Re:U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native Americ...
by kube-system on Thursday July 09, 2020 @02:12PM
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> In this case, either way, half of Oklahoma belongs to the tribe.
If I am not mistaken, this ruling only pertains to the Major Crimes Act[0]. It doesn't mean half of Oklahoma "belongs to the tribe", it just means half of Oklahoma doesn't have criminal jurisdiction for a short list of crimes when they are committed by tribal citizens.
If I am not mistaken, this ruling only pertains to the Major Crimes Act[0]. It doesn't mean half of Oklahoma "belongs to the tribe", it just means half of Oklahoma doesn't have criminal jurisdiction for a short list of crimes when they are committed by tribal citizens.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Crimes_Act