The Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations sued Stitt on December 31. The lawsuit, which has since been joined by 10 other Oklahoma tribes, argue their compacts renewed automatically for another 15 years. A federal judge has ordered the two sides into mediation, with a deadline for resolution set at May 31.<\/p>\n
Comanche and Otoe-Missouria tribal leaders expressed disappointment in the OIGA decision.<\/p>\n
“It’s unfortunate the OIGA doesn’t respect individual tribal sovereignty to negotiate new compacts,” said Comanche Nation Chairman William Nelson Sr.<\/p>\n
\nMissouri Chairman John Shotton stated, “Regardless of the opinion of the OIGA, there are not hierarchies of sovereign nations in Indian Country. Each tribe has the right to negotiate the best compact available for their tribal government.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
“We still support the intentions of the other tribes to fight for the very best compact for their individual governments. I certainly hope as negotiations continue, other tribes won’t be singled out for exercising their tribal sovereignty,” Shotton concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (OIGA) has removed two member tribes after they each reached new gaming compacts last month with Governor Kevin Stitt (R). In a statement, the OIGA says it has revoked the memberships of the Comanche Nation, based in Lawton, and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe in Red Rock for the remainder of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":135284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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