Oklahoma Supreme Court justices decided not to strike down Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s opinion, which upheld the Five Tribes’ sovereign rights to oversee wildlife management on their reservation lands.
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Tulsa’s Sterlin Harjo to receive Peabody Trailblazer Award this summer
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors recently announced director and screenwriter Sterlin Harjo is receiving the Peabody Trailblazer Award, recognizing him as an innovative storyteller who has impacted culture and effected social change.
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Oklahoma federal judge decides state cannot intervene in Tulsa, Muscogee Nation settlement
An Oklahoma federal judge decided the state cannot intervene in a jurisdictional settlement between the City of Tulsa and the Muscogee Nation in an opinion filed Monday.
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Tribal gaming officials sound alarm over prediction markets, threat to Indian gaming
Tribal gaming officials are sounding the alarm about prediction markets, or events-based wagering that operates outside the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) framework and tribal-state compacts.
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Native American leaders are furious with Trump’s tribal education shakeup
The Trump administration’s recent moves to dismantle the Department of Education have left Native American leaders feeling frustrated and unheard as several tribal education projects are caught in limbo between federal agencies.
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Gov. Stitt calls for limits on tribal sovereignty, tribal leaders respond
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt reaffirmed calls to limit tribal sovereignty during his final State of the State address on Monday, dismaying tribal leaders in attendance.
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Lawsuit argues AG opinion on tribal wildlife management is not legally binding
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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Indigenous leaders in Oklahoma raise concerns, advise tribal citizens on ICE encounters
Amid growing mass deportation efforts across the U.S., Indigenous leaders in Oklahoma are warning tribal citizens to be prepared if they are stopped in Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps, especially after multiple incidents in other states.
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‘Political whiplash’: Oklahoma tribes reel after quick reversal to federal mental health cuts
Tribal programs addressing mental health and substance abuse in Oklahoma lost federal funding overnight Tuesday. Roughly 24 hours later, the Trump administration moved to reinstate that support without additional explanation. But tribal leaders say they are still reeling from “political whiplash.”
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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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Fact Check: Sorting truth from spin in Stitt and Drummond’s fight over tribal hunting rights
As the governor attacks the attorney general over wildlife enforcement in Indian Country, we reviewed state, federal and tribal law — and found some of Stitt’s claims about hunting rules don’t hold up.
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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.