Patti Jo King

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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

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

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

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

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

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Missing Voices: Native Perspective Lacking in Civil War Accounts

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

A detail from Susan Hudson's quilt '29 Warriors'
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Navajo Quilt Maker Susan Hudson Pays Tribute to Plains Ledger Art

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Rapid City Has a KKK Problem

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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New Organization Advocates for Underserved Native Veterans

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

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Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribal Members Demanding Answers to Devastating Internal Dispute

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

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Cherokee Chief Wilma Pearl Mankiller: A glorious season draws to an untimely close

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Kakivik: Providing critical assistance

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Studying abroad, Native style

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Cherokee Nation launches first ‘Hard Rock in the Heartland’

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Gros Ventre businesswoman named Minority Advocate of the Year

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Museum of Indian Arts and Culture sponsoring Native fashion exhibit

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Comanche trendsetter creates splendorous Native wedding designs

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Touring Native Oklahoma: 'The Land of ‘Red People’

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New project seeks to address ‘unconscious’ racial biases

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Oweesta’s 10-year ‘Commitment to Action’

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Twenty years later tribal gaming still spells economic success

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‘We Shall Remain’

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Just plain Tuff

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Tribal casino Industry 2008

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Industry continued to grow

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Making history - Election coverage in Oklahoma

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‘Sitting Bull,’ by Bill Yenne

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‘Nisqually Indian Tribe’

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‘Living Through the Generations: Continuity and Change in Navajo Women’s Lives,’ by Joanne McCloskey

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'Express Yourself,’ by Thee Express

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Eighth annual Native Cinema Showcase creates connections

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Eighth annual Native Cinema Showcase creates connections

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Four tribal citizens inducted to Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame

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Four tribal citizens inducted to Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame

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Quapaws hit the jackpot with $300 million casino resort

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Quapaws hit the jackpot with $300 million casino resort

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Cherokee Nation Industries to build Oklahoma;s largest sports complex

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Cherokee Nation Industries to build Oklahoma's largest sports complex