New Supreme Court ruling affects how some crimes on tribal land are prosecuted

SALLISAW, SEQUOYAH COUNTY AND NEARLY ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA IS CONSIDERED TRIBAL LAND. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HERE SAYS, UP UNTIL TODAY, MANY CRIMES AGAINST NATIVE AMERICANS WERE GOING UNPUNISHED AND …SALLISAW, SEQUOYAH COUNTY AND NEARLY ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA IS CONSIDERED TRIBAL LAND. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HERE SAYS, UP UNTIL TODAY, MANY CRIMES AGAINST NATIVE AMERICANS WERE GOING UNPUNISHED AND …