McGirt v. Oklahoma: Implications of the 2020 Supreme Court Decision for Native America

• Type of Material: Presentation
• Authors: Craig Womack, Emory University; Barbara Creel, University of New Mexico; Sarah Deer, University of Kansas; Andrew Adams III, Muscogee Creek Nation Supreme Court
• Language: English
• Date: 2020-10-12
• Publisher: Emory University Libraries
• Copyright Statement: 2020 Southern Spaces
• Final Published Version (URL): https://southernspaces.org/2021/mcgirt-v-oklahoma-implications-2020-supreme-court-decision-native-america/
• Keywords: historical contexts; Native American Studies; implications; activists; Native land rights; Early America; McGirt v. Oklahoma; Politics and Government
• Research Categories: Law; History, United States

Abstract

On October 12, 2020, four Native American scholars, jurists, and activists engaged in a panel discussion (via Zoom) that examined the historical contexts and implications of the US Supreme Court’s McGirt v. Oklahoma ruling, a significant victory for Native land rights. The edited transcript presented here includes a question-and-answer segment from the virtual audience. This panel was made possible through the generous financial support of the Hightower Lecture Fund of Emory University and was co-sponsored by the Native American and Indigenous Students Initiative, Emory's Michael C. Carlos Museum, and the School of Law Health Law, Policy & Ethics Project.