Photo credit: Bridget Badore Hesci, my name is Isabel Coronado, my tribal town is Thlopthlocco and I’m from the Wind clan. I am a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. I am currently a Policy Entrepreneur at the Next100 where I focus on criminal justice reform policy impacting Indian Country. When I […]
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Hensci! Nancy Deere-Turney Cvhocefkvtos, imetvlwv Quasartee, momen Imeliketv Nokvsvlke. Hello! My name is Nancy Deere-Turney, my tribal town is Quasartee and I’m from the Bear Clan. I am a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma. Today Indian Country was awakened with news from the Supreme Court. I say Indian Country because of this […]
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Yesterday, we as a nation watched as the United States Supreme Court held that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s Indian Reservation was never disestablished. We celebrate as the United States upholds the Treaty with the Muscogee Creek Nation and the government’s promise. Until yesterday, Oklahoma has governed as if Indian reservations in Oklahoma did not exist. […]
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Image Courtesy of IllumiNative July 8, 2020 Dear Dan Snyder and NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell, As Native American youth, we live and thrive well beyond any caricature or stereotype. We look toward a future where we only see ourselves manifested in power and brilliance. Yet, for decades, Native American youth have lived in the shadows […]
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