Ruth-Ann Thorne, a citizen of the Rincon Band of Luiseño/ Payómkawichum Indians in Southern California, owns several art galleries and now, a steadily growing beauty business. Thorne brand, N8iv Beauty, is the first skincare brand created by a Native woman and the first to be infused with acorn oil sourced from Tribal land. The brand utilizes traditional plant medicine in its skincare line and aims to propel Indigenous practices and knowledge to the forefront of the global beauty industry.
“We have to have more safe places like this where we can enjoy each other s company and food. We are human, we have feelings and we need to support each other to provide a better living for our community.
PESHAWBESTOWN — Cindi John loaded a tray of burning logs into a smoker at the Arthur Duhamel Marina Thursday, just after her daughter Ruby had filled it with lake trout
As students are preparing to head back to school, teachers have been preparing their classrooms for the upcoming year by decorating, supplying, and writing lesson plans. For Native teachers, the upcoming school year is nerve-wracking as they struggle to collect resources for their students. Resources are scarce–-and in Oklahoma, already stretched-thin school resources are being funneled into a new Catholic charter school.
deadCenter Film, Oklahoma’s largest and only Oscar-qualifying film festival in the state, announced last week that its current Features Programmer, Sunrise Tippeconnie (Navajo and Comanche), will take over the role as Director of Programming starting Aug. 1.