tribal sovereignty

The new Secretary of the Interior is exempting tribal nations from cuts to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs. Some tribal leaders are responding positively, noting the order acknowledges them as sovereign nations.

The Osage Nation is again trying to convince a federal judge in Tulsa to reaffirm its reservation despite the Tenth Circuit of Appeal’s ruling in 2010 in the Osage Nation v. Irby case. The court found the 1906 Osage Allotment Act disestablished it.

Two Northeastern Oklahoma District Attorneys are being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over tribal jurisdiction.

The Indigenous Futures Survey is the largest survey created by and for Native Americans, and its most recent findings highlighted Indigenous people in Oklahoma prioritize tribal sovereignty, cost of living and environmental protections when casting their votes.

Osage Nation citizens and representatives from the Bureau of Indian Affairs gathered in Pawhuska on Monday to sign in to place the second-largest acquisition of fee-to-trust land.

A federal judge says a wind farm must pay the Osage Nation for illegally mining on Osage land, but the court hasn’t decided how much. At closing arguments this week, federal prosecutors argued those damages are more than 500 times as much as the wind farm’s attorneys say it should owe.

Oklahoma City University plans to open a Tribal Sovereignty Institute, aiming to strengthen sovereignty by creating better awareness and knowledge on the topic.

The United States Department of Justice looks to join a federal lawsuit accusing Tulsa of prosecuting Native people for traffic citations.

History was made when Republican Congressman Tom Cole became not only the first Oklahoman to chair the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, but also the first Native American to do so.

Tribal prosecutors have charged an Okmulgee County jailer accused of assaulting the Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Police deputy chief during a dispute over jurisdiction inside the jail.