Native Americans

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is trying to figure out how to navigate a conflict between Gov. Kevin Stitt and Attorney General Gentner Drummond over what licenses tribal citizens need when hunting in Indian Country.

The Muscogee Nation is sounding the alarm over the need to revitalize two Indigenous languages. Principal Chief David Hill recently issued an executive order outlining actions to safeguard the Muscogee and Euchee languages.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed a special prosecutor to go after Indigenous hunters who are cited for hunting without a state license on tribal reservations.

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes claim a congressman is actively blocking their continued attempts to reclaim land the tribe believes belongs to them.

The Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations are suing social media giants for their role in the growing mental health crisis for Indigenous young people.

Schools slated for updated imagery are Union and Central. Some alumni expressed anger at the decision while current students and parents showed support.

A deal for the City of Tulsa to send traffic and other municipal cases involving Muscogee Nation citizens to tribal court doesn’t cover the descendants of formerly enslaved people who are also tribal citizens.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. recently called on Congress to restore a federal law requiring the Cherokee Nation’s consent before other tribes, specifically the United Keetoowah Band, can place land into trust within its reservation.

Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill released a video statement Thursday in response to the ruling, saying it “left many questions unanswered.”

The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that two descendants of people once enslaved by the tribe are entitled to tribal citizenship.