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Geronimo was skillful as a warrior, and also knew how to monetize his fame.
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Inconvenient Truths and Self-Serving Myths About Geronimo

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
Chief Big Foot (Spotted Elk) lies lifeless in the snow near Wounded Knee Creek following the Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29, 1890. One hundred and twenty-five years following the Wounded Knee Massacre of December 29, 1890, indigenous peoples continue to heal.
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The Truth About the Wounded Knee Massacre

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
Ta Kola Ota (Darrell Dale Standing Elk), enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate, and respected leader died on September 20, 2015, he was 81.
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Ta Kola Ota (Darrell Standing Elk), a Beloved Leader Walks Quietly Down the Holy Road

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
Heidi Heitkamp addresses the audience at the Fort Yates Powwow in July.
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Heidi Heitkamp: Taking the Senate Race to Native North Dakota

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
Diane Johnson, left, is heading Heidi Heitkamp's Native American campaign. They are seen here at the Fort Yates Powwow in July.
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Heidi Heitkamp ‘Understands the Issues’ Says Native Campaign Director

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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Missing Voices: Native Perspective Lacking in Civil War Accounts

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
Hantavirus is a potentially deadly disease caused by a virus carried by rodents. It can lead to Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) which causes the lungs to fill with fluid and can cause respiratory failure. (Courtesy South Dakota Department of Health)
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Lakota Community Battles Deadly Rodent-Spread Hantavirus

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
A detail from Susan Hudson's quilt '29 Warriors'
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Navajo Quilt Maker Susan Hudson Pays Tribute to Plains Ledger Art

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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Rapid City Has a KKK Problem

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
Almost 700 American Indians from around Indian country marched in protest of the alleged treatment Oglala Lakota Elder Vern Traversie endured while in the care of Rapid City Regional Hospital for open heart surgery in 2011. The Justice for Vern Traversie March and protest took place May 21.
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Hundreds Descend on Rapid City Hospital in Support of Cheyenne River Elder

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
The Choctaw Nation’s Recycling Center received awards for the tribe’s environmental preservation efforts. The staff members pictured: (back row from left) Lance Clinton, Justin Tillery, Terry Garner, Chris Stover, and Cyndi Houser (kneeling), Tamera Couch and Tracy Horst. (Courtesy of Choctaw Nation)
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E-Waste Recycling Supports Native Values of Environmental Protection, Self-Sufficiency

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
Detail from cover of The Blue, the Grey and the Red, still one of the under-told stories of the U.S. Civil War.
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Un-Civil War: When North Fought South, It Was Indians Who Lost

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
Code Talker memoir, Chester Nez and co-author Judith Avila
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Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
Chickasaw classical composer Jerod Tate and OETA Deputy Director Bill Perry at the Heartland Regional Emmy Awards ceremony in Oklahoma City. The two received Emmys for their work on the documentary, "The Sciences of Composing."
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Chickasaw Composer Receives Emmy for Musical Scientific Experiment

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
Choctaw Nation Chief Gregory E. Pyle (left) and Judge Farrell Hatch of Bryan County District Court. The Choctaw Nation is currently providing funds to help support Oklahoma’s much-needed Drug Courts.
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Oklahoma Choctaw Nation Lends Assistance to State Substance Abuse Program

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
Chickasaw Nation composer-in-residence Jerod ‘Impichchaachaaha’ Tate conducts an ensemble during rehearsals for the 2011 Chickasaw Chamber Music Festival
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Chickasaw Chamber Music Festival Bridges Gap Between Two Worlds

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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New Organization Advocates for Underserved Native Veterans

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
Aerial view of some of the devastation in Tushka. The tornado damaged 237 homes in this small community, completely destroying 149. The Choctaw Nation is providing much needed aid in the area, such as supplying tarps to cover roofs of the homes left standing.
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Oklahoma Tribes Organize Relief Efforts After Tornadoes Tear Across State

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribal Members Demanding Answers to Devastating Internal Dispute

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
PFC Lori Piestewa waiting for deployment at Fort Bliss, Tex., on February 16, 2003. Just five weeks later she passed into infamy as the first Native American woman killed in combat.
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Remembering Lori Ann Piestewa: Hopi Woman Warrior

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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Cherokee Chief Wilma Pearl Mankiller: A glorious season draws to an untimely close

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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Kakivik: Providing critical assistance

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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Studying abroad, Native style

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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Cherokee Nation launches first ‘Hard Rock in the Heartland’

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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Gros Ventre businesswoman named Minority Advocate of the Year

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Museum of Indian Arts and Culture sponsoring Native fashion exhibit

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Comanche trendsetter creates splendorous Native wedding designs

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Touring Native Oklahoma: 'The Land of ‘Red People’

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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New project seeks to address ‘unconscious’ racial biases

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Oweesta’s 10-year ‘Commitment to Action’

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Twenty years later tribal gaming still spells economic success

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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‘We Shall Remain’

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Just plain Tuff

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Tribal casino Industry 2008

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Industry continued to grow

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Making history - Election coverage in Oklahoma

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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‘Sitting Bull,’ by Bill Yenne

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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‘Nisqually Indian Tribe’

By Patti Jo KingSep 13, 2018
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‘Living Through the Generations: Continuity and Change in Navajo Women’s Lives,’ by Joanne McCloskey

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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May I suggest ...

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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'Express Yourself,’ by Thee Express

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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May I suggest ...

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Eighth annual Native Cinema Showcase creates connections

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Eighth annual Native Cinema Showcase creates connections

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Four tribal citizens inducted to Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Four tribal citizens inducted to Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Quapaws hit the jackpot with $300 million casino resort

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Quapaws hit the jackpot with $300 million casino resort

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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Cherokee Nation Industries to build Oklahoma;s largest sports complex

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018
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108 years strong

By Patti Jo KingSep 12, 2018