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TRIBAL LEADERS CAST DOUBT ON SUPREME COURT RULING by Beck Connelley, Gaylord News * Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. For additional stories by Gaylord News go to GaylordNews.net WASHINGTON D.C. – A congressional subcommittee investigating the impact of a Supreme Court ruling that overturned decades of Native American law was told that the court ignored tribal sovereignty to reach its decision. The ruling, which came in June, saw the court assert that both federal and state agencies held concurrent jurisdiction when it came to prosecuting non-natives for crimes on native land. In Oklahoma, the 5-4 ruling modified the impact of the court’s landmark McGirt v. Oklahoma which has led to the affirmation of Indian Country reservations covering much of eastern part of the state while setting new precedents in terms of criminal jurisdiction.
Five tribal leaders from across the country testifying before the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the U.S. uniformly denounced the decision that impacts more than 500 tribes across the country. “Castro-Huerta undermines tribal jurisdiction and sovereignty by creating a false narrative that native victims are best protected by the state, they are not,” said Jonodev Chaudhuri, ambassador for the Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma.... |
US Supreme Court Upheld Tribal Sovereignty INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY Edited by Ernie C. Salgado Jr The Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision Wednesday morning, allowing Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, located near El Paso, Texas, to offer electronic bingo at its gaming facility. Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for the court and was joined by fellow conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett and the three liberal justices to form the majority opinion. “In this case, Texas contends that Congress expressly "In the end, however, we find no evidence Congress endowed state law with anything like the power Texas claims,” Gorsuch wrote.... |
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CALIF Tribes Establish New Executive Council Uniting Southern, Central, Northern Indian Reservations by Ernie C. Salgado Jr., Publisher SACRAMENTO, CA - On Tuesday, April 9, 2019, the Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association, Central California Tribal Chairpersons' Association and the Northern California Tribal Chairpersons' Association joined forces to formally establish the California Tribal Chairpersons' Association (CTCA), a state-wide organization established to collectively address critical issues facing Tribes in California ... READ THE FULL HISTORIC CALIFORNIA TRIBAL CHAIRPERSONS' ASSOCIATION STORY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The CTCA Board of Directors consist of one representative from each of the member tribes. The six-member Executive Council is composed of two representatives from the three geographical areas identified as Southern, Central, Northern. SIX-MEMBER COUNCIL:
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