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In 2024, KOSU hired Sarah Liese and Katie Hallum, to continue and strengthen its Indigenous Affairs reporting.
Together, they published hundreds of stories about Indigenous communities in Oklahoma over the course of 2024 for KOSU.
Each story that we brought you is important. However, these five are among the most popular of the year and display the rich breadth of what KOSU offers in Native news.
Handgame competition brings Kiowa, Apache elders together in Western Oklahoma
An event organized by the tribes’ Administration of Aging aims to bring older tribal members into the community, but it also continues a legacy of a centuries-old guessing game. KOSU’s Sarah Liese went to Carnegie to check it out.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt sends 'one-size-fits-all' car tag compact to tribes
A sweeping car tag compact proposal by Gov. Kevin Stitt stirred concerns among Oklahoma tribes. The form letter compact made some officials nervous as they contemplated the long-term future of tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma.
Healing and disappointment mark Wichita efforts to bring relatives home from Carlisle School
Four Wichita and Affiliated Tribes leaders traveled more than 1,300 miles to bring two relatives home from the cemetery at Carlisle Indian Industrial School: Kate Ross and Alfred Charko. They only returned with Kate due to faulty labeling.
Two tribal nations in Oklahoma take stand against media portrayals of their people
The Comanche and Quapaw Nations condemned inaccurate depictions of their tribes in a well-known book and television series.
Comanche leaders panned an in-the-works adaptation of Empire of the Summer Moon by Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. Quapaw tribal officials also disavowed their peoples’ portrayal in the Paramount+ series Tulsa King.
Hope in sight for Oklahoma Superfund site, thanks to efforts by Quapaw Nation
The ghost town of Picher is known for its dark and disheartening history. But the Quapaw Nation is actively working to change that narrative. KOSU explores the restoration effort.
