The Cherokee Nation is using COVID-19 relief funds to build a new water tower in the town of Roland, which sits on the tribe’s land near the Arkansas border.

OSU professor Dr. Ashley Cole speaks about her research dissecting the public impact of health inequities in Indigenous populations.

Increased criminal jurisdiction in Oklahoma’s Indian Country is leading tribal nations to evaluate how they are responding to emergency calls and increased investment in mental health services.

Two Creek Freedmen descendants were in Muscogee Nation court Thursday, arguing they have a right to citizenship in the tribal nation.

If you ask Chickasaw linguist Joshua Hinson what his favorite Chickasaw word is, he’ll grin and open his dictionary. His finger will slide past the entry where his Chickasaw name, Lokosh, is listed and point to the word just below.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses a new initiative petition to allow Oklahomans to vote on protecting abortion access in the state, the U.S. Senate rejecting an amendment to a same-sex marriage protection bill ultimately passed in the chamber and more.

Put on your ribbon skirts and get ready to shop. Oklahoma's own First Americans Museum will have over 50 artists selling items ranging from handmade neckties to baskets to makeup products for those on your holiday shopping list.

The Biden administration gave $75 million in aid to the three communities in Alaska and Washington. Eight other Tribal communities received an additional $40 million.

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on a Tulsa company supporting political candidates who push misinformation, a museum exhibit exploring the history of Cherokee Freedmen and the rural beginnings of DJ LiTEBRiTE.

Oklahoma ranks fifth in the nation for deaths due to diabetes, and Native people are three times as likely to be diagnosed with the disease than their non-Native peers. One woman in Oklahoma City is determined not to let the disease get in the way of her activism.