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The Department of the Interior Tuesday announced next steps on the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, launched in June 2021 by Secretary Deb Haaland as the first-ever comprehensive effort by the federal government to recognize the troubled legacy of past federal Indian boarding school policies with the goal of addressing their intergenerational impact and shedding light on past and present trauma in Indigenous communities. There were several such boarding schools in and around Seminole County, including the Emahaka Academy, the Mekusukey Academy, the Sacred Heart Mission and the Wewoka Mission School.
Read moreStaff Report A semi hauling a load of cattle overturned on Interstate 40 early Tuesday morning, shutting down the westbound lanes of the freeway for over five hours.
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Car Fire Leads to Home Loss
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When it comes to final wishes, being buried in a cemetery or having one’s ashes spread in a private garden is often the standard procedure. However, this is not always possible due to full cemeteries and legal restrictions on where ashes can be spread. But what if there were no restrictions? What if you could choose the ultimate resting place for your ashes?
Read moreSenator James Lankford (R-OK) worked to secure several major provisions to support Oklahoma’s Veteran community in the Military Construction-Veterans Affairs (Milcon-VA) funding bill that advanced out of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Through guitar lessons and group music sessions, Leticia Castro helped students in her small, rural district in western Oklahoma build confidence and form deeper relationships with their peers. Over a semester, she taught 60 students in kindergarten through 12th grade how to express their emotions and encourage others through music.
Read moreNegative emotions related to grieving are usually tied to a set of painful memories. They are active at any time when some present life occurrence triggers our memory of a lost loved one. We may seem to live in a calm outward appearance, but inside our hearts are experiencing a nightmare existence as some memories bring back pain and emotional hurt over and over again.
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