Free Market Friday: McGirt decision consequences growing
The repercussions of the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt v. Oklahoma decision, which effectively reestablished the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s reservation, continue to grow.
View ArticleFeds indict Indian men whose cases led to sovereignty ruling
A member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation convicted of murder in state court and another convicted of sexually assaulting a child in cases at the center of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal...
View ArticleHunter proposes legislation for compacting on tribal criminal matters
Attorney General Mike Hunter on Wednesday sent a letter to federal, state and Native American tribal leaders suggesting a path forward to allow for compacting on criminal matters, which would require...
View ArticleFree Market Friday: Growing concern from business leaders
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in McGirt v. Oklahoma that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s reservation was never disestablished, some supporters of the ruling waived off concerns it would create...
View ArticleMan at center of tribal sovereignty ruling heads to retrial
A member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation who was convicted in state court of sexually assaulting a child will be retried in federal court after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in July that Oklahoma...
View ArticleBusiness files lawsuit after state, tribe impose taxes
A grocery store chain filed a second lawsuit in Tulsa federal court asking a judge to determine whether one of its stores should be subject to sales tax for the Oklahoma Tax Commission, while also...
View ArticleBuzzard: McGirt ruling could affect tribal gaming
Tribal nations that have reservations reaffirmed under McGirt v. Oklahoma will likely find one less barrier to future on-reservation gaming facilities. On-reservation online gaming may also become a...
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) Nation receives first vaccine shipment
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health has received the tribe’s first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
View ArticleStitt seeks negotiations with tribal leaders
Gov. Kevin Stitt has invited leaders of the Five Tribes of Oklahoma to begin formal negotiations related to last year’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal reservations.
View ArticleMCN utilizing critical event management provider
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Health System has announced that it has selected critical event management provider Everbridge Inc.’s vaccine distribution solution to more efficiently automate...
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) Nation plans vaccine clinic in Tulsa
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health and the federal Indian Health Service said Wednesday they will provide 4,000 coronavirus vaccinations to all Native Americans and members of their...
View ArticleMuscogee Nation drops ‘Creek’ from its name in rebrand
The Muscogee Nation announced a new brand identity on Tuesday that drops the “Creek” reference from its name.
View ArticleGroup finds site linked to tribes seeking return of remains
Native American tribes fighting for the return of human remains and funerary artifacts excavated from an ancient settlement in present-day Alabama got help for their argument Tuesda
View ArticleEPA plans to revisit state request for tribal land oversight
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it plans to withdraw and reconsider a decision made under the Trump administration that allowed the state, not tribal nations, to regulate...
View ArticleLatest McGirt ruling stirs varied reactions
The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2020 decision in the case of McGirt vs. Oklahoma continues to stir controversy.
View ArticleLand link to Muscogee history
A national historical park in central Georgia that is home to a prehistoric American Indian site is more than doubling in size after a recent land acquisition.
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) Nation marks homecoming
Nearly 200 years after the Muscogee (Creek) Nation was forcibly removed from its historic homeland, Oxford, Alabama Mayor Alton Craft will welcome leaders and citizens of the tribe for a homecoming.
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) Nation confirms AG
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has installed Geri Wisner, an experienced tribal prosecutor and expert in the protection of Native children, as attorney general.
View ArticleTribal leader: Stitt’s DUI veto ‘petty’
Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed a bill Monday that would have allowed the state and tribal law enforcement to better coordinate their efforts to get drunk drivers off the road.
View ArticleFree Market Friday: McGirt leading to tax challenges for state
If tribal citizens are exempted from paying Oklahoma state taxes, the impact on all other Oklahomans will be significant.
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