Allison Herrera
Allison Herrera is a radio and print journalist who's worked for PRX's The World, Colorado Public Radio as the climate and environment editor and as a freelance reporter for High Country News’ Indigenous Affairs desk.
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A Tulsa man finds himself at the center of a fight over tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma and beyond. Justin Hooper shares how his 2018 speeding ticket is continuing to impact law across Indian Country. -
While the Oklahoma-filmed movie generated buzz all over the state, for some Oklahoma teachers it’s created fear and anxiety. -
Today, Osage brides don't wear the old wedding coats along with brightly plumed top hats. Instead, they're given as gifts during what's known as "paying for the drum" during the annual In-Lon-Schka dances that happen every summer. -
Chickasaw Governor Bill Anoatubby said Oklahomans have lost "institutional memory" on why and how the state compacts. Four tribal leaders spoke about the need for more cooperation moving forward in an interim study at the Capitol. -
Killers of the Flower Moon is already generating Oscar buzz. But in Oklahoma, the story behind it is deeply personal. Jim Gray, the former principal chief of the Osage Nation, and his family met with KOSU’s Anna Pope to watch the film at the Circle Cinema in Tulsa for its public debut. The film is not only a story about the history of their community, but of the Gray family. -
Carol Conner knows downtown Fairfax like the back of her hand. -
The highly anticipated film adaptation of Killers of the Flower Moon comes out this week.In advance, tribal nation leaders, federal law enforcement, and the book’s author David Grann got together to discuss it at an Oklahoma Christian University panel in Edmond. -
President Joe Biden is nominating the former Cherokee Nation Attorney General to serve as a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. -
The tribal nation recently filed a complaint in federal court against the state and Attorney General Gentner Drummond. -
More than half of the tribal nations in the state sent a letter to the legislature and Gov. Kevin Stitt, asking to come back to the table and negotiate on the issue of tribal-state compacts.
