Alerts7.16.20
Centuries-Old Native American Treaty Upheld, SCOTUS Says Oklahoma Land Remains Part of Creek Nation Reservation
Highlights
U.S. Supreme Court decides it will “hold the government to its word” that land in Eastern Oklahoma guaranteed to Native Americans in centuries-old treaty is still part of the reservation
Even though the government disregarded the treaty at times, those actions did not undermine the treaty’s overall validity
Because Congress never explicitly withdrew the promised reservation, that Oklahoma land is still part of a reservation for the Creek Nation and four other tribes
On July 9, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in McGirt v. Oklahoma that it would “hold the government to its word” and confirmed that land throughout eastern Oklahoma reserved for the Creek Nation since the 1800s is Native American territory.
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