Oklahoma U.S. Attorneys Trent Shores, Brian Kuester, and Timothy Downing will host a press conference to announce important domestic violence funding being awarded to local, state, tribal, and non-profit partners who serve victims of domestic violence.
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Please join the Native American Journalists Association for a virtual roundtable about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma.
Continue ReadingCherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has established a new commission to make funding and resource recommendations and examine other related areas in the wake of the historic United States Supreme Court McGirt decision.
Continue ReadingCherrah Giles: AG’s agreement doesn’t address Native domestic violence victims
The last thing Native women in Oklahoma need right now is legislation. Instead, we need to respect the sovereignty of my Nation, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, which the Supreme Court just affirmed.
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney’s Office (Northern District of Oklahoma)
United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today the results of the August 2020 Federal Grand Jury B.
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Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief David Hill has announced the appointment of an expansive group of experts, professionals and authorities to serve on the Mvskoke Reservation Protection Commission.
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Oklahoma
U.S. Attorney Trent Shores will host a media ’roundtable’ discussion in partnership with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Attorney General’s Office, Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office, and Tulsa Police Department.
Continue ReadingOklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter (R)
Attorney General Mike Hunter plans to file a brief with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals that seeking guidance on cases affected by the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt ruling.
Continue ReadingMuscogee (Creek) Nation
Principal Chief David Hill of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation issued a statement regarding an August 3, 2020, press conference by Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter.
Continue ReadingKeith Harper: McGirt is a chance for greater tribal-state cooperation
Keith Harper, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and former U.S. Ambassador, offer his take on efforts to address the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma.
Continue ReadingMuscogee (Creek) Nation
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief David Hill announced an Executive Order establishing the Mvskoke Reservation Protection Commission.
Continue ReadingChoctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton
Chief Gary Batton of the Choctaw Nation said ‘there is no reason to rush’ legislation to address the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma.
Continue ReadingNational Congress of American Indians
NCAI is aware of a legislative effort currently underway in Congress to disestablish or terminate the reservations of certain tribal nations in Oklahoma, and we will aggressively oppose this baseless action.
Continue ReadingThe most significant Indian Law case of the century: McGirt v. Oklahoma
The Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is pleased to present a panel on McGirt v. Oklahoma on July 23, 2020.
Continue ReadingPrincipal Chief David Hill of Muscogee (Creek) Nation
‘Why do you #StandWithMvskoke?’ asks Chief David Hill of Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Continue ReadingOklahoma Congressional Delegation
Sens. Jim Inhofe (R) and James Lankford (R), along with Representatives Kevin Hern (R), Markwayne Mullin (R), Frank Lucas (R), Tom Cole (R) and Kendra Horn (D), released a statement in connection with the U.S. Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma.
Continue ReadingPrincipal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. of Cherokee Nation
Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. of the Cherokee Nation issued the following statement in connection with the formation of The Oklahoma Commission on Cooperative Sovereignty by Governor Kevin Stitt (R).
Continue ReadingOklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter (R)
Attorney General Mike Hunter released a statement after the Muscogee (Creek) Nation withdrew from the agreement in principle for proposed federal legislation.
Continue ReadingOklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R)
Governor Kevin Stitt announcing the formation of The Oklahoma Commission on Cooperative Sovereignty in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in McGirt v. Oklahoma and Sharp v. Murphy.
Continue ReadingCherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation
The leaders of the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations have been, and continue to be, committed to discussing the parameters of the historic Supreme Court decision in the McGirt case.
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