Description
Book SynopsisExplores the circumstances and implications of
McGirt v. Oklahoma, likely the most significant Indian law case in well over 100 years. Combining legal analysis and historical context, this book gives an in-depth, accessible account of how the case unfolded and what it might mean for Oklahomans and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Trade Review“The
McGirt Supreme Court decision upholding the Muscogee reservation is one of the most important legal victories for tribal sovereignty in this century. But it didn’t come out of nowhere. Miller and Ethridge provide the long history and important legal context for readers to understand how we got here: that on the far end of the Trail of Tears a promise was kept.”—Rebecca Nagle (Cherokee Nation), journalist and host of
This Land podcast
“
A Promise Kept places the blockbuster 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision of
McGirt v. Oklahoma into historical perspective and presents a thorough legal assessment of the court suit, its arguments, and its ramifications. The book will have wide appeal.”—Blue Clark, author of
Indian Tribes of Oklahoma, A Guide “
A Promise Kept is a must-have for those seeking to understand the full history and legal complexities of Oklahoma and the thirty-nine Indigenous Nations therein, as told from the experiences of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.”—Stacy Leeds (Cherokee Nation), co-author of
Mastering American Indian Law, 2nd edition
