Supreme Court Rules That About Half Of Oklahoma Is Native American Land : NPR
▻https://www.npr.org/2020/07/09/889562040/supreme-court-rules-that-about-half-of-oklahoma-is-indian-land
going forward, certain major crimes committed within the boundaries of reservations must be prosecuted in federal court rather than state court, if a Native American is involved. So if a Native American is accused of a major crime in downtown Tulsa, the federal government rather than the state government will prosecute it. Less serious crimes involving Native Americans on American Indian land will be handled in tribal courts. This arrangement is already common in Western states like Arizona, New Mexico and Montana, said Washburn. (...)
The ruling will affect lands of the Muscogee and four other Oklahoma tribes with identical treaties. Civil court issues are also affected.
It’s important to note that the case concerned jurisdiction, not land ownership.
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▻https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2018/0910/Indian-territory-again-An-old-Oklahoma-murder-case-spotlights-tribal-sove
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