Stealing Tvlse returns, domestic violence increases, and women gather at SWAN Con
VNN Weekly Digest October 9-15
Here’s a look at the week’s top stories:
Century-old Scandal Exposed: Investigation Reveals Oklahoma’s Shocking Exploitation of American Indians
(MUSCOGEE NATION) This year marks 100 years since Indian Rights Association secretary M. K. Sniffen conducted a preliminary investigation into the scandalous probate system attacking the Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribes, known at the time as the Five Civilized Tribes. What he found in Oklahoma would eventually lead to a scathing report that shocked the nation.
‘It got worse and worse’
(OKLAHOMA) “They’re loving, they’re caring. Your kids are doing this, you’re doing family things. It’s good. Then you get to the point when there’s an issue. And you’re scared. And you’re walking on your tiptoes, you’re walking on eggshells, trying not to set him off. And then there’s the big blowup. And then there’s the, ‘I’m sorry.’
More than 100 women gather to connect, encourage, and empower at SWAN Con
(MICHIGAN) More than 100 women from different professions and backgrounds came together on October 13, at the Watermark Country Club for the second annual SWAN Conference. The purpose of the conference is for women to connect with others in the community, hear from other women in the community who have overcome challenges personally and professionally, and encourage and empower one another.
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WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
(NATIONAL) A cool and crisp autumn air-mass to remain entrenched over the eastern U.S and much of the South, scattered showers in parts of the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Central Appalachians, and warm and dry across much of the western U.S. but rainy conditions over the Pacific Northwest.
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