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Chuck Hoskin: Protecting tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma (October 12, 2021)
Our mission as tribal government leaders is always to protect our sovereignty and advance issues critical to our people. 
The nation’s highest court is running into snags that have plagued other institutions grappling with the ongoing health crisis.
Gaylord News: Poet laureate Joy Harjo begins historic third term (September 28, 2021)
Joy Harjo, the first Native woman to serve as the nation’s poet laureate, has begun her historic third term — an honor previously bestowed only once. 
Muscogee Nation: Tribal sovereignty is not a threat to Oklahoma (August 27, 2021)
The Muscogee Nation has repeatedly invited the Governor of Oklahoma to join forces and partner with us, but he refuses. 
Reservation Dogs is a half-hour comedy that follows four Native teenagers in Oklahoma whose dream is to get to California.
Lawmakers rejected a proposal that would have added $154 million to the Bureau of Indian Affairs budget to address a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
“Generations of Mvskokvlke (Muscogee) will always look to this historic day as a reminder of our remarkable past, our perseverance and survival and our inherent right to exist as a sovereign nation,” said Chief David W. Hill.
An Oklahoma man has been arrested and charged after citing the Trail of Tears and the Muscogee Nation’s treaty when making violent threats against President Joe Biden.
Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country (June 17, 2021)
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States hosts an oversight hearing titled, “Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country.”
Leaders of the Muscogee Nation are dropping “Creek” from its name as part of a rebranding effort, but not all members are on board with the change.
A citizen of the Muscogee Nation is set to make history as the first Native person to serve as a federal judge in Washington state.
Gaylord News: Indian Country included in American Jobs Plan (April 20, 2021)
Indian Country infrastructure needs, for everything from water to housing to broadband, are a high priority of the Biden administration’s $2.2 trillion American Jobs Plan. 
Native America Calling: Music Maker (April 14, 2021)
With a mix of spoken word and jazzy soul sounds, Joy Harjo might make listeners want to dance to her new album I Pray for My Enemies. 
The Trail of Tears, the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma, was one of the most inhumane policies in American history – but it wasn’t an isolated incident.
With change coming at the highest levels of government, tribal and federal officials are working to ensure the crisis of missing and murdered loved ones in Indian Country remains a priority.
Guilty plea entered for manslaughter on Muscogee (Creek) Nation (November 18, 2020)
An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Indian Country after he shot and killed a woman on the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Federal murder charge laid against former police officer (November 6, 2020)
A former police officer who shot and killed a 19-year-old has been charged in federal court with first degree murder.
A citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation was victimized by a former partner, U.S. Attorney Trent Shores announced.
MSU News: Joy Harjo delivers Indigenous Peoples Day lecture (October 12, 2020)
Joy Harjo, a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation who serves as the U.S. Poet Laureate, is helping Montana State University celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. 
Peter d’Errico: Racist Indian law doctrine springs into action (October 8, 2020)
How much longer America will tolerate a racist religious doctrine as part of its legal system?
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