Native Air with Hugh Foley

Native Air with Hugh Foley


Native Air with Hugh Foley


Sac and Fox Nation announces COVID-19 economic support program for all enrolled Tribal Members

Media release (Stroud, Oklahoma)- During a Special Business Committee Meeting held on May 21st, the Sac and Fox Nation Business Committee approved the Sac and Fox Nation COVID-19 Economic Support... Read More.

Sac and Fox Nation Announces Limited Reopening of Casinos Beginning on May 15

Media Release Black Hawk Casino and Sac and Fox Casino Will Reopen on May 15; Admission Limited to 25% Capacity. (Stroud, Oklahoma)- The Sac and Fox Nation announced a limited reopening... Read More.

Comanche Nation, Otoe-Missouria Tribe respond to AG’s Opinion

Media release New compacts “reflect significant modernization in tribal gaming”  Oklahoma City (May 13, 2020) -- The Comanche Nation and Otoe-Missouria Tribe released today a legal memo emphasizing the legality of... Read More.

Comanche Nation Chairman Issues Statement Regarding the Tribe’s Recent OIGA Suspension

Media release Lawton, Okla. (May 7, 2020) - Comanche Nation Chairman William Nelson, Sr. issued the following statement after the tribe was suspended from the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (OIGA)... Read More.

Otoe-Missouria Chairman Issues Statement Regarding the Tribe’s Recent OIGA Suspension

Media release Red Rock, Okla. (May 7, 2020) - Otoe-Missouria Tribe Chairman John R. Shotton issued the following statement after the tribe was suspended from the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association... Read More.

Tribal Chairmen Issue Joint Statement Regarding Attorney General’s Opinion

Media release Oklahoma City (May 5, 2020) - Comanche Nation Chairman William Nelson, Sr. and Otoe-Missouria Tribe Chairman John R. Shotton issued the following statement regarding Attorney General Mike Hunter’s... Read More.

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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