“… we have so much to gain from working together. Oklahoma & @CherokeeNation will not always agree. When we disagree, let us negotiate in good faith to find common ground. Let us be optimistic about what we can collectively achieve…” #McGirt#McGirtbit.ly/3G5JwOQ
“It is sad that Governor Stitt and Attorney General O’Connor cannot seem to imagine a world in which the state and the tribes coexist. They are nearly alone in their views. They are on the wrong side of history.” #McGirt
“Just a few leaders behave like we are in the 19th century, where the answers to the “Indian problem” were things like forced removal and broken promises.” #McGirt
“My experience across 15 years in elected or appointed office in Cherokee Nation is that almost every local, county and state official understands that we go further by working together.” #McGirt
“Let us recognize that the small-minded view that tribes and the state cannot co-exist is in its death throes.” #McGirt
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