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Native Air with Hugh Foley

Native Air with Hugh Foley


Native Air with Hugh Foley


State, Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole Nations Release Joint Statement in Response to SCOTUS Decision in McGirt Case
Media release OKLAHOMA CITY – The State of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole Nations released the following joint statement today following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the McGirt v.... Read More.

Shawnee Food Distribution Facility Temporary Closed
Media release (Shawnee, Okla) -- The Sac and Fox Nation Food Distribution Program announced today that its Shawnee, Oklahoma food distribution facility is temporarily closed until further notice. We received news... Read More.

Black Hawk Casino and Sac and Fox Casino Temporarily Closed
Media release (Stroud, Okla) -- Today, we received news that one of our gaming employees tested positive for COVID-19.  Out of an abundance of caution, the Black Hawk Casino (located... Read More.

U.S. Dept. of Interior deems approval of gaming compacts for Comanche Nation, Otoe-Missouria Tribe
(Media release) Agreements welcome “new, modern era of tribal gaming” to Oklahoma Oklahoma City (June 8, 2020) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior has deemed approval of the two new... Read More.

Sac and Fox Nation Cancels 2020 Powwow Due to COVID-19
Media release (Stroud, Okla) -- The Sac and Fox Nation has made the difficult decision to cancel the 57th Annual Sac and Fox Nation Powwow. The event, scheduled for July... Read More.

Comanche Nation, Otoe-Missouria Tribe respond to tribal opposition letters
Media release Tribes discuss “critical moment in Oklahoma’s Indian gaming industry” Oklahoma City (May 22, 2020) -- The Comanche Nation and Otoe-Missouria Tribe said today their compacts are legal, are similar... Read More.
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About Native Air with Hugh Foley

Dr. Foley is a widely respected Oklahoma music historian, an author and founding board member of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.

His primary areas of scholarship are American Studies with an emphasis on Oklahoma music and culture, Native American studies and cinema.  On the air since 1998, Native Air is a community-oriented radio program featuring traditional and contemporary American Indian music, news of interest to Indian Country, and announcements of local activities such as powwows, benefits, exhibits, and other events of interest to Native Americans.

KUSH broadcasts from within the historic and contemporary boundaries of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma with multiple tribes and tribal people within the KUSH listening area.

Tribes in the KUSH Listening Area:

Sac and Fox Nation
Pawnee Nation
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Iowa Tribe of OK
Osage Nation
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Cherokee Nation
Absentee Shawnee
Otoe-Missouria Tribe
Ponca Tribe
Kickapoo Tribe of OK

Primary News Sites:

Indianz.com
Native Times
Indian Country News
Powwows.com
Federal Register for Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
National Congress of American Indians
American Indian Mascot Updates

Current Stories of Significance (as of 3/2/2019)

Cherokee Nation Donates 5.7 Million to Public Schools in NE OK
Half of Oklahoma Is An Indian Reservation?
Federal Judge Clueless About Political Status of Native Americans
Kansas Mulls Indigenous Peoples Day Instead of Celebrating Invader Columbus
Pawnee Nation Getting Into the Hemp Business
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