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2 News: Cherokees and Verdigris reach agreement on traffic tickets
Mayor Keith Crawford sat at the table, flanked by Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Attorney General Sara Hill. The mayor and the chief both signed the agreement, and afterward, we asked the mayor how this will positively affect Verdigris. "That's a very good...
Tahlequah Daily Press: Chief Chat: In the heart of Cherokee Nation, the Indian Child Welfare Act remains vital
ICWA was passed in 1978 as a protection statute for Native children, their families, and their tribes. It followed a long and devastating history of cultural assimilation, mandatory boarding schools, and the forced removal of Native children from their homes. In fact,...
NBC News: Supreme Court delivers win for Native American tribes in adoption case
"By ruling on the side of children’s health and safety, the U.S. constitution, and centuries of precedent, the justices have landed on the right side of history," the leaders of four tribes involved in the case, Cherokee Nation, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Oneida...
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Commission for Protection of Cherokee Nation Sovereignty makes Initial Recommendations for judicial, criminal justice expansion
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Commission for the Protection of Cherokee Nation Sovereignty established by the Principal Chief after the U.S. Supreme Court McGirt ruling, has issued its first recommendations on expanding the tribe’s courts, attorneys and marshal service.