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Tribal divisions complicates path for McGirt measure by Rep Tom Cole

Cherokee Nation backs legislation to allow criminal jurisdiction compacts

TAHLEQUAH – Leaders from the Cherokee and Chickasaw nations are endorsing what they call narrow federal legislation that would authorize tribal-state compacting on criminal jurisdiction. The bill, which was expected to be introduced in Congress on May 11, addresses “ongoing jurisdictional challenges” in the wake of a 2020 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in McGirt v. Oklahoma. “When it comes to McGirt – the most monumental Indian Country case in generations and one that’s going to take a great deal of resources and energy – we need more options,” Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said during a May 10 press briefing. “We need the ability to do what we’ve done so well for so many years, which is to cooperate.”

The Cherokee Nation to Produce Its Own PPE - The Daily Yonder

The Daily Yonder The Cherokee Nation to Produce Its Own PPE The tribe went from chasing scarce supplies of personal protective equipment to opening two state-of-the-art production facilities that will meet its needs and export to the rest of the country. Share this: Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. (gray suit) is seen touring the Stilwell PPE manufacturing facility. (Photo by Cherokee Nation Communications) As the Covid-19 swept through Oklahoma, officials with the Cherokee Nation said that at times, they had a hard time sourcing proper personal protective equipment for health workers, citizens and others.  Now, the tribe – the largest in the U.S. – has created its own facilities to manufacture PPE so that it can provide the equipment to Cherokee Nation citizens and non-citizens alike. 

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