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Black Wall Street Times: Cherokee Nation Chief vs Oklahoma Governor: A look at leadership

Jan 17, 2024

FOX 23: Cherokee Nation establishes new criminal justice task force

Dec 11, 2023

"Since we seized opportunities to assert tribal sovereignty under the historic McGirt decision, our goal has not been to merely build up our criminal justice system, but to build the best possible criminal justice system," Hoskin said. "The Cherokee people and the...

Voice of America: Cherokee Nation Chief Speaks to VOA on US Promises, Progress

Dec 7, 2023

President Joe Biden convened a two-day summit Wednesday with the heads of more than 300 tribal groups, saying his administration is committed to writing “a new and better chapter of history” for the more than 570 Native American communities in the United States by...

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Cherokee Nation signs agreement with town of Vian to donate ticketing fees back to municipality following McGirt, Hogner decisions

Jul 7, 2021

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation has signed an agreement with the town of Vian to donate revenue from traffic and misdemeanor citations back to the municipality.

In May, the Council of the Cherokee Nation unanimously approved granting authority to enter these agreements, which are intended to ensure city municipalities do not lose funding sources after the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt ruling, and the subsequent Hogner ruling, recognized the Cherokee Nation reservation remains intact and that the state of Oklahoma does not have jurisdiction on its land. Since the ruling, local fines and fees against tribal citizens have been sent to the Cherokee Nation.

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