Stitt files motion in Creek Nation case to defend Oklahoma's jurisdiction authority
Governor Kevin Stitt filed a motion to intervene in the Muscogee Creek Nation v. City of Tulsa lawsuit.The lawsuit filed by ...
Three tribal nations now have tag compacts with the state; Chickasaw Nation latest to sign
Despite their previously difficult relationship with the state, three of Oklahoma's tribal nations have renewed agreements ...
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Do Native American tribal members in Oklahoma pay taxes?
In Oklahoma, the incomes of tribal members living on tribal land are exempt from state taxes if (1) their income is derived from sources within that land, or (2) the income is payment to an active ...
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Tribal leaders in Oklahoma scramble to keep BIA services afloat amidst DOGE closures
Under the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency, Bureau of Indian Affairs offices are undergoing sudden and ...
City of Tulsa wins another tribal jurisdiction appeal in Keith Stitt's case
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed again that the city can prosecute a tribal member who is accused of a minor ...
DOGE says it wants to close 15 federal offices in Oklahoma to save about $3.7 million
The Sooner State has been hit hard by the Trump Administration's efforts to close federal agencies and lay off federal employees.
AG Drummond praises halt of controversial hydroelectric plant in southeast Oklahoma
A electric power plant, originally plan to be located near Talihina and straddling the Kiamichi River has been stalled, once ...
What If Native American Tribes Had Gotten Their Own State? (opinion)
If history had taken a different turn, the place now known as Oklahoma could have seen an even stronger win for Native ...
Oklahoma bill targets unpaid tolls from owners of vehicles with tribal tags
A bill making its way through the Oklahoma Senate would allow the OTA to collect unpaid turnpike tolls owed by those with ...
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USDA cancels 2 local food programs for schools, food banks and tribal nations in Oklahoma
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled two programs providing tribal governments, states, schools and food banks ...
Oklahoma native helps update Indigenous role in 'Peter Pan' national tour
"I hope Native people can take away (that) ... 'you belong here. You belong in Neverland, and you belong in all the spaces ...