Oklahoman
TULSA Gov. Kevin Stitt told a contentious crowd gathered at a Tuesday night forum that Oklahomans need to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court ruling that changed how some crimes are prosecuted in eastern Oklahoma.
Stitt said he and other state leaders had organized the event to inform crime victims about their rights in light of the year-old McGirt v. Oklahoma decision.
The forum organized by Stitt and prosecutors had drawn criticism days before it began. Leaders of the tribes whose reservations were affirmed by the Supreme Court ruling have said they weren’t invited to speak. The Chickasaw Nation said Tuesday that it received an email about the event. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin had described the event as “an anti-McGirt rally for political reasons.”
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The leaders of four of the five tribes impacted by the Supreme Court’s ruling on tribal jurisdiction said they’re not happy with how a planned forum in Tulsa came together.
The forum to discuss the McGirt ruling is scheduled for next week and was organized by the Tulsa County District Attorney’s office and Governor Kevin Stitt.
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. is not holding back. I think it suggests that Governor Stitt s leadership on this issue is lacking, said Hoskin.
Hoskin, along with leaders of the Chickasaw, Choctaw and Muscogee Nations, said they’re not happy with how an upcoming forum discussing the impact of the Supreme Court s ruling on tribal jurisdiction came together.
Tribal Leaders Concerned With State’s Plan For Forum On Tribal Jurisdiction
The leaders of four of the five tribes impacted by the Supreme Court’s ruling on tribal jurisdiction said they’re not happy with how a planned forum in Tulsa came together.
The forum to discuss the McGirt ruling is scheduled for next week and was organized by the Tulsa County District Attorney’s office and Governor Kevin Stitt.
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. is not holding back. I think it suggests that Governor Stitt s leadership on this issue is lacking, said Hoskin.
Hoskin, along with leaders of the Chickasaw, Choctaw and Muscogee Nations, said they’re not happy with how an upcoming forum discussing the impact of the Supreme Court s ruling on tribal jurisdiction came together.
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