by the growth of the oil andnatural gasindustry, which suffered setbacks in the 1980s. The major political development of the late 20th century was the growing strength and assertiveness of Oklahoma’sNative Americanpopulation, whose tribal leaders increasingly pressed for compensation for lost lands...
no reservation in the usual sense for the Native American population. Though poverty isendemicamong them, many Oklahoma Indians have risen to positions of distinction, and tribal revenue distributions have enabled many more to share in the great wealth thatpetroleumresources have brought to the state...
The survivor does not inherit the property. This is because the survivor already owned it before the other spouse died. If the two spouses held the land subject to certain restrictions, such as a neighbor’s right to fish in the creek, the survivor takes the land subject to those restrictio...
When Creek Freedmen plaintiffs Rhonda Grayson and Jeff Kennedy won their civil case for citizenship in Muscogee Creek Nation (MSN) on Sept. 27, 2023, they thought it would end the years-long legal battle for full recognition in the tribal nation of their ancestors. CONTRIBUTOR Deon Osborne MOR...
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