tribal rights

At an Oklahoma State University panel for the school’s 2025 Tribal Summit, some leaders sounded the alarm about the impacts of the administration and its Department of Government Efficiency.

Under the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency, Bureau of Indian Affairs offices are undergoing sudden and unexpected layoffs and closures across the state. Tribal leaders are taking matters into their own hands to mitigate the impact on their citizens.

A state senator has filed legislation to legalize sports betting in a way that closely aligns with the governor’s vision for expanding gaming across the state. But it already faces pushback.

Attorneys for Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislative leaders on Thursday argued before the state’s high court about who has the power to compact with tribal nations.

After two vetoes are overridden, Governor Kevin Stitt asks the Oklahoma Supreme Court for ruling on whether the legislature has authority over state-tribal compacts.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond says he’s taking over gaming compact negotiations with tribal nations from Gov. Kevin Stitt.

After months of failed negotiations, the Senate voted to approve two compacts that were once seen as a routine renewal but now have become a bargaining chip in Gov. Kevin Stitt's feud with the tribes.

Next week, the legislature will meet during an extended special session and decide whether they will override Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of the tribal compacts involving vehicle registration tags and tobacco compacts.

A veto override of the tribal tobacco compact failed in the Oklahoma Senate on Monday. But, Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat says there's a chance it can be reconsidered for another veto override vote.

William Norman, an Oklahoma City based attorney from Hobbs, Straus, Dean and Walker says the political climate has given conservative groups an opening to undo decades of federal Indian law.