Felix Clary-Blog

https://www.felixclary.com/post/mud-on-fire-poem

Still writing poetry! I'll be uploading to my blog here and there.

Mud on Fire (Poem) Mud on Fire Lost poetry And nursery rhymes Your library burned But my family did too My home to ash and cries Mud on fire Smoke to Creator A prayer of tragedy and revenge Lost stories on the wind Not a wind of colored paint But blood Empty Forgotten Cold Spilt Blood So burn your winged demon chair a...

This post is for attorneys trying to understand the complicated history of Oklahoma and the tribes' gaming compact.
https://www.felixclary.com/post/why-it-took-16-years-for-ok-to-make-gaming-compact-with-the-tribes

This post defines tribal sovereignty through history, court decisions, and legislation, as a background for attorneys learning to understand Indigenous and tribal rights. Tribal sovereignty today exists in mainly three realms: 1) tribes having a say in how the government or non-tribal members interact with them or treat them, 2) criminal jurisdiction, 3) and civil jurisdiction.
https://www.felixclary.com/post/what-is-tribal-sovereignty

This short discussion demonstrates how Winters vs. United States, 207 U.S. 563 (1908) can allow tribes to claim water rights for surface water on their reservation. This is for attorneys looking to make such an argument in a uncommon manner. See references for relevant court cases.

https://www.felixclary.com/post/using-winters-1908-to-claim-water-rights

Chokma, check out my new blog for posts related to Indigenous issues and Indigenous People's Law.

ABOUT | My Site Saholhchifoat Felix. Chikasha Saya. My Name is Felix. I am Chickasaw. I hold a Bachelor's in Writing and Rhetoric from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas and a Master's of Legal Studies in Indigenous People's Law from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in Norman, OK.