Tribes receive DOJ grants
The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $18 million in grants to Oklahoma tribal governments to enhance public health and safety.
View ArticleRiver Spirit receives Four Diamond Award
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa received the Four Diamond Award from AAA.
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) Nation to open new hospitals in Okemah, Eufaula
Residents in Okemah soon will have full access to a new Muscogee (Creek) Nation hospital in the city. Eufaula residents will have the same later this year as the tribe expands its efforts to bring...
View ArticleAttorney general seeks U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s reservation land is still intact.
View ArticleMurphy decision could force retrials of decades-old cases
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter filed a petition for a writ of certiorari on Tuesday.
View ArticleOIPA weighs in on Murphy case
A landmark appellate court decision on tribal criminal jurisdiction could have far-reaching effects on the state's petroleum industry.
View ArticleBill to allow traditional craps, roulette games rolls through Senate
Oklahoma tribes are one step closer to being able to offer dice and roulette games.
View ArticleMurphy: Supreme Court shouldn’t hear this case
The defendant in an Oklahoma criminal case that has broad implications for Indian Country said in his latest filing that the case should not be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
View ArticleSovereignty Symposium examines Murphy case
The case boils down to whether there was a congressional act to disestablish the boundaries.
View Article‘Gasinos’ offer revenue source for tribes, but come with challenges
Oklahoma leads the nation in tribally operated gas station casinos, known as gasinos.
View ArticleNebraska, Kansas file amicus brief in Murphy case
The states of Nebraska and Kansas are filing an amicus, or friend of the court, brief in the Murphy v. Royal case.
View ArticleChief judge says SCOTUS should hear Murphy case
The state was denied its request to have the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals rehear the Murphy v. Royal case.
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) Nation Council House renovation complete
The Council House, 100 W. Sixth St. in Okmulgee, was built in 1878. The two-story sandstone building served as the meeting place for the House of Kings, House of Warriors, and other governmental affairs.
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in Murphy case Tuesday
Solicitor General Mithun Mansinghani has called the case the most significant sovereignty case in Oklahoma history.
View ArticleFleming: My day covering the U.S. Supreme Court
People are seated on a first-come, first-serve basis. This may seem antiquated in today's modern era, but the court has been around since 1790, so it maintains many traditions.
View ArticleFormer treasurer convicted of embezzling from MCN
Muscogee (Creek) citizen Linda Kay Buchanan pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one felony count of embezzling more than $1,000 from the Muscogee (Creek) Nation while serving as treasurer of the...
View ArticleTribe’s Free Press Act might be restored
After a month without it, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation might be reinstating its Free Press Act.
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court requests more information about Murphy case
U.S. Supreme Court justices have more questions for the state of Oklahoma and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) National Council votes to reinstate Free Press Act
The measure now goes to Principal Chief James Floyd. As per the tribe’s constitution, he has 10 days excluding Sundays and holidays to act on it or it automatically becomes law.
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) Nation chief vetoes proposal to restore Free Press Act
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief James Floyd on Friday vetoed an act that would have restored Mvskoke Media as an independent agency. He offered five objections to the legislation.
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