Oklahoma Tribes decline Gov. Stitt’s task force on State-Tribal relations

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s largest tribes won’t join Gov. Kevin Stitt’s new task force on law enforcement and jurisdiction issues stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt ruling.

The Five Tribes — the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole Nations — disagreed with how Stitt’s recent executive order characterized the McGirt decision.

In a joint statement, leaders of the Five…