Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, The v. Drummond et al

  1. January 05, 2024

    Court Should OK Tribes' Indian Country Status, Okla. AG Says

    Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Ottawa County District Attorney Douglas Pewitt say they don't oppose a federal court declaration that says lands contained within the historic boundaries of four tribes' reservations maintain their status as Indian Country, arguing that precedent allows such a determination.

  2. May 16, 2023

    Okla. Appeals Court Recognizes 2 More Tribal Reservations

    A divided Oklahoma appeals court has affirmed that two more Native American tribes still have reservations in the northeastern part of the state, determining that Congress established their lands as Indian Country and, after potentially revoking that status, restored it in 1978.

  3. April 20, 2023

    4 Tribes' Suits Over Okla. Criminal Jurisdiction Consolidated

    An Oklahoma federal judge has agreed to consolidate four suits from Native American tribes seeking to bar the state from prosecuting Native Americans for alleged offenses on their reservations.

  4. March 24, 2023

    Okla. Must Drop Prosecutions Of Native Americans, Tribes Say

    A coalition of tribes is suing to stop Oklahoma from prosecuting Native Americans for criminal offenses allegedly committed on their land, telling a federal judge that, because Congress never disestablished their reservations, the state has no jurisdiction there.

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