tribal governments

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Stroble v. Oklahoma Monday. The decision likely means tribal citizens will need to continue paying state income tax.

The Choctaw Nation announced last week the purchase of a former Big Lots distribution facility and adjoining land in Durant, which had been speculated to be a potential detention center site for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“This is nothing but anti-Black racism,” said the lead attorney for the Freedmen descendants.

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.

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."

Attorneys for Oklahoma's Tax Commission are asking the US Supreme Court not to hear the tax dispute of a Muscogee Nation citizen. But if they do, they should "revisit" the landmark McGirt ruling.

The Muscogee Nation is sounding the alarm over the need to revitalize two Indigenous languages. Principal Chief David Hill recently issued an executive order outlining actions to safeguard the Muscogee and Euchee languages.

“Most tribes are taking care of their tribal members. It’s just that they’re taking on a lot of expense at this point,” Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin said.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving Gov. Kevin Stitt's brother, Marvin Keith Stitt, who is also a Cherokee Nation citizen. The case questioned a state's criminal jurisdictional authority over tribal citizens on tribal land absent Congressional authorization.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Cherokee Nation has signed an agreement with the federal government to take over operation of the Claremore Indian Hospital.