Oklahoma Watch (https://oklahomawatch.org/tag/native-americans/)
Native American tribes across the country were left out of a major part of a new federal tax incentive for opportunity zones, with their governments unable to pool investments to support projects in some of the nation’s poorest areas.
In 14 states surveyed, Native American students in Oklahoma outperformed their peers in reading and math, according to the National Indian Education Study 2015.
The Otoe-Missouria Tribe in Oklahoma is battling in Connecticut to make unlicensed short-term loans at interest rates of up to 449 percent.
A closer look at the amounts of gaming fees paid by each Native American tribe to the state reveals some interesting trends.
