DURANT — Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranks seventh in the nation for producing Native American baccalaureate degrees (all disciplines combined), according to Diversity Issues in Higher Education magazine.
From building fire lines to working the supply unit at base camp in Mayer, Native Americans are helping battle the Lane 2 wildfire. For Hopi member Wilfordyn Lomayaktewa, fighting fire has been a family tradition. She signed up four years ago.
