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#ICYMI: Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed an executive order Monday asserting the tribe’s treaty right for citizens to hunt and fish in the Cherokee Nation Reservation, regardless of Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s refusal to renegotiate previous hunting and fishing compacts with tribes. Take a look ⬇️ ⬇️ For more information or answers to FAQ's, visit https://www.cherokee.org/our-government/secretary-of-natural-resources-office/wildlife-conservation/.
Posted by Cherokee Nation on Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Non-renewal of hunting and fishing compacts shortsighted move from Oklahoma Governor
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Cherokee Nation
In 2015, Cherokee Nation and the state of Oklahoma signed a historic compact on hunting and fishing licenses. For years, that agreement has been a win-win for Cherokee Nation citizens and for all Oklahomans. Cherokees living in Oklahoma received a license to hunt and fish across the state, and $32 million in new federal dollars went to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Cherokee Nation was not the only tribal government with a compact like this. A similar deal with the Choctaw Nation generated another $6 million. Those funds supported the responsible management of fish and wildlife for all Oklahomans to enjoy.
That was until Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt abruptly decided to abandon the agreements. Now Cherokee Nation will assert its treaty rights for Cherokees to hunt and fish on our reservation, and Oklahoma will lose tens of millions of dollars annually.

Chuck Hoskin Jr.
is the 18th elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, the largest Indian
tribe in the United States. He is only the second elected Principal Chief of the
Cherokee Nation from Vinita, the first being Thomas Buffington, who served from
1899-1903. Prior to being elected Principal Chief, Hoskin served as the tribe’s
Secretary of State. He also formerly served as a member of the Council of the
Cherokee Nation, representing District 11 for six years.
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