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Tribes in Oklahoma are being proactive in the continued fallout of a historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed tribal sovereignty. The Cherokee and Chickasaw Nations see tribal-state compacts as a possible path forward to fix criminal jurisdiction gaps...

Leaders of the Cherokee and Chickasaw Nations said Thursday that Congress should allow tribes to make agreements with the state of Oklahoma about criminal jurisdiction in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized their reservations still exist. The...

Hoskin said Congress needs to protect the McGirt decision and give tribes and the state the power to compact in the area of criminal jurisdiction. The state and tribes already compact in other areas, including tobacco and gaming.