Okla. Tells Justices Congress 'Destroyed' Tribal Authority

By Andrew Westney (October 22, 2018, 8:12 PM EDT) -- Oklahoma has pressed the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's reservation no longer exists in a case involving the state court murder conviction of a Creek citizen, saying Congress intended to "dismantle" the Creek and other Oklahoma tribes and "destroyed" their land ownership in order to create the state....

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