Tulsa said its police officers will still enforce the law within city limits. That includes the ability to stop, detain and arrest tribal members. Tulsa and the Muscogee Nation have had a ...

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation must pay income tax to the state of Oklahoma.

Opinion: University of Montana law professor Pippa Browde says a court ruling that Oklahoma can tax the income of American Indians living and working on their tribes’ reservations bungles what should ...

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The Muscogee Creek Nation’s Supreme Court told the tribe this week that they must enroll descendants of Freedmen, who were slaves owned by the tribe.

Scattered across Oklahoma's diverse landscape are small towns, each with their own personality and culture. These are some of the best, one site says.

In the McGirt ruling, the Supreme Court held that much of eastern Oklahoma is Indian country under the terms of an 1833 treaty between the U.S. government and the Muscogee Creek Nation.

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed a lawsuit against the City of Tulsa for "deliberately and unlawfully prosecuting tribal citizens" for traffic violations while they're within reservation boundaries.

But any win would be narrow and technical. The big question, of whether the tribes’ land is Indian country, is settled. The court denied Oklahoma’s request to consider overturning McGirt.

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel overlooking the Coosa River is seen on Feb. 25, 2024, in Wetumpka, Ala., where the Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation contends Alabama's Poarch Band of Creek ...

The Poarch Creek Indian Museum is located on Jack Springs Rd. just off Interstate 65 south of Atmore. Admission is free. It is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SCHULTER -- Inside every bois d'arc tree, a longbow is waiting to emerge. Knowing how to craft one is easy compared with coaxing the bow out of the tree, says Mike Berryhill, a Muscogee (Creek ...