Reaction after landmark Supreme Court decision

Reaction after landmark Supreme Court decision

AFTER THE u-s SUPREME COURTRULED THE MUSCOGEE-CREEKNATION'S ORIGINAL TREATY WASNEVER ERASED AND THAT a goodchunk of Oklahoma is STILLCONSIDERED A RESERVATION.2 WORKS FOR YOU REPORTERTONY RUSSELL FOUND OUT THETULSA COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICESAYS IT'S GETTING FLOODEDWITH PHONE CALLS FROMPROPERTY OWNERS ASKING..."DO I STILL OWN MY LAND?"LEGAL EXPERTS TELL ME THISSUPREME COURT RULING-AT THEHEART OF IT REALLY AFFECTSCRIMINAL PROSECUTION OFNATIVES ON NATIVE LAND.

BUTTHERE'S ALSO CONFUSION NOWON WHO OWNS YOUR PROPERTYBECAUSE TECHNICALLY YOU'VEBEEN LIVING AND OWNINGPROPERTY ON A NATIVEAMERICAN RESERVATION.THE TULSA COUNTY CLERK'SOFFICE still has THE FIRSTLAND RECORDS dating BACK TOTHE TURN OF THE 20THCENTURY.

THESE RECORDS SHOWWHEN THE TRIBES LIKE THECHEROKEE NATION OR THEMUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION GAVE160-ACRE LAND ALLOTMENTS TOITS MEMBERS.

BUT OBVIOUSLYOVER MORE THAN A CENTURYNOW, THOSE 160-ACRE PIECESOF LAND HAVE BEEN SOLDOFF-TO PRIVATECITIZENS-NATIVE ANDNON-NATIVE.MICHAEL WILLIS, TULSA COUNTYCLERK,"the big thing forpeople to know is-theiraddress hasn't changed.

TheCreek Nation or the CherokeeNation or wherever you mightlive in the county-thosetribal interests don't knowown your land or anythinglike that, but your landdoes still go back to theoriginal owner was the Creekor the Cherokee Nation,"COMING UP TONIGHT AT 6,WHERE YOU CAN FIND YOUR LANDRECORDS AND HOWPROPERTY OWNERS ARE REACTINGTO THE LATEST SUPREME COURTDECISION.

IN TULSA TONYRUSSELL, 2 WORKS FOR YOU.DUE TO THE MCGI