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Native America Calling: Tulsa takes new tack on tribal jurisdiction
Friday, June 27, 2025
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Tulsa takes new tack on tribal jurisdiction
The Muscogee Nation will assume some law enforcement duties in the city of Tulsa, Okla., when it comes to tribal citizens.

The development over jurisdiction ends a federal lawsuit filed by the Muscogee Nation in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark McGirt decision in 2020. The Cherokee Nation and the Osage Nation also potentially have jurisdiction claims in Tulsa and other cities.

Local law enforcement officials and Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-Oklahoma) oppose the agreement, saying it creates a two-tiered system of justice. Join Native America Calling to find out what the new agreement solves and what it leaves unanswered.

Also, tribes connected to Florida are speaking out against the state government’s fast track plans to establish a detention center for immigration actions near the Florida Everglades. Miccosukee and Seminole tribal officials and citizens say the center, dubbed the “Alligator Alcatraz,” infringes on land that is their “cultural, spiritual, and historical identity.”

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