The Office of the Attorney General represents the Cherokee Nation as a government. The OAG does not represent individual Cherokee citizens. The OAG cannot provide legal advice to individuals regarding dismissal of criminal charges; vacating criminal convictions; taxation; or any other criminal or civil implications of the McGirt decision. If you have questions about how the McGirt decision impacts you, you should consult an attorney, accountant, or other professional.

The information contained here is for Cherokee citizens, the general public, as well as attorneys and courts. The Office of the Attorney General receives multiple daily inquiries about the effect of the United States Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma on the Cherokee Nation, and our position is clear: the Cherokee Nation Reservation continues to exist today as it has since it was created by the “patents of 1838 and 1846 diminished only by the Treaty of July 19, 1866 and the Act of March 3, 1893.” Cherokee Nation Constitution, Art. II.

The information below will help answer some of the most common questions.

Links

Municipal Agreements

Agreements allowing municipalities to retain, in the form of a donation, fees, and fines for Cherokee Nation traffic tickets.

Other Information

Our office cannot provide legal advice to individuals seeking to overturn criminal convictions.

Legal Briefs

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Indian Country Criminal Jurisdiction Chart

36.7 KB / Created September 1, 2020 / Updated November 18, 2025

Jurisdiction for Crimes committed in Indian Country

McGirt Decision

406.6 KB / Created September 1, 2020 / Updated November 18, 2025

July 9, 2020 Supreme Court Ruling on Creek Nation Criminal Jurisdiction

Hogner Amicus Brief

184.9 KB / Created September 1, 2020 / Updated November 18, 2025

Brief filed by CN regarding criminal jurisdiction within the Cherokee Nation.

Hogner Appendix to Hogner Amicus Brief

11.3 MB / Created September 1, 2020 / Updated November 18, 2025

Attachments to the Hogner Amicus Brief

ICWA Agreement

277 KB / Created September 1, 2020 / Updated November 18, 2025

Intergovernmental Agreement between the State of Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation regarding jurisdiction over Indian children within the Nation’s Reservation.

Hogner – Amicus Brief

27.9 MB / Created November 18, 2025 / Updated November 18, 2025

Craig County; CF-2015-263 - Amicus Brief filed on September 14, 2020

Hogner – Proposed Findings of Facts & Conclusions of Law

6.8 MB / Created November 18, 2025 / Updated November 18, 2025

Craig County; CF-2015-263 - Proposed Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law filed on September 14, 2020.

Hogner – Order on Remand

345.8 KB / Created November 18, 2025 / Updated November 18, 2025

Craig County; CF-2015-263 – Order on Remand filed on September 30, 2020.

Income Tax FAQs

113.9 KB / Created February 12, 2021 / Updated November 18, 2025

Frequently asked questions regarding income taxes and the McGirt decision.

Spears – Opinion of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals

444.9 KB / Created November 18, 2025 / Updated November 18, 2025

Spears – Opinion of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals

Updated November 18, 2025