Muskogee
EDUCATION
Oklahoma's Bacone College filing for bankruptcy, president vows to keep fighting
“Indian University,” now known as “Bacone College” was Oklahoma’s first higher education institution and America’s first Native college. It opened its doors in 1881 with three students in Muskogee. Over 100 years later, the college’s leaders are fighting to keep them. After years of...
Oklahoma high school football: Muskogee offensive lineman Miguel Chavez commits to UNLV
Muskogee offensive lineman Miguel Chavez announced his commitment to UNLV on Monday. A member of the 2025 class, Chavez helped Muskogee win the Class 6A-II state title last season as the Roughers finished 11-2. Chavez announced his top four on Thursday, and those schools were Central Arkansas, Lindenwood, UNLV and...
Oklahoma Catholic Native Schools Project seeks boarding school survivors
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops acknowledged the trauma caused by Catholic boarding schools in a 56-page document released last month about Indigenous ministry, stating that “it has played a part in traumas experienced by Native children.”. Data recorded by the organization found that 20% of Indigenous peoples in...
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