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EBCI primary election results are in: Michell Hicks leads for Principal Chief, and top candidates advance for Tribal Council and School Board. General Election set for September 5, 2025.
Native American radio stations face shutdown as Congress considers cutting $1B in public broadcasting funds, threatening vital news, language, and emergency services in tribal communities.
In this Q&A, reporter Clifton Adcock explains Oklahoma’s landmark poultry pollution case, its 13-year delay, political tensions, and what the court’s ruling could mean for watersheds statewide.
Troy Littledeer receives the 2025 Tim Giago Free Press Award for defending press freedom in tribal media and challenging censorship within the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians.