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Center for Sovereign Nations hosts American Indian Awareness Week

American Indian Awareness Week is a long-standing tradition for the Native American Student Association and the Center of Sovereign Nations at Oklahoma State University, but this year, it’s much more than just awareness — it’s a voice.
Center for Sovereign Nations hosts American Indian Awareness Week
Center for Sovereign Nations hosts American Indian Awareness Week

Mon, Apr 13, 2026

American Indian Awareness Week is a long-standing tradition for the Native American Student Association and the Center of Sovereign Nations at Oklahoma State University, but this year, it’s much more than just awareness — it’s a voice.

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Joint research study found Native American teens underrepresented in CDC database

Mon, Apr 1, 2024

A team from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation and the University of Oklahoma-University of Tulsa School of Community Medicine studied how teens who self-reported as American Indian/Alaska Natives were

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Novo Nordisk donates $3.5M to OSU to fund indigenous health initiative

Wed, Jul 26, 2023

The Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy (CIHRP) at OSU Center for Health Sciences recently received a $3.5 million donation from Novo Nordisk Inc., to fund the Indigenous Foodways and Health Initiative. The funds will support indigenous

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Mr. and Miss American Indian OSU 2023 crowned

Wed, May 3, 2023

The Native American Student Association hosted the 24th Miss American Indian OSU scholarship pageant on Saturday night at the Student Union Theater, with Shaeleigh McGee taking home the crown.

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Graphic novel and curriculum address Oklahoma’s past

Mon, Aug 15, 2022

"Chilocco Indian School: A Generational Story," a graphic novel written by Julie Pearson-Little Thunder with art and graphic direction from Johnnie Diacon and Jerry Bennett, is now available for free download. The novel was produced by the OSU

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Debo Web Portal brings together scholar’s work

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

The new Angie Debo web portal, available at debo.library.okstate.edu, pulls together a range of resources on Debo's life including primary source materials, contextual essays, photographs, publications, podcasts and teacher resources.

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NEH awards OSU Library nearly $70,000

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

The Oklahoma State University Library was recently awarded $69,820 by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant was part of $40.3 million in new CARES Act economic stabilization grants to support essential operations at more than 300

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OSUCOM at the Cherokee Nation's inaugural class ready to forge a new path

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

While the year 2020 has been memorable for many unforeseen reasons, it was always going to be historic to the students, faculty and staff of OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation.

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OETA premieres 'Chilocco Through the Years' on Thanksgiving Day

Fri, Nov 15, 2019

"Chilocco Through the Years" is a documentary based on the award-winning project from the OSU Library's Oklahoma Oral History Research Program. It premieres on OETA on Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and will rebroadcast on Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 29 at 2

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OSU wins Elizabeth B. Mason award for Chilocco History Project

Mon, Oct 21, 2019

The Oral History Association awarded its 2019 Elizabeth B. Mason Large Project Award to the OSU Library's Oklahoma Oral History Research Program. This is the third Mason Award for OSU, the only institution to win this national honor more than once.

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