The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and Gov. Kevin Stitt are asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to weigh in on Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s authority in a months-long disagreement over tribal hunting and fishing rights.
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Muscogee Nation wages its own legal battle against state officials over hunting, fishing rights
The Muscogee Nation filed a federal lawsuit arguing its authority to regulate hunting and fishing activity of its tribal citizens in its reservation, free from state interference.
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Oklahoma AG’s opinion orders wildlife officials to stop ticketing tribal citizens on reservations
Attorney General Gentner Drummond says tribal wildlife plans in Oklahoma supersede the state’s on their reservations.
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Oklahoma wildlife officials ask Drummond to butt out of pending cases amid tribal hunting conflict
Amid a legal battle over tribal hunting and fishing rights, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has decided to hire its own attorney rather than using representation from the Attorney General’s Office. They also requested that Drummond stay out of pending wildlife cases.
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Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation caught in crossfire over tribal hunting, fishing licenses
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is trying to figure out how to navigate a conflict between Gov. Kevin Stitt and Attorney General Gentner Drummond over what licenses tribal citizens need when hunting in Indian Country.
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Drummond warns wildlife officials not to charge Indigenous hunters on reservations without license
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation its policy to cite Indigenous hunters hunting on tribal land is unlawful.