Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Hoskin Seeks Changes to Federal Major Crimes Act
February 20, 2024
February 20, 2024
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Feb. 20 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news:
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced the tribe is seeking changes to the federal Major Crimes Act, affording Cherokee citizens of Freedmen descent equal rights in the federal justice system.
The Major Crimes Act is the federal law that governs criminal jurisdiction of tribal citizens on tribal reservations. But the law, pass . . .
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced the tribe is seeking changes to the federal Major Crimes Act, affording Cherokee citizens of Freedmen descent equal rights in the federal justice system.
The Major Crimes Act is the federal law that governs criminal jurisdiction of tribal citizens on tribal reservations. But the law, pass . . .