Title: Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Native American Rights in Oklahoma - The New York Times
Headings: Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Native American Rights in Oklahoma
Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Native American Rights in Oklahoma
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How the court ruled

Content: Because Congress has not said otherwise, we hold the government to its word.” How the court ruled
In McGirt v. Oklahoma, the court ruled, 5 to 4, that much of eastern Oklahoma is an Indian reservation. Liberal Bloc
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Muscogee leaders hailed the decision as a hard-fought victory that clarified the status of their lands. The tribe said it would work with state and federal law enforcement authorities to coordinate public safety within the reservation. “This is a historic day,” Principal Chief David Hill said in an interview. “ This is amazing. It’s never too late to make things right.” The ruling comes at an extraordinary time for Native Americans. They are being ravaged by the coronavirus both in the soaring numbers of cases and deaths and the economic distress caused by closed casinos. But at the same moment, the nationwide movement to confront systemic racism has infused new energy and attention to generations-long fights by tribal nations and Indigenous activists over land, treaty rights and discrimination.