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Leaders from Oklahoma’s Five Tribes are asking the state legislature not to move forward with a bill that would shield some poultry farmers from lawsuits, even if they pollute streams, rivers or lakes.
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When gang violence escalated in one East Oklahoma town, the district attorney had to work with the local tribe to bring the situation under control.
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The town of just over 3,000 has seen 10 "instances of gun violence" in the past six weeks, according to official records. This includes shooting at a house, shooting in front of a house, or homicides.
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A pre-statehood law, known as the Curtis Act, was used to force allotment. It’s now being used as the latest way to challenge the landmark McGirt v. Oklahoma decision.
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Leaders of Oklahoma's five largest tribal nations endorsed Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister in her bid for Governor at a press event in Oklahoma City Tuesday. Hofmeister, who was previously a Republican, switched parties last year to run against incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt.
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Leaders of the five largest tribes in Oklahoma officially endorsed Democratic candidate for Governor Joy Hofmeister on Tuesday.
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Leaders and representatives of the Five Tribes in Oklahoma testified before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in a first of its kind discussion about rights of the Freedmen, citizenship and the U.S. government's role and responsibility.
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An announcement made on Tuesday by the Indian Health Service, or IHS, acknowledges that Freedmen citizens of the Seminole Nation were being denied services at the clinic in Wewoka, Okla.
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The Cherokee Nation granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people known as Freedmen in 2017. Now, other tribes are feeling pressure to do the same. And Congress is beginning to get involved.
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Members of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services heard testimony about the issue of the Freedmen as they prepare to reauthorize a bill that would provide housing stability and access to tribal nations across the country.