{"id":394,"date":"2020-07-16T12:22:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T16:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/supremecourt\/?p=394"},"modified":"2020-07-16T12:26:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T16:26:06","slug":"muscogee-creek-cherokee-chickasaw-choctaw-and-seminole-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/z\/supremecourt\/2020\/07\/16\/muscogee-creek-cherokee-chickasaw-choctaw-and-seminole-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Seminole Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n

TRIBAL LEADERS RELEASE SET OF PRINCIPLES ON JURISDICTION FOLLOWING SCOTUS RULING<\/h5>\n

FRAMEWORK FOR LEGISLATION PROPOSED BY TRIBES AND STATE OF OKLAHOMA<\/em><\/p>\n

(July 16, 2020) – The Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Seminole Nations announced today an agreement-in-principle to formalize the positions they share with the State of Oklahoma<\/a> regarding future legislation following the Supreme Court ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma. With the court\u2019s decision in hand, the Nations now announce the culmination of years of collaborative work among the Five Tribes and the Oklahoma Attorney General to develop a framework for clarifying respective jurisdictions and to ensure collaboration among Tribal, State, and Federal authorities in the interest of effective law enforcement and administration of justice across Tribal lands, as we have done together for generations.<\/p>\n

Leaders of the Five Tribes said the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in McGirt makes clear their long-held position that the boundaries described in the Nations\u2019 treaties with the United States remain intact and continue to mark treaty homelands. Each of the Nations\u2019 constitutions affirm these boundaries, and each Nation has and will continue to exercise its sovereign powers within those boundaries. The Five Tribes joined Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter in presenting to Oklahoma\u2019s congressional delegation an agreement-in-principle to facilitate enactment of appropriate Federal law in response to McGirt. The Tribal leaders indicated they recognize more work will be necessary as they work on legislation, but they look forward to continued intergovernmental collaboration and cooperation to complete these important efforts.<\/p>\n