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[–] GolfinGirl 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Hmmm, how can unelected judges take land from a state? Is this where they are storing weapons from fast and furious and ISIS, from Middle East??? Under Obozo he was really chummy with Indians. Just my 2 cents

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[–] Fried_Pi 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

No one is taking land from a state. This is only about who has jurisdiction over tribal citizens within their nations boundaries. If an American Indian commits a crime within their tribal boundaries they are only subject to federal prosecution not state or local. Or they can be prosecuted by their tribal court system. This isn’t that big of a deal. Criminals will still get prosecuted and will go to federal prison rather than a state prison. Tribes will likely end up paying local sheriffs to jail American Indians convicted of small crimes that don’t meet the standard for federal prosecution. Or they may defer prosecution to the local police or sheriffs after a conviction in tribal courts.

For full disclosure, I’m a member of the Chickasaw Nation and we have our own tribal police. They often assist small town police or highway patrol (if requested) inside our tribal boundaries.