Katie Hallum
KOSU Indigenous Affairs ReporterKatie Hallum covers Indigenous Affairs at KOSU.
She joined the team in April 2024 after working at KGOU in Norman as a host and producer for All Things Considered and Here & Now. During her time there, she received several awards, including Best Newscast in the 2024 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts.
A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Katie grew up in Tahlequah and attended Sequoyah High School. As a student pursuing degrees in Journalism and International Security at the University of Oklahoma, she worked for The OU Daily and Gaylord News covering tribal affairs, health care and politics. She briefly spent time at OU Nightly as their floor director.
When Katie is not reporting, she is a patient advocate and ambassador for the American Kidney Fund. As an organ recipient, she travels as a keynote speaker for medical research conferences discussing the future of innovation in solid organ transplantation.
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Jimcy McGirt, the man behind the landmark McGirt case, is slated to appear before the Seminole Nation District Court Tuesday. -
A lawsuit filed by Otoe-Missouria citizen and Osage descendant Lena Black was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice last week, meaning the case is permanently closed. -
America's first higher-education institution for Native Americans opened over a century ago. But the college has recently struggled to stay afloat amid financial struggles. It now faces a grim choice: fight for what's left or close the doors forever. -
Bacone College in Muskogee is filing for bankruptcy. -
A new park is coming to Tahlequah thanks to the Cherokee Nation. -
With an overwhelming margin of “no,” Cherokee Nation citizens voted against a referendum calling for a constitutional convention. -
Oklahoma tribal nations across the state have received a letter and model compact from Gov. Kevin Stitt. -
Oklahoma lawmakers have passed changes to high school requirements to learn a second language. But the state's tribal leaders are hoping Gov. Kevin Stitt won't sign on. -
Osage Nation police are investigating damage to the Million Dollar Elm in Pawhuska discovered earlier this week. -
The Cherokee Nation and Gov. Kevin Stitt continue to disagree on the terms of a tribal tag compact.
