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For months, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has criticized the “dysfunctional chaos” of a landmark Supreme Court ruling that changed how crimes involving Native Americans are prosecuted. Tribal nations have pushed back against that narrative. On Monday, several leaders...

The core of the state's argument is that the McGirt ruling has led to "ongoing chaos affecting every corner of daily life in Oklahoma," and that the Supreme Court must overturn its decision to fix matters. But "the chaos is not there," Cherokee Nation Principal Chief...

“What Oklahoma had 113 years to do, we are doing in a matter of months,” Hoskin said referring to the aftermath of the McGirt decision.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. issued a statement Thursday in response to Governor Kevin Stitt’s Tulsa Regional Chamber State of the State speech addressing the historic U.S. Supreme Court McGirt decision.

We call for the state to join with the leadership of the tribes — Oklahomans, all — in a united effort to solve the problem legislatively to the benefit of both sides with the result a safer state and justice for all.

Oklahoma’s depiction of the McGirt fallout should be unpersuasive for the justices. The court issued the ruling with a full understanding of the potential consequences of the decision. While the justices often consider the practical effects of their decisions, they...

A statement from the Cherokee Nation in response to the filing said the state of Oklahoma has made clear this was never about protecting victims or stopping crime, but simply advancing an anti-Indian political agenda. "Unfortunately, the governor and the Attorney...

A local attorney intimately familiar with the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2020 ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma pushed back Thursday on Gov. Kevin Stitt and law enforcement officials’ claims the decision has imperiled public safety. Stitt has made no secret of his desire to...

The Tuesday night forum organized by Gov. Kevin Stitt and prosecutors had drawn criticism days before it began. Leaders of the tribes whose reservations were affirmed by the Supreme Court ruling have said they weren’t invited to speak. The Chickasaw Nation said...

Before the U.S. Supreme Court changed the nature of criminal prosecutions on tribal land last year, the Cherokee Nation was filing on average six cases per month in its tribal court system, the tribe said. Now, on the first anniversary of the McGirt v. Oklahoma...