Seven months ago, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced his plans to negotiate a new tribal gaming compact through an op-ed in Tulsa World. Since then, despite being a widely unpopular move even with his Republican allies, Stitt has continued fighting for an increase in the fees that the tribes pay to operate their casinos. But tribal […]
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Going underground
Oklahoma City’s abandoned underground catacombs built by Chinese immigrants remain the most underappreciated wonder of local urban lore, but Mary Anna Evans is taking readers down into the depths for the latest archaeological mystery novel in her Faye Longchamp-Mantooth series that follows the exploits of an archeologist crime fighter. Catacombs begins with an explosion in […]
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Wicked humor
2019 Native American New Play Festival June 20-22 and 27-29 University of Central Oklahoma 100 N. University Drive, Edmond okindigenoustheatre.com Free-$25 Celebrating its 10th annual festival and first as an independent theater company, Oklahoma Indigenous Theatre Company’s 2019 Native American New Play Festival presents a female-driven buddy comedy full of pop-culture references. Director Tiffany Tuggle […]
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Homeward bound
Native Americans stormed the beaches of Alcatraz Island in 1969 to claim the notorious prison for the “Indians of all tribes.” For nineteen months, the shuttered federal facilities were reopened by the activists and turned into homes. They hoped to force the U.S. government to make good on the Treaty of Ft. Laramie that promised […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Columbus circling
Last week, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law that merges Native American Day and Columbus Day into one holiday, which is like honoring vegan awareness and slaughterhouse operators at the same time. Stitt, who is a member of Cherokee Nation and the only governor in the country who is a recognized member of […]
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Persistent women
Karin Walkingstick has been making art for as long as she can remember, but she was only able to begin making it a career in her 40s, after she reclaimed a precious resource. “Time,” Walkingstick said. “I had my son pretty young, when I was 20, and work, you know, I got him through. A […]
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Native sound
Them Damn NDNs are at it again, pumping the airwaves full of relevant news, friendly conversation and a heterogeneous compilation of music broadcasted to audiences across the globe. Hosted by Kellie J. Lewis and Thomas Ware III, the three-hour program is only a snapshot of the duo’s effort to put TalkJive Radio on the map. […]
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Tribal tribulation
Post Plymouth through Feb. 28 Exhibit C 1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100 exhibitcgallery.com 405-767-8900 Free Nov. 1, Exhibit C opened its doors to Post Plymouth, an exhibition showcasing Native American life in a contemporary fashion of cultural persistence in the wake of assimilation. Four Native American artists — Roy Boney, Jr.; Daniel McCoy; Cannupa […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Mullin it over
Conservatives were quick to share the response from Cherokee Nation after U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, an Oklahoma native, shared her DNA results in her bizarre feud with President Donald Trump. The Cherokee response, including a column written by Cherokee Phoenix editor Brandon Scott published by Vox, admonished the senator for relying on a DNA […]
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Evolving West
Prix de West 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St. pdw.nationalcowboymuseum.org 405-478-2250 Free-$12.50 The “prix” in Prix de West is French for “price,” but Susan Patterson, curator of special exhibits at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, doesn’t want people to see the annual art exhibition and sale […]