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Indian Country in Oklahoma was redefined five years ago today through the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt v. Oklahoma ruling.
The Oklahoman spoke with four Native state officials. Their tribal nations were all affected by the McGirt decision. Here’s what they had to say.
Caddo Nation and Oklahoma State University are working together to boost the tribal nation’s economy, workforce development ...
Under the agreement, Tulsa police can pull over and ticket anyone, regardless of their tribal status. The cases of tribal members will now be sent to the Muscogee Nation tribal court.
Oklahoma as putting the city on “clear notice” that the city of Tulsa lacks criminal jurisdiction over tribal members within the Muscogee Nation Reservation.
This authorizes $255.5 million to build a new Claremore health facility, which will house a state-of-the-art outpatient center, emergency room, and wellness center.
Chickamauga leader Justin Flanagan says the state’s prison plan in Franklin County threatens sacred ground, burials and the ...
Nearly two centuries after it brought a divided nation back together, the historic 1839 Act of Union took center stage at ...
On Saturday, at 1 p.m., Aug. 16 the Honey Springs Battlefield will host a program on “The Cherokee Nation and the Civil War.” ...
On July 12, the 186th anniversary of the Act of Union, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner announced the addition of the Tahlequah campground ...
From staff reports A Tahlequah woman drowned Thursday evening on the Illinois River in the Horseshoe Bend area. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Naima Sanchez, 27, was swimming in the river ...