A man who portrayed himself as a Native American spiritual counselor was sentenced Thursday in federal court for sexually abusing a Native American minor and for illegally possessing feathers, talons and heads from seven bald eagles and seven golden eagles, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III sentenced sexual […]
In a meandering Wall Street Journal interview filled with blatant and outlandish lies—such as the claim that he personally “made Juneteenth very famous”—President Donald Trump on Thursday called Covid-19 testing “overrated” and admitted that he is putting the health of some of his supporters at risk by moving ahead with a planned rally this weekend in Tulsa, […]
WASHINGTON – A group of Native American women from several tribes in Oklahoma have launched a nonprofit organization they’re calling the “Auntie Project: Native Women of Service.” Their goal is to help indigenous kids in need, beginning with child migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The idea came to them in June, after hearing that the […]
Native American representation in Congress made great strides with the 2018 election of two American women to Congress. Now, the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma says it will send its own delegate to Congress, a move that will test both the tribe’s sovereignty and the willingness of the U.S. to meet its treaty promises. Newly-elected […]