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Otoe-Missouria Tribe/FacebookIndigenous people are more likely to be the victims of violent crime than people of other races in the U.S., according to FBI data. But a Department of Homeland Security grant is helping the Otoe-Missouria tribe lower those risks. -
Sarah Liese/KOSUFour 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. -
Gerson Repreza/UnsplashA new report finds Oklahoma's labor force participation rate has jumped above the national average, largely because of Native American workers. -
George Walker IV/APA jury in Memphis convicted three former officers on some charges in a federal civil rights case. The ex-cops beat him to death last year after a traffic stop, and conspired to cover up the attack.
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Tulsa’s mayoral candidates differ on the issue of paying cash reparations for survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. -
Justice for Greenwood team members rejoiced at the news, which comes months after a major legal defeat. -
Vice President Harris made her comments during a wide-ranging conversation with former NBA stars Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes for their podcast All the Smoke. -
The Republican congressman has been criticized for amplifying false claims about Haitian immigrants. "You never want to intentionally hurt someone’s feelings," he apologized in part on Thursday. -
A years-long dispute between two federally recognized tribes – the Muscogee Nation from Oklahoma and Poarch Band of Creek Indians from Alabama – over the future of the remains of people from which both tribes claim descent was heard in the Federal 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday. -
Shady Rest Country Club in Scotch Plains, N.J., was established in 1921. The sports and entertainment venue is being renovated, with help from a special historic preservation program. -
The Muscogee Nation is appearing before a federal appeals court in Georgia demanding accountability from another tribe in Alabama. -
Charges brought by private citizens are rare, but not unheard of, in Ohio. State law requires a hearing to take place before the affidavit can move forward. -
The Delaware Nation is partnering with University of Oklahoma Libraries to create 3D high-resolution models of the nation’s artifacts, saving items from physical degradation and offering a new way to experience their history. -
Farming is a demanding job saddled with stressors like increasingly unpredictable weather, rising input costs and changing commodity prices. On top of those issues, producers of color deal with the impacts of racism, which is linked to mental health conditions like depression and PTSD.
