Seminole Nation

Leaders of Oklahoma's five largest tribal nations endorsed Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister in her bid for Governor at a press event in Oklahoma City Tuesday. Hofmeister, who was previously a Republican, switched parties last year to run against incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Leaders of the five largest tribes in Oklahoma officially endorsed Democratic candidate for Governor Joy Hofmeister on Tuesday.

Leaders and representatives of the Five Tribes in Oklahoma testified before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in a first of its kind discussion about rights of the Freedmen, citizenship and the U.S. government's role and responsibility.

An announcement made on Tuesday by the Indian Health Service, or IHS, acknowledges that Freedmen citizens of the Seminole Nation were being denied services at the clinic in Wewoka, Okla.

The Cherokee Nation granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people known as Freedmen in 2017. Now, other tribes are feeling pressure to do the same. And Congress is beginning to get involved.

Members of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services heard testimony about the issue of the Freedmen as they prepare to reauthorize a bill that would provide housing stability and access to tribal nations across the country.

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed that the Cherokee Nation's reservation was never disestablished after Judge Gary L. Lumpkin dismissed…

Leaders of three of the Five Tribes released a statement on Thursday opposing legislation in response to the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision.The joint…

On Wednesday, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter released a letter detailing a new plan he negotiated with leaders of some of the Five Tribes that…

United States Attorney General William Barr visited the Cherokee Nation Capital in Tahlequah, Okla. on Wednesday to talk about some of the challenges and…