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 ...

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 ...

KINGSTON – Ulster County lawmakers will vote Thursday to renew a contract with the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma, which wants to build a casino in southern Ulster County. Some minority Democrats in the ...

With song and prayer, soil and prairie grass, Native American author Cheewa James recently honored the memory of her long-lost great-great uncle. Frank Modoc left his Oklahoma reservation for a Quaker ...

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 ...

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 ...