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.
“The Marshal Service represents something special and important, which is that the Cherokee people can govern their own affairs. We can take care of each other. We can hold each other accountabl ...
Anderson noted that because the UKB originated as an organization of Cherokee people on the Cherokee Reservation in the 1800s, the reservation is its historic territory. “This is a victory for r ...