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Cherokee Nation says it has filed federal suit over hunting and fishing rights; Rules Committee ratifies litigation
Summary
Attorney General Chad Harshaw told the Rules Committee the Nation, joined by the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations, has filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma seeking to stop state actions that would cite tribal citizens for hunting or fishing without state licenses; the committee ratified the litigation and requested it be forwarded to Tribal Council.
Attorney General Chad Harshaw told the Cherokee Nation Rules Committee on Dec. 15 that the Nation has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma asserting hunting and fishing rights for tribal citizens.
Harshaw said the filing followed what his office viewed as increased state activity before the opening of hunting season, including published guidance from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife that directed wildlife agents to issue citations to Indians who lacked state licenses. "We did request…
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