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TAKE ACTION NOW!
SEND A LETTER TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE
Speak out and don’t let Senator Mullin, the CNO and Congress terminate UKB treaty rights!
letter
A secret provision drafted by Senator Markwayne Mullin, coordinated by the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (CNO), threatens to strip the UKB of trust land rights and future economic development opportunities. This is a direct attack on our sovereignty, our identity, and our treaty-protected relationship with the United States.
Affirmation of Rights
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Congress’ Confirmation of Rights
Keetoowah Status Act 1946
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Courts' Confirmation of Rights
2019 10th Circuit Decision
The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld UKB trust land rights. The Supreme Court left that decision intact. Cherokee Nation v. Bernhardt, 946 F.3d 1222 (10th Cir. 2019), cert denied.
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Executive Branch Confirmation of Rights
M-Opinion M-37084
In 2025, the Department of the Interior reaffirmed that the UKB and the CNO share equal rights over the Oklahoma Cherokee Reservation.
“Oppression is oppression no matter the justification!”
- UKB Chief Jeff Wacoche
the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
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