Millions tuned in for the Super Bowl, but what viewers did not see was an ad featuring a former Choctaw family who left home to treat their son with medical cannabis. Amy Bourlon-Hilterbran moved with her family to Florence, Colorado, in 2014. “My husband Jason and I are from Oklahoma, born and raised. Choctaw,” Bourlon-Hilterbran […]
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deadCenter: Final destination
A quarter century ago, Ryan Merriman earned his first acting role on The Mommies, playing the son of comedian Caryl Kristensen on the sitcom based on Kristensen’s standup act with Marilyn Kentz. Merriman was just 10 years old at the time, which makes the Choctaw-born actor a film and television veteran at age 35. So […]
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Red Earth Treefest returns with trees decorated by 19 tribes
Red Earth Treefest returns with trees decorated by 19 tribes.
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Singer-songwriter Grant Maloy Smith breathes new life into history on Dust Bowl: American Stories
Smith performs Aug. 12 at The Centennial Rodeo Opry.
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Chicken-Fried News: Not-so Native American studies?
A new University of Oklahoma professor is under scrutiny after bloggers claimed she misrepresented her Native American heritage.
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Native American art and multimedia are put on display in Jeffrey Gibson’s new Oklahoma Contemporary exhibit
The exhibit remains open through June 11.
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Todd Stone joins OKC Council, weighs in on bonds, MAPS, other city initiatives
“I am really interested in seeing streets get a shot in the arm,” Stone told Oklahoma Gazette during a recent interview in his office at City Hall.
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Medical-legal partnerships benefit residents in the OKC metro
Oklahomans in need of legal assistance with civil matters receive help from lawyers at Mary Mahoney Memorial Health Center’s Saturday clinics.
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Local prayer breakfast celebrates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The 20th annual Midwest City Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast starts 7 a.m. Jan. 16.
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Chicken-Fried News: Paper pinchers
Thieves and others who like to damage property have targeted metro newsracks recently.