Sep 16 Watch 4:48 What Supreme Court’s McGirt ruling means for Oklahoma’s Native tribes By Jeffrey Brown, Alex D'Elia The U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently that much of eastern Oklahoma remains Native land. The decision granted jurisdictional control for most criminal justice cases to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and four neighboring tribal nations. Now, members of Congress and tribal… Continue watching
Aug 20 Kansas City Chiefs to prohibit Native American imagery at Arrowhead Stadium By Dave Skretta, Associated Press The announcement Thursday comes on the heels of the NFL team in Washington choosing to drop its nickname after a long and often contentious dialogue with fans and the public. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 4:54 The Supreme Court’s ‘landmark decision’ on tribal sovereignty On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed Native American rights to millions of acres of land in eastern Oklahoma. The 5-4 opinion granted jurisdictional control to the Muscogee Nation and extends to four neighboring tribal nations, which together make up… Continue watching
Jun 26 Native Americans to protest Trump trip to Mount Rushmore By Stephen Groves President Donald Trump's plan to kick off Independence Day with a showy display at Mount Rushmore is angering Native Americans, who view the monument as a desecration of land violently stolen from them. Continue reading
Jun 12 Trudeau calls police video of aboriginal chief arrest ‘shocking’ By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The arrest has received attention in Canada as a backlash against racism grows in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee to his neck. Continue reading
Jun 02 Childhood inequities worst for black and Native American communities, report says By Russell Contreras, Associated Press A Save the Children report released Tuesday found that children in the most disadvantaged counties die at rates up to five times of children elsewhere in the same state. Continue reading
Mar 30 Feds revoking reservation status for tribe’s 300 acres By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Cedric Cromwell, the tribe's chairman, says the move was "cruel" and "unnecessary" as the land dispute is still pending in D.C federal court. Continue reading
Mar 24 South Dakota governor revives ‘riot-boosting’ criminal, civil penalties By Associated Press A federal judge found parts of the state's riot laws unconstitutional last year, in part because they were targeted at opponents to the Keystone XL pipeline. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 7:23 U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo on opening a ‘doorway of hope’ for indigenous artists By Jeffrey Brown, Kira Wakeam Joy Harjo, the new poet laureate of the United States, is the first Native American to achieve that honor. Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with Harjo, a member of Oklahoma's Muscogee Creek Nation, in Tulsa to discuss how arts shaped… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 5:52 Why Native populations are attracting new attention in 2020 presidential race Native Americans received more attention from presidential candidates this week than in previous years. Nine 2020 Democratic hopefuls attended a forum in Sioux City, Iowa, to discuss U.S. treaty obligations to Native people, the epidemic of violence against Native women,… Continue watching