The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize—the oldest and most prestigious international award recognizing women+ playwrights writing for the English-speaking stage has announced its finalists for the 2025–26 cycle. Among the ten writers honored this year is DeLanna Studi (Cherokee Nation), celebrated actor, writer, and advocate for Indigenous visibility in the arts.

The Iron Horse Saloon has issued a public statement alerting residents to a proposed 300-megawatt lithium Battery Energy Storage System near Highways 169 and 88.

In a motion filed this week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Stitt urged the court to “expedite discussions and break the current impasse” in State of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods Inc., a case that has loomed over Oklahoma’s environmental and agricultural landscape since 2005.

Lynn Wilson, a proud Cherokee Nation citizen and Microenterprise Development Manager for the IDRS Acorn Project, has spent more than two decades empowering Native entrepreneurs across the country. Through free, grant-funded training and one-on-one support, Lynn helps Indigenous small business owners create, grow, and sustain their ventures—blending modern strategies with deep cultural roots.

Certified Nurse-Midwife Kathryn Martin is one of the first to speak publicly about the transition. Alongside a team of midwives with more than 60 years of combined experience, Martin has served Native families with safe, culturally competent, midwife-led care that will no longer be available in Claremore