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Indian Country is closely watching the appropriations process in light of funding cuts proposed by the executive branch of ...
Tom Cole, a member of the Chickasaw Nation and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee ... "As a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, I remain committed to keeping IAIA fully funded ...
While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal ...
Returning to the Eiteljorg Museum grounds on June 28-29, the 33rd annual Indian Market & Festival welcomes Hoosiers to “one ...
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation must pay income tax to the state of Oklahoma.
Several tribes practiced slavery, and five in Oklahoma — The Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Muscogee nations — signed reconstruction treaties with the U.S. in 1866 abolishing it ...
Martin said he also spoke with staff in the office of U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, a member of the Chickasaw Nation and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Cole, a Republican and former member of ...
In President Donald Trump’s budget request, he’s proposing slashing funding for tribal colleges and universities, including eliminating support for the country’s only federally funded ...
Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of people in Oklahoma are still fighting for full citizenship in the tribal ...
In 2001, the House Financial Services Committee threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in housing funds from the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Muscogee, and Seminole nations if they did not ...
In 2001, the House Financial Services Committee threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in housing funds from the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Muscogee, and Seminole nations if they did not honor ...
Lucas of Oklahoma and Sharice Davids of Kansas have introduced the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Act, a bipartisan bill designed to enhance access to healthy food for tribal ...