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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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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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The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an argument last week that challenged whether the Citizen Potawatomi Nation's reservation is still intact. While the main argument is about the CPN reservation, the tribal nation had no involvement in the case.
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An Oklahoma federal judge ruled he can't rule the Osage Nation's reservation is still intact, denying a legal maneuver to resurrect an old lawsuit. However, Principal Chief Geofrey Standing Bear said this decision does not diminish hope; rather, it provides Osage leaders with more clarity on how to move forward.
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The Kiowa Legislature unanimously voted to impeach Chairman Lawrence SpottedBird during an impeachment hearing on Monday in Lawton.
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The Department of the Interior, or DOI, is asking a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action complaint brought forth by the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California over federal Indian boarding schools.
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A federal agency is suspending government contracts awarded to more than 1,000 small businesses facing systemic barriers. Amid misinformation about tribal participation in the program, Cherokee Nation leadership is emphasizing the importance of the tribe's dedicated contracting arm, Cherokee Federal.
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A handful of newly introduced bills bring Indigenous communities in Oklahoma to the forefront, specifically in the areas of law enforcement, compacts and education.
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Two national Indigenous organizations are reminding tribal citizens how to assert their rights during encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents amid growing ICE presence across Indian Country and Oklahoma.
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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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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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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. The tribe is suing Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Director Wade Free and special prosecutor Russell Cochran.
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Cherokee Nation leaders are proposing tribal legislation that would create a $30 million nursing school campus in Tahlequah, created in partnership with the University of Oklahoma.
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Attorney General Gentner Drummond says tribal wildlife plans in Oklahoma supersede the state's on their reservations.