Author, professor, American Indian law attorney and admired friend, Charles Wilkinson, died on June 6, 2023, in his home with his family by his side after suffering from a stroke. He was 81. With more than 14 books published on natural resources, American Indian Law, modern sovereignty and other surrounding issues facing tribes, Wilkinson was one of the first experts who paved the way in the fight of Indigenous issues since the 70s.
A court in a city in Oklahoma says they can’t give a tribal man a ticket. Tulsa lacks the jurisdiction to prosecute a Native American man cited by police for speeding because the city is located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, a federal appeals court ruled. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision on Wednesday, rejecting the city’s argument that the Curtis Act, an 1898 federal law passed before Oklahoma became a state, gave the city jurisdiction over municipal violations committed by Native Americans.
Those are your headlines at this hour. I’m Colette Keith in the KIPI News center.
