Oklahoma tribes partner on wind farm at old boarding school (05/01)
The Kaw Nation, the Pawnee Nation, the Ponca Nation and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe are working together on a wind farm at the site of the former Chilocco Indian School. The...
Filed Under: Opinion
Editorial: A final resting place for the legendary Jim Thorpe (04/30)
The New York Times on the battle to rebury the remains of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe in Oklahoma: A bittersweet restlessness has long been tied to the legend of Jim...
Filed Under: Law | National | Politics
Petition urges Congress to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act (04/23)
A petition with 23,000 signatures calls on Congress to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act. The law is making headlines due to Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, an ICWA case...
Filed Under: Opinion
Opinion: Activist devoted life to Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes (04/23)
Patrick B. McGuigan on the activism of Archie Doyle Hoffman Sr., a late member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma: Archie Hoffman’s dreams for Oklahoma’s Cheyenne & Arapaho...
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