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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s largest tribes won’t join Gov. Kevin Stitt’s new task force on law enforcement and jurisdiction issues stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt ruling.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr explained to FOX23 why the tribe decided not be a part of Governor Stitt’s McGirt Task Force.

Leaders from Oklahoma’s Five Tribes said a McGirt task force being assembled by Gov. Kevin Stitt has several flaws and does more to divide than unify relations between the state

Leaders of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee and Seminole nations sent a letter to Gov. Kevin Stitt late Tuesday opposing the task force.

After the administration took some time to deliberate and review another of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s brainstorms for state-tribal relations, the Cherokee Nation will not participate in his “One Oklahoma Task

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation announced its refusal to participate in Governor Kevin Stitt's One Oklahoma Task Force on Jan 8.

Gov. Kevin Stitt ordered the group to come up with fixes to the “broken system created by the McGirt decision.”

Throughout the year, Stitt has continued to clash with tribal leaders over intergovernmental agreements and tribal sovereignty in disputes that have continued to spill into the courtroom.

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Throughout the year, Stitt has continued to clash with tribal leaders over intergovernmental agreements and tribal sovereignty in disputes that have continued to spill into the courtroom.