TULSA, Okla. — An announcement from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation meant to provide clarity, instead sparked controversy. "Everybody needs a hunting and fishing license. Period." ...

Tribal leaders say its citizens have the right to hunt on their reservations without a state license after the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife and Conservation said state wildlife laws "apply to ...

A new dispute is unfolding in Oklahoma over tribal hunting and fishing rights as the state and Native nations weigh conflicting interpretations of law and sovereignty. The Oklahoma Department of ...

The conflict comes after the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reiterated in October that state hunting and fishing laws apply to all citizens, including tribal citizens. Around that time, ...

The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations are suing Gov. Kevin Stitt for appointing a special prosecutor to take on state wildlife crimes on tribal land. The lawsuit, filed in Tulsa federal court on ...

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, as hundreds in tribal regalia ...

A federal court has restored hunting, fishing, and gathering rights to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, ending restrictions that tribal leaders fought against for more than 40 years. The ...

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. — Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, as hundreds in tribal regalia ...

SILETZ, Ore. — For decades, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians have faced strict limitations on their hunting, fishing and gathering under a 1980 agreement between the tribe, the state of ...