McGirt v. Oklahoma may be the most consequential recent Supreme Court case that you have never heard of. McGirt, decided in July 2020, stunned many Court watchers and Indian Law experts. Rather than uphold white political dominance, the Supreme Court ruled that a sizeable portion of Oklahoma remains Native American land. Why is this so consequential? Christopher Wright Durocher speaks with Amb. Keith Harper (Ret.) and Professor Maggie Blackhawk to answer this and other questions about McGirt and its enduring impact.

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Today's Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, ACS Senior Director of Policy and Program

Guest: Amb. Keith M. Harper (ret.), ACS Board of Directors and Chair of the Native American Practice at Jenner and Block

Guest: Maggie Blackhawk, NYU Law

Link: Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma

Link: "On Power & the Law: McGirt v. Oklahoma" by Maggie Blackhawk

Link: This Land Podcast

Link: Turtle Talk blog

Link: Tribal Supreme Court Project

Link: Indian Country Today. Digital. Indigenous. News.

Link: Indianz. Native American news, information and entertainment.

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