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White House Tribal Nations Summit highlights sweeping initiatives for tribal empowerment, economic development BY BRIAN EDWARDS  President Joe Biden hosted the third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit this week, emphasizing his administration's commitment to strengthening nation-to-nation relationships with tribes.  The gathering brought together tribal leaders and top

Cherokee chief questions Stitt’s message with Native American Family Day by Felix Clary - Tulsa World TAHLEQUAH — After Gov. Kevin Stitt celebrated his proclaimed Native American Family Day at his Oklahoma City mansion Tuesday, the Cherokee Nation chief called the event “an afterthought” and a missed opportunity to mend

Oklahoma governor argues tribal tags a fairness issue By: Carmen Foreman, Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt said he didn’t know an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was going to ticket an Otoe-Missouria citizen for having a tribal license plate while living outside her tribe’s boundaries, but that

Traffic tickets, tributes, tribal leader doll Conflict continues with state, numbers of Natives, icon’s heritage challenged and new tributes by Gary Fife OKMULGEE, Okla. – Well, it seems that tribal and state governments will be squaring off in another legal arena. This time, it’s over traffic tickets. Let’s

FAQ: Answers to your questions about driving with tribal tags in Oklahoma KOSU | By Allison Herrera, Robby Korth For decades, no matter where drivers with tribal tags lived in Oklahoma, they’ve been good to register their vehicle with their tribal nation. This was following a 1993 Supreme Court Ruling

Stitt's sports betting plan takes many tribal officials, Oklahoma lawmakers by surprise By Carmen Forman of Oklahoma Voice Tribal officials and state lawmakers say they weren’t consulted on Gov. Kevin Stitt’s new plan to implement sports betting. While Stitt was in Israel, his office unveiled an

Lawmakers reject gaming compacts for two Oklahoma tribal nations By Janelle Stecklein, Oklahoma Voice Saying there were “significant fatal flaws,” Oklahoma lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously rejected a pair of compacts that would have allowed two tribes to offer gaming outside of their traditional boundaries. Leaders with the United Keetoowah Band