Petitioning TribesIndian tribes that are petitioning for federal recognition in the state of Oklahoma. Northern Chicamunga Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri, Letter of Intent to Petition 9/5/1991 Sac River and White River Bands of the Chickamauga Cherokee Indian Nation of AR & MO. Letter of intent filed 9/5/91, headquarters at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Same as above? Chickamauga Cherokee Nation White River Band located at Jenks, Oklahoma. Same as above? United Band of the Western Cherokee Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 3/14/2003 Yuchi Tribal Organization - located in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. It is seeking federal recognition and separation from the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, which subsumed the much smaller numbers of Yuchi during Removal, petitioned 10/5/90 |