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Patrick Dwayne Murphy Found Guilty by Federal Jury TUCCÊNENNATIVE AMERICAN JOURNALISM ASSOCIATION ANDTHE SOCIETY MVSKOKE OF PROFESSIONAL NEWS JOURNALIST AWARD WINNING PUBLICATIONPAGE 1 AUGUST 15, 2021 | “HIYO RAKKO” BIG HARVEST MONTH | VOL. 51, ISSUE 15 NAMING CEREMONY FOR FORMER CANCER CENTER HELD THE MUSCOGEE NATION HEALTH SYSTEM PURCHASED A NEW FACILITY TO SERVE THE TULSA AREA (L-R) Shianne Dill, Ailanee Hicks, and Taylan Starr at a meet and greet accepting donations. (Morgan Taylor/Reporter) MUSCOGEE SOFTBALLERS HEAD TO LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES TEAM OKLAHOMA’S MAJORITY NATIVE AMERICAN ROSTER TO PLAY FASTPITCH ON NATIONAL Secretary of Health Shawn Terry presents the newly named hospital and speaks of future plans for the facility. STAGE (Morgan Taylor/Reporter) Morgan Taylor ship game in Waco, Texas. OAK - 2 REPORTER Taylan Starr (short- stop) of Preston, Ailanee Hicks (first/third baseman) OKMULGEE, Oklahoma of Henryetta, and Shianne “DOGS” RUN THROUGH THE – Three Muscogee (Creek) Dill (centerfield) of Oktaha girls with a love for softball will be part of the first team are representing Oklahoma in history to represent the RESERVATION in the Little League World state at the Little League Series in North Carolina World Series. FX SERIES “RESERVATION DOGS” SCREENINGS after winning the South- HELD AT RIVER SPIRIT, CIRCLE CINEMA west Regional Champion- FAST PITCH - 2 PATRICK DWAYNE MURPHY FOUND GUILTY BY FEDERAL JURY FOR IMMEDIATE jury trial began with testi- RELEASE mony on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 and concluded on Thursday, August 5, MUSKOGEE, OKLA- 2021 with the guilty ver- HOMA - The United dicts. The defendant faces States Attorney’s Office imprisonment for life for for the Eastern District the crimes the jury found A red carpet event was held for the screening of “Reservation Dogs,” at Circle Cinema in Tulsa, Oklahoma. of Oklahoma, announced he committed. (Liz Gray/Managing Editor) today that Patrick Dwayne During the trial, the Murphy, age 52, of Vernon, United States presented Liz Gray Oklahoma. ing in them,” MN Chief of Oklahoma was found evidence that the defen- MANAGING EDITOR During the event, it was Staff Tracie Revis said. guilty by a federal jury of dant, two days prior to the announced that a scholar- “Rez Dogs” raises the bar Murder – Second Degree murder, stated he would ship had been made in honor in Indigenous entertain- in Indian Country, in vio- kill George Jacobs. Later, TVLSE, Oklahoma – The of co-creator and execu- ment. The show depicts an lation of Title 18, United on August 28, 1999, the Muscogee Nation hosted tive producer Sterlin Harjo authentic experience that States Code, Sections 1111, defendant found George a community screening of (Seminole/Muscogee) for feels specific to the Okla- 2, 1151 and 1153; Murder Jacobs and Jacobs’ friend, the first two episodes of the aspiring Mvskoke filmmak- homa Native American in Indian Country in Per- M.S., traveling on a road latest production focusing ers and artists interested in experience, yet has an all-in- petration of Kidnapping, in in rural McIntosh County. on Native people and cul- the filmmaking industry. clusive Indigenous quality. violation of Title 18, United The defendant chased after ture. At River Spirit’s Par- FX then pledged to contrib- Chief TV critic Daniel States Code, Sections M.S. and George Jacobs adise Cove Aug. 1, audience ute a match to the $10,000, D’Addario from entertain- 1111(a), 2, 1151 and 1153; in his vehicle and ultimately members showed up in their making it a $20,000 schol- ment news source Variety, and Kidnapping Result- forced M.S. and George best ribbon skirts, shirts and arship for young storytell- called the series, “a lovely, ing in Death, in violation Jacobs to stop. After stop- vests for the occasion. ers. eminently watchable tri- of Title 18, United States ping George Jacobs and Screenings for the new “What he is inspiring in umph. It’s an overdue trib- Code, Sections 1201(a) M.S., the defendant, along FX series on Hulu, “Res- our Native youth, we want ute to a sort of commu- (2), 2, 1151 and 1153. The with two others, attacked ervation Dogs” were held to make sure we are putting nity it doesn’t mythologize. defendant was acquitted on George Jacobs. After beat- at River Spirit Casino and the support behind that and one count of Kidnapping Circle Cinema in Tulsa, making sure we are invest- REZ DOGS- 2 Resulting in Death. The MURPHY- 2 • P.O. Box 580 - Okmulgee, OK 74447 • 918.732.7720 • MvskokeMedia.com • @Mvskokemedia PAGE 2 THE MVSKOKE NEWS HOKKÔLEN OAK chase the facility in early family members. are expected to begin in pulmonology clinic.” Continued from Page 1 June. Since then, the Nation “Council Oak will early 2022. The facility is Terry claimed there are has been leasing the former enable us to expand health- expected to generate an esti- no specific dates for these cancer center and a purchase care for Native people and mated 100 new jobs within services, but they will be TULSA, Oklahoma - A agreement is in place and strengthen our services for the first year of operation. developing through the naming ceremony was held expected to close in Sep- the Tulsa community,” Terry Terry said Dr. Amanda month of August. for the recently purchased tember. said. “Starting out it will be Reed from the Koweta “More services will healthcare facility. The new According to Muscogee limited to just our native Indian Health Clinic in develop as we find the right facility, Council Oak Com- Nation Secretary of Health patients.” Coweta would be moving opportunities,” Terry said. prehensive Healthcare is Shawn Terry, the new Council Oak Compre- services to the facility imme- The services offered will formerly known as the Tulsa campus will bring specialty hensive Health Center will diately to offer specialty ser- be available to tribal mem- Cancer Treatment Center of care much closer to citizens. be open to patients as soon vices in infectious diseases. bers and anyone with a America located at 10109 E. The campus includes a as August 2021. Services “We will have an urgent referral can also use the ser- 79th St. 336,385-square-foot build- will include outpatient ser- care available and we are vices. NCA 21-067 authorized ing with accommodations vices such as urgent care, trying to keep that open Legislation regarding the funds in the amount for inpatient and outpatient HIV and Hepatitis clinic, from 7-7 5 days a week and the purchase can be viewed of $16,775,515 from the services, as well as a medi- with plans to add additional 9-5 on the weekends,” he at: http://www.mcnnc. Health Third Party Invest- cal office building and 153 specialty services soon. said. “We will have neurol- com/images/pdf2021/bills/ ment Fund Account to pur- hotel rooms for patients and Inpatient services ogy clinic, pain clinic, and NCA21-067.pdf. REZ DOGS the Holdenville area of the FAST PITCH The Muscogee Nation the players to qualify for the Continued from Page 1 Mvskoke Reservation. Continued from Page 1 transported the team on the national team. “I think it was very much new charter bus to Waco To get to the regional finding the specificity from and also funded 80 percent game, the team played a Instead, the show treats this place that will inevitably Team Oklahoma’s roster of the fuel. season of 12 games that the reservation and its resi- make it universal for Indige- is 80 percent Native Amer- River Spirit Casino went undefeated. dents on their own terms, as nous people and non-Indig- ican with players from the donated a raffle basket with The regional game was worthy of being explored for enous people alike,” Jacobs Muscogee (Creek), Choc- items including a night’s aired on ESPN+. In this just what it is, and just who said. taw, Cherokee and Kiowa stay, $50 food voucher, televised game, each of the they are.” Harjo said the series gives tribal nations, making it and other small gifts. The girls displayed their out- FX Vice President of Native people the opportu- the biggest demographic of Nation’s Reintegration pro- standing talent and sports- Media Relations John Sol- nity to tell their own stories Natives playing at the high- gram purchased advertise- manship. berg said the network was in an industry where Natives est level of softball against ment from the team for their “We were all pretty ner- blown away by the produc- are often overshadowed by all nationalities. banner, which they put up at vous at first but once we tion. non-Native leads. The team flew out Aug. 8 the Regional game and will started to get the hang of “It all begins with “I feel like we’ve just and started to play the first take with them to Worlds. things it all kind of clicked,” empowering the people you blown them all out of the game of the pool on Aug. Belinda Hicks, grand- Taylan said. hired to do the show,” Sol- water,” he said. 11, which aired on ESPN+. mother of Ailanee Hicks, Taylan’s highlighted play berg said. Harjo credited the Native The pandemic has pre- commended the community included her hitting triple He explained how the American comedy group, sented other challenges for and employees of the Mus- RBI, which scored three network has made a signifi- 1491s when taking on writ- the girls. They have had cogee Nation during this runs for the team. Hicks cant effort to support repre- ing for a non-Native audi- to practice alone until the time. hit the winning homerun in sentation behind the camera ence. World Series to prevent con- “Creek Nation has been the regional championship and on screen.
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