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Elections for two offices will be held this Saturday at the Iowa Tribal Grounds in Perkins, Oklahoma. The tribe has almost 1,000 citizens, mostly living in Central Oklahoma. -
One of the largest tribal nations in the country will hold elections this weekend for Principal Chief, Deputy Principal Chief and several council seats.
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Element 5 Digital/PexelsThis 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 Muscogee Nation among others.
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Allison Herrera/KOSUIndigenous representation was a big deal on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival in France. KOSU’s Allison Herrera talked with several Indigenous actors about their experience.
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Lawmakers in both the House and Senate voted to override a Governor’s veto that would have led to the end of Oklahoma’s public television broadcaster, OETA. They also took up other measures the governor had refused to sign into law, passing them without his support. -
Indigenous fashion design — both traditional and modern — made a big splash on the red carpet during the premiere of Killers of the Flower Moon at the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival. Indigenous design and activism had a strong presence off the red carpet, too.
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The schools, most operated by the Catholic Church and U.S. government, were part of a large effort that began in the 19th century to assimilate Native children.
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Martin Scorsese's film Killers of the Flower Moon chronicles a series of murders targeting Osage people in the 1920s. Scorsese shot on location in Oklahoma and consulted closely with Osage citizens.
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Killers of the Flower Moon received a nine-minute standing ovation at the end of its premiere on Saturday night.
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Oklahoma lawmakers are considering measures to cut Gov. Kevin Stitt out of negotiations with the state’s Native American tribes on tobacco and fuel compacts.
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At least four inmates died and 46 others attempted suicide from July 2021 through June 2022, according to a new report. It is the most yearly deaths and attempted suicides recorded since 2016.
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The University of Alabama is one of the top 10 repatriation efforts.
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KOSU’s Allison Herrera is in Cannes where she spoke to KOSU’s Morning Edition host Michael Cross.
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The film Killers of the Flower Moon will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival Saturday in France. Osage citizens say they are anxious and hopeful that the movie sheds light on one of the worst chapters in the tribal nation's history.
