Database made public, massacre victim ID'd, and no cooling center networks
VNN Weekly Digest July 8-14
Here’s a look at the week’s top stories:
350,000 Records of American Indian History Made Public Through the Tulsa Public Library System
(MUSCOGEE NATION) Thanks to research, reporting and a generous donation from Verified News Network (VNN) Oklahoma, for the first time ever, an extensive digital collection of American Indian history is now available at no cost to the public through the Tulsa Public Library System.
As of July 12, anyone with a TCCL library card can begin exploring the previously privately held records of the Indian Rights Association, the first and largest non-governmental organization offering support to and advocacy for Native Americans during the 19th and 20th centuries.
First Tulsa Race Massacre victim ID’d in graves investigation was WWI vet
(OKLAHOMA) Tulsa officials announced Friday that a 5-year investigation of grave sites in the city has produced the first identification of a Tulsa Race Massacre victim among the remains. In a press conference, Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum said the man is C.L. Daniel, a U.S. Army veteran who served during World War I who next of kin’s DNA is tied with a burial from the 2021 excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Some communities are expanding their cooling center networks, while places like Oklahoma City don’t have one
(NATIONAL) Climate change is making summers hotter, prompting some communities to expand or build cooling center networks for the first time.
Meanwhile, cities like Oklahoma City often have summer temperatures above 90 degrees but don’t run or coordinate cooling center networks.
Last year in the United States, more than 2,300 people died due to heat—the highest number in recorded history, according to an Associated Press analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
(NATIONAL) Dangerous and record-breaking heat continues to intensify from the Plains to the East Coast, multiple rounds of storms to bring the threat of severe weather and flash flooding to portions of the northern Plains, Mississippi Valley, and Great Lakes region, and a monsoonal pattern continues for the Four Corners region with some locally heavy downpours and isolated flash flooding possible.
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