2021 Seminars
Presentation Type
Presentation
Location
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
Start Date
28-7-2021 10:00 AM
Description
This presentation will focus on the results of last year's US Supreme Court Case, McGirt v. Oklahoma and its potentially monumental impacts on Indian Country in Oklahoma. Oklahoma is a state in the southern United States that is home to 39 different federally-recognized tribes, including the Native Nations of the Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw peoples. Due to complicated layers of colonial history, forced removals and land dispossessions, there have been ongoing disputes over land jurisdiction and sovereignty between the tribes and the state of Oklahoma. In July 2020, the US Supreme Court stunned much of the nation by siding with the tribes and affirming that much of what is today Oklahoma has always been Native lands. The direction that our Tribal Nations take in the light of this decision is important for Indigenous peoples here and everywhere.
Recommended Citation
Bigby, Bobbie Chew, "‘McGirt Ruling 2020: Implications for Indian Country and Beyond’" (2021). Talking Heads Seminar Series. 2.
https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/nulungu_talkingheads/2021/schedule/2
‘McGirt Ruling 2020: Implications for Indian Country and Beyond’
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
This presentation will focus on the results of last year's US Supreme Court Case, McGirt v. Oklahoma and its potentially monumental impacts on Indian Country in Oklahoma. Oklahoma is a state in the southern United States that is home to 39 different federally-recognized tribes, including the Native Nations of the Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw peoples. Due to complicated layers of colonial history, forced removals and land dispossessions, there have been ongoing disputes over land jurisdiction and sovereignty between the tribes and the state of Oklahoma. In July 2020, the US Supreme Court stunned much of the nation by siding with the tribes and affirming that much of what is today Oklahoma has always been Native lands. The direction that our Tribal Nations take in the light of this decision is important for Indigenous peoples here and everywhere.
