Oklahoma AG says cases against Native American tribal members for hunting license infractions will be dismissed
Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond affirms tribal sovereignty by dismissing hunting charges and pledges to reject future prosecutions against Native Americans hunting on tribal lands.
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Drummond stops Choctaw citizen's hunting ticket, calls Stitt a 'petulant lame duck'
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond took over and dismissed a misdemeanor citation this week that had been filed against a Choctaw Nation citizen for hunting on state land without a state license. As key questions about civil jurisdiction linger, litigation over whether Indians in eastern Oklahoma have an inherent right to hunt and fish across […] The post Drummond stops Choctaw citizen’s hunting ticket, calls Stitt a ‘petulant lame duck’…
Drummond to Dismiss Native American Hunting Case
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond says his office will dismiss the case against a Choctaw tribal member charged with hunting without a state license in Indian Country, calling the prosecution an affront to tribal sovereignty. “I will not permit a petulant lame duck governor to further injure the state’s relationship with our valuable tribal partners simply because he is unwilling to compact,” Drummond said. “This is another senseless att
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