Agency rules United Keetoowah Band has ownership interest in Cherokee reservation
A ruling by a U.S. Department of the Interior officials has given the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians jurisdiction ...
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Cheorkee Nation Principal Chief: Why We Are Investing the Trust Settlement into Our Justice System
Guest Opinion. During most of the past two centuries, the country’s failed federal Indian policy inflicted a great injustice ...
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Oklahoma's Own In Focus: Federal government opinion says UKB & Cherokee Nation share a reservation, tribes react
The Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band (UKB) remain locked in a longstanding dispute over jurisdiction, ...
Muscogee Nation sues two state district attorneys over jurisdiction issue
The lawsuits are similar to two civil cases filed in December by the U.S. Department of Justice against District Attorneys ...
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Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations intervene in federal lawsuits
On Jan. 22, the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations moved to intervene in support of U.S. Department of Justice lawsuits ...
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Cherokee Nation, Interior Department partnering in Native language revitalization effort
Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Department of the Interior are partnering to utilize film and media to help preserve and advance ...
FOX23 hears from both sides after federal opinion determines Cherokee land is UKB land
Two Native tribes in Oklahoma are responding to a federal opinion that affects the jurisdiction of their territory which is a large part of northeastern Oklahoma.
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Agency rules United Keetoowah Band has ownership interest in Cherokee reservation
“Lands taken into (federal) trust for UKB for gaming purposes within the Cherokee Reservation qualify as ‘Indian lands’ under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and are therefore eligible for ...