Nearly Half Of Oklahoma Is Part Of Native American Reservation

The big news at the Supreme Court today will be Trumps taxes. But for Indians in Oklahoma, we’ll be talking about today for decades.

After a century of #Oklahoma not following our treaty rights, the Supreme Court said no more.

Eastern Oklahoma is Indian Country.

— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) July 9, 2020

There sure are lots of implications. Does this mean Oklahoma has to give up almost half of their congressional members? How will this affect the electoral counts in the up coming election? Will it null and void state and local taxes on this sector of land? Could this tribe be able to request those taxes previously collected for themselves and enact new ones? Will deeds and licenses no longer be valid? Will residents now have to live under tribal laws instead of previous state and local ones? How will this affect all those formerly prosecuted? Will the courts be turned over to the tribe? What about schools and hospitals? Will they defund the police?

While the supreme court didn't go that far in this ruling it could set up future litigation matters such as some of those I mentioned.