Isabel Coronado Writes Statement on Supreme Court Declaring Eastern Oklahoma Part of Muscogee (Creek) Nation – Next100
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Isabel Coronado Writes Statement on Supreme Court Declaring Eastern Oklahoma Part of Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Next100 Policy Entrepreneur Isabel Coronado published her statement with the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute.

Next100 Policy Entrepreneur Isabel Coronado wrote on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that her tribe, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, has the legal authority over tribal citizens who commit crimes on their land for the Aspen Institute’s Center for Native American Youth.

Isabel writes:

“Today’s court decision is a win for Tribes and gives a huge opportunity to reclaim inherent rights that will strengthen the Nation and ultimately empower Native youth.”

Read the full statement here.

About the Author

Portrait of Isabel Coronado. She has straight brown hair, festive earrings, and a red blazer.
Isabel Coronado Criminal Justice

Isabel Coronado is a citizen of the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation. Her clan is the Wind Clan, and her tribal town affiliation is Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. At Next100, Isabel is focused on creating policy aimed at reducing the generational cycle of incarceration in Native communities, after witnessing the effects firsthand.

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