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Map of Tribal Jurisdictional Areas in Oklahoma. This is a list of federally recognized Native American Tribes in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . With its 38 federally recognized tribes, [ 1 ] Oklahoma has the third largest numbers of tribes of any state, behind Alaska and California .
There are 4,675 enrolled Absentee Shawnee tribal members as of June 30, 2024. [1] Approximately 74% of members live in Oklahoma as of 2020. [4] Tribal membership is based on blood quantum criteria, with applicants required to have a minimum of one-eighth (1/8) documented Absentee-Shawnee blood to be accepted as members, as established by the tribal constitution. [5]
CMN offers general education and Tribal-specific courses. [8] CMN students can earn associate degrees or certificates in programs that focus on needs or interests of the Muscogee Nation, including Mvskoke studies and the Mvskoke language. It is one of seven tribal colleges in the U.S. to offer a degree related to tribal administration. [9]
At least 3,314 students participated in an Indigenous language program at their public school in the 2022-23 school year.
Tribal sovereignty is expected to again be a top issue facing Oklahoma lawmakers and Gov. Kevin Stitt as they returned on Monday to begin the 2024 legislative session. Stitt, a Republican and ...
Their collective tribal landholdings were broken up by the Dawes Act and, in 1890, individual land was allotted by the Cherokee Commission to 109 tribal members. [14] [2] The Curtis Act of 1898 dismantled tribal government, but the tribe was able to reorganize under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936, as the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma. They ...
Oklahoma tribal leaders look for answers amid confusion, fear over state car tag policy. Gannett. Molly Young, The Oklahoman. November 19, 2023 at 4:02 AM.
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College, Weatherford (defunct) College of the Muscogee Nation, Okmulgee; Comanche Nation College, Lawton (defunct) Connors State College, Warner (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution) East Central University, Ada (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution)