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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — This week the Cherokee Nation and state of Oklahoma officially entered into a tribal-state compact governing tobacco sales. The compact will extend until March 1, 2034. “Over the years, compacts have served as a fundamental exercise of tribal sovereignty between the tribes and the state and exemplify the

Oklahoma task force looks to resolve tribal reservation safety issues without tribal nations by Molly Young, The Oklahoman A task force launched by Gov. Kevin Stitt will attempt to create a standard working agreement for state and tribal public safety agencies, but without any say from tribal leaders, at least

Clean energy dreams, realities highlighted at DOE tribal summit BY CHEZ OXENDINE There was an air of cautious optimism as the Department of Energy convened with tribal, business, and nonprofit leaders during the two-day Tribal Clean Energy Summit last week in Temecula, California. More than 700 participants gathered on Feb.

Tribal Nation leaders react following Stitt comments on McGirt, sovereignty By Lionel Ramos, Graycen Wheeler, Beth Wallis, Anna Pope, KOSU Stitt said McGirt v. Oklahoma has “rocked our state and caused division where previously there was none.” Principal Chief David Hill of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation disagreed in a statement

By: Citizen Potawatomi Nation Chairman John A. “Rocky” Barrett The Citizen Potawatomi Nation has engaged in discussions with the office of Oklahoma’s Governor, and we have reached terms on an extended tobacco compact. These terms are mutually beneficial to the Nation and to the State. This compact is a

Oklahoma's governor just signed three compacts with tribes. He has many more to go by Molly Young, The Oklahoman Top Oklahoma lawmakers say new state-tribal compacts negotiated by the governor are welcome signs of progress.  But many more agreements still need to be worked out by the end

The Chickasaw Nation and the State of Oklahoma have agreed to tobacco and vehicle license tag compacts that will continue current programs for another decade. The new tobacco terms improve upon and implement what the Chickasaw Nation proposed last summer for avoiding a substantive impasse over jurisdictional disputes in prior