reservation disestablishment

Oklahoma Appellate Court Decides Kiowa/Comanche/Apache Reservation Disestablished

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Martinez v. State (Okla. Ct. Crim. App.):

OCCA Opinion

Petitioner’s Brief

State’s Brief

Comanche Amicus Brief

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Amicus Briefs Supporting Osage Petition for En Banc Hearing in Reservation Disestablishment Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here:

Colville Amicus Brief

NCAI and Tribes Brief

Oklahoma Tribes Amicus Brief

Osage Nation Bar Amicus Brief

The petition and other materials are here.

Osage Nation Petition for Rehearing Reservation Disestablishment Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher3 Comments

Here: Osage Petition for Rehearing

Earlier materials are here.

Osage Nation v. Oklahoma Tax Commission — Reservation Diminishment

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

The Northern District of Oklahoma recently rejected the claims of the Osage Nation that Osage County is Indian Country (news article, via Indianz) — osage-nation-v-otc-dct-order

osage-reservation-sign

Here are the materials:

otc-motion-to-dismiss

osage-opposition-to-motion-to-dismiss

otc-reply-brief-in-support-of-motion-to-dismiss

otc-supplemental-brief-motion-for-summary-judgment

osage-response-to-motion-for-summary-judgment

otc-reply-brief-in-support-of-motion-for-summary-judgment

What Remains of the Yankton Sioux Reservation?

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

After a decade of litigation, a federal court (D. S.D.) held a trial and reached a decision as to “what remains of the Yankton Sioux Reservation following the Supreme Court’s decision in South Dakota v. Yankton Sioux Tribe, 522 U.S. 329, 358 (1998).” Slip op. at 2.

Here are the materials:

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