This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. To learn more, visit usdemocracyday.org. (NATIONWIDE) Federally-recognized tribes have the right to govern themselves, known as tribal sovereignty. But, despite being sovereign nations,
This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. To learn more, visit usdemocracyday.org. (NATIONWIDE) True to VNN Oklahoma’s mission to cover the 2024 election year with an Indigenous focus, we’ve been
This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. To learn more, visit usdemocracyday.org. (NATIONAL) As of 2022, 1.2 million Native Americans were unregistered to vote across the United States. With the
(SEMINOLE COUNTY, Oklv.) Jimcy McGirt, the convicted child rapist at the center of the landmark McGirt v Oklahoma Supreme Court case, is currently in custody at the Seminole County Jail. McGirt was arrested on Aug. 31 by Seminole Lighthorse Police. McGirt was released on May 7 of this year after taking a 30-year plea deal
Written By: Rachael Schuit and Brittany Harlow (OKLAHOMA) After years of work and countless hours put in by numerous criminal justice advocates, the Oklahoma Survivor’s Act (OSA) finally went into effect this month. Senate Bill 1835, signed by Governor Kevin Stitt in May, allows courts to issue lower sentences to survivors whose crimes relate to
