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After two vetoes are overridden, Governor Kevin Stitt asks the Oklahoma Supreme Court for ruling on whether the legislature has authority over state-tribal compacts.

Gov. Kevin Stitt is suing state legislative leaders over their handling of financial agreements with tribal governments. Oklahoma Public Media Exchange (OPMX) reporters took a deep dive into some of the statements Stitt made when he announced that lawsuit.

Native Realities created the IPX Indigenous Relief Fund in response to this summer’s WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

As the special session nears an end, conflict over state-tribal compacts arises, involving the legislature, governor, attorney general, and prominent tribal nations.

After months of failed negotiations, the Senate voted to approve two compacts that were once seen as a routine renewal but now have become a bargaining chip in Gov. Kevin Stitt's feud with the tribes.

Next week, the legislature will meet during an extended special session and decide whether they will override Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of the tribal compacts involving vehicle registration tags and tobacco compacts.

Governor Kevin Stitt is pushing for extensions on expiring tribal tobacco compacts.

A veto override of the tribal tobacco compact failed in the Oklahoma Senate on Monday. But, Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat says there's a chance it can be reconsidered for another veto override vote.

Native Americans in the United States experience higher rates of mental health issues than their white counterparts. Texas Native Health is expanding mental health services to meet the needs in the state.

The new film adaptation of Killers of the Flower Moon is already starting conversations about how history should be discussed and remembered in Oklahoma. The movie — set to break out in wide release this fall — could change the way people in the state talk about Oklahoma's past.