Oklahoma trooper tickets Native American citizen, sparking outrage from tribal leaders
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November 10, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper ticketed a tribal citizen with a current Otoe-Missouria Tribe license plate for failing to pay state taxes, prompting an outcry from tribal leaders who blamed Gov. Kevin Stitt's increasing hostility toward Native Americans.
Crystal Deroin, an Otoe-Missouria Tribe citizen, was ticketed for speeding near Enid on Tuesday and received a second $249 citation for failure to pay state motor vehicle taxes because she did not live on tribal land.
"After over 20 years of cooperation between the State and Tribes regarding vehicle tag registration, i...
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