Here’s a look at the week’s top stories:
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals rules Osage Nation Reservation still disestablished
(OSAGE NATION) Last week, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruled the Osage Nation’s reservation remains disestablished. The ruling came after Dakoda Aaron McCauley was denied post-conviction relief after he claimed the district court lacked jurisdiction to try his case.
Supremes to Stitt: You Lose!
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The Oklahoma Supreme Court announced their decision in Treat v. Stitt on April 2. The ruling found that the Oklahoma state legislature has the authority to make tribal compact negotiations. The unanimous ruling also clarified that the legislature can lawfully override the governor’s veto during special sessions.
Native scholars to headline NSU’s Symposium on the American Indian
(OKLAHOMA) Northeastern State University is welcoming Indigenous scholars to give keynote presentations focusing on Sovereignty at the 51st annual Symposium on the American Indian. The symposium will be held April 15-20 and is free and open to the public.
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Uplifting Update
We launched a journalism program for everyday citizens. A class full of influencers showed up.
(TULSA, Okla.) Every Thursday night for five weeks, Verified News Network (VNN) Director Brittany Harlow walked into the Tulsa Dream Center to teach the first participants of VNN’s Citizen Journalism Project cohort. “I expected just your average citizens,” Harlow said. “I did not expect studied writers who had already built up somewhat of a following.”
WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
(NATIONAL) Severe thunderstorms possible over interior portions of the Northeast, an intensifying storm system to bring the threat of severe weather over the Plains and the Mississippi Valley, above average temperatures across the Central and Eastern U.S. and Critical Risk of Fire Weather for the Central and Southern High Plains.
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