In the week since Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced a plan to implement sports betting at the state’s tribal casinos, new issues are showing just how chilly the governor’s relationship with the state’s Native American tribes is.
The latest divide is over tribal license plates. A member of the Otoe-Missouria was ticketed by an Oklahoma state trooper on Wednesday for having a tribal tag but living outside of the tribe’s jurisdiction, according to information posted on the tribe’s website.
“After over 20 years of cooperation between the State and Tribes regarding vehicle tag registration, it appears the State has altered its position of understanding concerning tribal tags,” Otoe-Missouria Chairman John Shotton said.
