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Another stay granted in Oklahoma tribal water rights litigation





A federal judge granted another stay in the water rights lawsuit filed by the Choctaw Nation and the Chickasaw Nation.

The tribes and the state of Oklahoma have been negotiating a potential settlement to the case. The stay expires November 19, Water World reported.

The tribes say they were promised water in southeastern Oklahoma by their treaties.

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Oklahoma tribes’ water-rights lawsuit stayed until Nov. 19 (Water World 9/26)

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