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So if it's not part of OK, how does that impact OK from a representation in Congress, electoral college, e-Rate/federal funding perspective. All of those people

• newacct583 6y ago
  States and reservations are orthogonal concepts. This has nothing to do with "taking land away from" a state, it's about which legal authority has jurisdiction within the borders. People on reservations still vote in their relevant state elections.
  • bitminer 6y ago
    Am I correct in thinking that this is about authority, not (land) title over half of Oklahoma?
    • newacct583 6y ago
      Yes. The specific case was about a murder conviction overturned because the Oklahoma county court didn't have jurisdiction over tribal land.
      • rootusrootus 6y ago
        > didn't have jurisdiction over tribal land Over native americans on tribal land. The state still has authority over everyone else. And the tribal police don't have authority over them. It's convoluted.