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This Land

10. The Ruling

This Land

Crooked Media

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.88K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court has ruled, delivering a historic decision on the reservation status of Eastern Oklahoma. Rebecca Nagle talks to the lawyer who argued the case at the High Court, Native law professors, scholars, and journalists to break down the significance of this decision and share what it means to the future of Muscogee (Creek) Nation and all Five Tribes. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, this is it.

0:02.5

Hitting the refresh button.

0:04.8

It's 8.59 a.m.

0:07.6

On the morning of July 9th, 2019, I was sitting at my kitchen table with the Supreme Court's

0:16.9

website open on my browser.

0:19.3

I, uh, honestly, my stomach is on my rack.

0:28.1

I'm waiting for them to post their opinion and one of the most important cases for native

0:32.7

land and treaty rights in half a century.

0:36.0

I'm a mess.

0:38.0

Oh, man.

0:39.8

Knowing their decision could determine the land rights of five tribes in Oklahoma, including

0:45.3

mine.

0:46.3

Come on, load.

0:47.3

It's 9.01 a.m.

0:48.3

Okay, my great-girl, Oklahoma.

0:50.3

Who wrote it?

0:51.3

God, no!

0:55.7

In this episode, I'm going to walk you through what that opinion said and what it means for

1:09.0

tribes in Eastern Oklahoma.

1:11.6

But first, I need to tell you the story of how we got here.

1:18.5

On January 4th, right after the New Year, hundreds of people filed into the auditorium

1:23.9

at River Spirit Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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