Oklahoma History

Seven National Park Sites To Visit In Oklahoma

By Chelsea Stanfield • Jul 31, 2020

Amid the pandemic, people are headed to national parks in record numbers. While Oklahoma doesn’t have a National Park, the state does host seven sites run by the National Park Service.

As More People Search for Their Native Heritage, Questions and Controversies Arise

By Allison Herrera • Jun 29, 2016

According to the 2010 US Census data, more than five million people claimed Native American ancestry. That’s up almost 40% from the last census. It's a big shift from the years people shunned Native identity. If you can prove you're part of a tribe and the tribe accepts you, it can potentially mean health benefits or help with college tuition. But, all these new Native people are leading to questions about what it means to be Native within a tribe.

Ghost Towns: All Black Oklahoma Towns

By Quinton Chandler • May 23, 2014

For the final part of our ghost town series we resurrect the history behind not one but dozens of settlements spread throughout the state. The all black towns of Oklahoma. KOSU’s Quinton Chandler reports most of these towns were small unorganized rural communities that are almost all dead and gone. But there are a few left to give us a hazy picture of the past.