8. The Next Battleground

The Supreme Court is about to make a decision that will determine the future of five tribes and nearly half the land in Oklahoma, and it all starts with a murder on the side of the road in 1999.

Muscogee (Creek) Nation's reservation spans 11 counties across Eastern Oklahoma. This land is now at stake, and the tribe’s legal team headed to D.C. to make its case in front of the Supreme Court.

There are some very powerful groups set against Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Who are they? What's their motivation? And what arguments are they using to win their case in Court?

A Cherokee leader is murdered in 1839 for signing a treaty with the United States, but the promise he died for was broken.

The geography of this country was reshaped in the late 1800s and depending on who tells it, it's either a story of good intentions...or one of outright theft.

The Supreme Court punted a decision on Carpenter v. Murphy to the next term. What does this mean for the tribes?

Tribes are asking that the Supreme Court keep the promises that it made to them. Because what's lost when those promises are broken is more than just land.

A murder case sparked an investigation into the treaty rights of five tribes. But another case — a simple case about an adoption — could actually dismantle America's tribes as we know them.

Rebecca Nagle is here to break down today's historic Supreme Court decision, talk through the implications, and hey, celebrate a little.