Okla. tribe hires new attorney general

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2003

The United Keetoowah Band of Oklahoma has hired a new attorney general.

Barker Harrold, a former Oklahoma district attorney and tribal judge, hopes to establish a tribal court for the UKB. Another priority is resolving the tribe's claims to a $40 million riverbed settlement involving the Cherokee Nation and two other tribes.

Get the Story:
Cherokee group hires ex-DA as tribal counsel (The Daily Oklahoman 2/19)

Relevant Links:
United Keetoowah Band - http://www.keetoowah.org

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