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#KeepOurLanguagesStrong: Indigenous language revitalization on social media during the early COVID-19 pandemic
(2021)
Indigenous communities, organizations, and individuals work tirelessly to #KeepOurLanguagesStrong. The COVID-19 pandemic was potentially detrimental to Indigenous language revitalization (ILR) as this mostly in-person work ...
“You’re in apple land but you are a lemon:” Connection, Collaboration, and Division in Early ‘70s Indian Country
(2020-07-01)
In the first years of the 1970s, Indian Country became paradoxically more interwoven and yet also more divided. Three case studies from Oklahoma’s Indigenous communities illustrate this transformation. Beginning in the ...
A genre of survivance: narrative criticism of boarding school stories
(2020-05-08)
Using narrative rhetorical analysis, this thesis examines two popular American Indian autobiographies to analyze the rhetorical impact. By applying Frye's genre theory, I argue that American Indians surpass genre conventions ...
Leadership self-efficacy in Native American students: examining the impact of collective racial esteem, environmental experiences, and resilience
(2021-06)
This paper utilizes a structural equation modeling approach to explore the relationship between collective racial esteem, discriminatory campus climate, sociocultural conversations with peers, resilience, and leadership ...
Words of encouragement to Indigenous language advocates during the pandemic
(2021-10)
This video offers words of encouragement to Indigenous language advocates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chikashsha alhihaat Chikashshanompa' anompoli katihma: Chickasaws are still speaking Chikashshanompa'
(2022)
Holisso mako̲ anompa toklo' ishtiiholissochitok, Chikashshanompa' micha Naahollimanompa'. Hopaakikaash Chikashsha mó̲ma'at i̲yaakni' sipokni' áyya'shattook. 1837aash Naahollo i̲naalhpisa'at pomokloshi' wihat kanallichittook. ...
College and Career Resources for Indigenous Students
(2021-07)
The purpose of this quick look guide is to connect Indigenous students in Oklahoma to resources available through Indigenous Nations and organizations to fund and support their college education and career readiness.
“The modern frontier”: Oklahoma settler memory in the mid-twentieth century
(2023-05-12)
In 2020, the Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau launched the “Modern Frontier” campaign to attract tourists, residents, and businesses to Oklahoma City. Surveying the history of what became the state of Oklahoma ...
Ittibaapishiꞌat Ittachapa: Chickasaw and Choctaw Relations in Indian Territory, 1839-1856
(2022-05-13)
My thesis explores the relations between the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations from 1839 to 1856. In 1839, the majority of Chickasaws were living in Indian Territory under the Choctaw Nation tribal government and in 1856, the ...
The Sterilization of Native American Women in Oklahoma
(2021-05-14)
In 1974, the Indian Health Service (IHS) hospital in Claremore, Oklahoma sterilized forty-eight Native American women in the month of July alone. Most of these women were in their twenties. This is a staggering number ...