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I've heard of half of Oklahoma being declared Indian country but I haven't at all heard that public services were revoked and casinos were set up. We'd also hel
by TeaDrunk 6y ago
I've heard of half of Oklahoma being declared Indian country but I haven't at all heard that public services were revoked and casinos were set up. We'd also hella hear about it because it would mean Tulsa would've been forcibly removed as a city!
This isn't a speculation of malice, but I will say narratives like that were precisely the false and sometimes racist presumptions that had to be fought in that case! Oklahoma was claiming as soon as the land is declared Indian country, the tribes would let all the rapists and murderers out of the state prisons.
- stretchcat 6y ago> [...] the false and sometimes racist presumptions [...] Oklahoma was claiming as soon as the land is declared Indian country, the tribes would let all the rapists and murderers out of the state prisons. That probably has a lot more to do with the Jimcy McGirt of McGirt vs Oklahoma being a convicted child rapist, trying to get out of prison...