Bill Follis laid out three life principles for his grandson. First, be fiscally responsible. Second, be persistent. “The third thing was, you have to learn when to take a risk,” Blake Follis said.

Oct. 18—MIAMI, Okla. — Bill G. Follis, the longest-serving chief of the Modoc Nation, died Friday at Mercy Hospital in Joplin at age 89, his family said. Follis, a lifelong Miami resident, began his ...

Editors note: This is the latest in a series of stories profiling the Native American tribes of Oklahoma. The Modoc are few in numbers but not in might.

ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) - Federal agents have seized at least 12,000 marijuana plants from land in far Northern California that belongs to two federally recognized Indian tribes, the U.S. attorney's ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of the multi-part series “Exiled to Indian Country” about the exile of Native Americans. The Modoc are few in numbers but not in might.

The Oregon Encyclopedia (The OE) continues its monthly series of History Nights at McMenamins pubs with new programs at the Mission Theater in partnership with the Northwest Examiner. At each History ...

The resolution passed the Ways and Means Committee unanimously, but faced strong objections from Legislature Democrats who objected to having to decide on an important issue of this kind without being ...

MANHATTAN - Federal prosecutors forfeiture actions Tuesday to recover $1 million from the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, and $2 million from the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma, related to their sham ...

KINGSTON – Despite signing a contract with Ulster County, the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma is not likely to get permission to run a local casino because it lacks proper recognition from the federal ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The struggle for local Native American tribes of California to hold on to their lands came to a head at Lava Beds National Monument, in 1873.