Indigenous peoples

Jimcy McGirt, the man behind the landmark McGirt v. Oklahoma U.S. Supreme Court case, which reaffirmed the sovereignty of several Oklahoma tribes, will face a jury in the Eastern District Court of Oklahoma under felony charges.

More than a century after U.S. Indian boarding schools attempted to erase Indigenous cultures and languages, tribal nations in Oklahoma are working to reclaim and teach their languages to the youth.

Riverbank stabilization, lead and asbestos contamination are just some of the projects tribes planned to address before the Trump administration froze funds.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses Gov. Kevin Stitt's fight against the Oklahoma Forestry Service, DOGE-OK releasing a report calling for major shifts in policy and more.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is lobbing accusations at the Muscogee Nation, saying the tribe and others worked together to kill Senate Bill 675, which died in committee on Wednesday.

Multiple tribal representatives in Oklahoma are raising concerns over a new bill, arguing that it infringes on tribal and data sovereignty.

Many of Oklahoma’s Indigenous languages are considered endangered. But at the Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair, young speakers are encouraged to develop their confidence in speaking them.

NPR obtained emails that went out last week to leaders at health agencies offering to transfer them to postings in tribal communities. Officials close to Dr. Anthony Fauci got the offer.

Earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rescinded Indian Health System layoffs and pledged to prioritize tribes. Despite this, a March press release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has tribes concerned.

Joy Harjo, the first Native American Poet Laureate in the U.S., is releasing two illustrative books this month, centered around two universal milestones: coming of age and loss.