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UKB urges Mullin to withdraw draft gaming and trust-land restriction

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Oklahoma’s United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (UKB) is seeking withdrawal of a draft Senate provision that would restrict its ability to acquire trust land and conduct gaming within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The provision was reportedly drafted by Senator Markwayne Mullin and could be added to a federal appropriations bill; the UKB says it threatens tribal sovereignty. Its gaming compact with Oklahoma is awaiting federal approval.

The provision could constrain UKB’s access to trust land and gaming within the reservation while its state compact awaits federal approval.

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