Allison Herrera

Oklahoma, Tulsa

Freelance Reporter at Osage News

Reporter/Producer at KOSU-FM (Stillwater, Oklahoma)

Investigative Reporter at American Public Media

Indigenous Affairs reporter for @KOSURadio former @pritheworld @AIRmedia @pulitzercenter. I like coffee, news tips and 80's music retweets don’t =endorsements

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Leadership, leases and land: Osage shareholders face change amid federal shakeups

1 week ago | osagenews.org | Allison Herrera

A lot has happened since the previous Osage Shareholders Meeting in mid-February. Just days before shareholders gathered on Zoom, Adam Trumbly, the Osage Agency Superintendent was let go from his job after the Department of Government Efficiency laid off thousands of probationary employees within the federal government. Trumbly’s job was one of them. He was eventually reinstated a little more than a month afterward and was on this quarterly meeting agenda.
Osage Minerals Council celebrates long-awaited victory in environmental case

1 week ago | osagenews.org | Allison Herrera

After nearly ten years of litigation, the Osage Minerals Council has prevailed in a lawsuit filed in 2016 that challenged the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review of two leases on the Osage Minerals Estate. The case is also known as Hayes v. Haaland and was argued in the Northern District Court of Oklahoma. “The Hayes II case represented another attempt by surface owners to impede the abilityof Osage Headright Holders to benefit from their mineral interests.
Osage Agency in Pawhuska to stay open

1 week ago | kosu.org | Allison Herrera

Twenty-five Bureau of Indian Affairs buildings were slated to be closed as part of a Department of Government Efficiency plan to reduce government spending. This included the Osage and Pawnee agencies. The buildings were on a list released in late February by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The 25 buildings represented 27% of the BIA buildings in operation.
Osage Agency in Pawhuska to stay open - for now

2 weeks ago | osagenews.org | Allison Herrera

Twenty-five Bureau of Indian Affairs buildings were slated to be closed as part of a Department of Government Efficiency plan to reduce government spending. This included the Osage and Pawnee agencies. The buildings were on a list released in late February by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The 25 buildings represented 27% of the BIA buildings in operation.
Osage Nation opens new drone testing site

3 weeks ago | osagenews.org | Allison Herrera

The Swiss company WindShape will soon be up and running with its headquarters right outside of downtown Tulsa, near the Osage Casino at Skyway 36. WindShape will be recreating weather patterns to see how drones operate and behave in them to advance technology.
Oklahoma supports Enel's appeal to keep wind turbines operating

1 month ago | osagenews.org | Allison Herrera

Oklahoma says they have an interest in people being able to use their surface lands under the laws of the state. That’s why Oklahoma’s Solicitor General Garry M. Gaskins is backing Enel and its subsidiary companies bid to undo a multimillion-dollar ruling that said they must remove their 84-turbine wind farm. Oklahoma’s amicus brief was filed on April 25, 2025. “Here, Oklahoma has an interest in seeing its property laws applied uniformly throughout theState.
Healthcare, economic strategy, and sovereignty take center stage at State of the Tribal Nations

1 month ago | osagenews.org | Allison Herrera

TULSA, Okla. – Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear, Principal Chief David Hill of the Muscogee Nation and Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. gathered for the Tulsa Regional Chamber meeting April 15 and discussed the partnerships, economic impact and the tribal nations’ health care industry at the annual Tulsa Regional Chamber meeting. The Regional Chamber also held panels about leadership, economic development and the arts in Tulsa. Osage citizens participated in all three panels.
Oklahoma Tribal leaders unite amid federal uncertainty

2 months ago | osagenews.org | Allison Herrera

The United Indian Nations of Oklahoma held their quarterly meeting amidst the backdrop of uncertainty over federal programs tribal nations rely on after the new administration vowed to reduce the size of government. During the daylong meeting on March 20, leaders of 31 tribal nations met to discuss budgeting priorities such as language programs, health care and money for legal fees as tribal leaders anticipate legal battles.
Osage Agency Superintendent Adam Trumbly returns to work

2 months ago | osagenews.org | Allison Herrera

Osage Agency Superintendent Adam Trumbly’s first day back at work was met with applause. After the opening prayer, Osage Minerals Council Chairman Myron Red Eagle announced he was informed on March 17 that Adam Trumbly was back at his desk. Trumbly told Osage News through a series of text messages that last week, the Regional Director Eddie Streater informed him he could have his job back.
Chief Standing Bear: BIA closures 'meant to reshape trust relationship'

Mar 5, 2025 | osagenews.org | Allison Herrera

After a list was released by U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) detailing the closing of nearly 30% of Bureau of Indian Affairs office space, Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear has been cautioning every tribal leader to take stock of their federal funds because everything is at risk.