Kiowa Tipi Resurfaces After Almost 100 Years
A Kiowa tipi over 100 years old was “discovered” amidst the artifacts at the Oklahoma History Center by Matt Reed, Curator of the American Indian collections for the Oklahoma Historical Society. Reed,...
View ArticleNARF And NCAI Advise Tribes To Stay Away From Supreme Court
The relationship between the Supreme Court of the United States and Native Americans has a rocky history and recent rulings have not gone the way Indian Country hoped. The Supreme Court, friend or foe,...
View ArticleLois Bougetah Smoky, Kiowa Artist Ahead Of Her Time
The Jacobson House in Norman is currently exhibiting work from the only female member of the Kiowa Five, Lois Bougetah Smoky. The Kiowa Five were a group of Kiowa artists that were brought to the...
View ArticleComanche Code Talkers Remembered
During World Wars I and II, the United States military used select Native American service men to relay secret battle messages based on words from their native languages. These groups came to be known...
View ArticleStar Wars As You Never Heard It Before...In Navajo
Star Wars is one of those iconic movies that left its mark on the pop culture…Native Americans are often left out of the popular zeitgeist, so to encourage more interest in native languages the Navajo...
View ArticleCherokee Breaks New Ground As A Woman Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
She’s a surgical tech by day, and a mom to her 7 year old son Coy…but in her other life she is one tough cookie. Kathina Catron is one of the top women fighters in Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA, in this...
View ArticleNative American Heritage Month Celebrated At Oklahoma History Center
November is Native American Heritage Month and the Oklahoma History Center has planned some special events to recognize that.Matt Reed, a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and curator of the...
View ArticleRed Earth Festival Moving To Remington Park
The Red Earth Festival, now in its 28th year will be making a move from downtown Oklahoma City to Remington Park, where the wide open spaces, and that means parking spaces, will be a better fit for all...
View ArticleChickasaw Cultural Center Observes Native American Heritage Month
The Chickasaw Cultural Center is focusing on healthy living for its young people this year.The Chickasaw Nation started November with a multi-tribal day. Valorie Walters, executive officer of the...
View ArticleThe Holidays Are The Giving Season For The Oklahoma City Indian Clinic
The Oklahoma City Indian Clinic is raising money to expand its pharmacy. One of the fundraisers is the annual Red Feather Gala which took place November 9th. David Toahty (Pawnee/Kiowa) is the chief...
View ArticleChickasaw Nation Makes Generous Donation To OU Law School
A generous gift from the Chickasaw Nation to University of Oklahoma’s Law School has created the nation’s first American Indian Law Scholar endowed chair.Dean of the University of Oklahoma’s Law...
View ArticleHarmon-y Pediatric Clinic Set To Open
The Oklahoma City Indian Clinic is seeing one of its projects come to fruition with the help of television star Mark Harmon. David Toahty, Chief Development officer for the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic...
View ArticleA Look Back: Buffy Sainte-Marie In Oklahoma
This week we re-visit an interview with Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer, songwriter, and a member of the Cree Nation.In the 1960’s she, all alone, toured North America’s colleges, reservations and concert...
View Article2013 Year End Review For Oklahoma's Indian Country
This week on Indian Times, we look back at 2013... lucky for some, not so lucky for others.
View ArticleOlympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills Honored By The NCAA
When it was learned that Tokyo was in the running to host the summer Olympics for 2020, Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills let it be known he was a supporter. Of course, Mills won his gold medal in the...
View ArticleReview Of Last Week’s Top Stories In Oklahoma’s Indian Country
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has been selected as one of the first five organizations in the nation to test a new anti-poverty program to improve life in chronically poor areas. The tribe will create...
View ArticleNative Americans Are The Most Stalked Group
January is National Stalking Awareness Month. Stalking is a crime, and the most stalked group of people is Native Americans.The National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center at the...
View ArticleRamp It Up: Skateboard Culture In Native America
Skateboarding is most often associated with teenaged, white urban dwellers, but a new exhibit is providing a different picture of the sport.The traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian is called “Ramp It...
View ArticleNative Crossroads Film Festival To Premier Native Made Films
The 2nd Annual Native Crossroads Film Festival is bringing several feature and short films that will explore the theme of this year's festival – links between land and indigenous cultural identities....
View ArticleNewsmakers In Indian Country
House Ethics Committee Consider Investigation Of Markwayne MullinThe House Ethics Committee will consider an investigation of Republican Congressman Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma.
View Article
