Oklahoma The Issues In The Case — Counterclaim is a legal dispute between the state of Oklahoma and a number of Native American tribes. The dispute involves the tribes' claims to certain lands, water rights, and other resources that are located within the state boundaries. The main issues in the case involve tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, tribal self-governance, and the status of reservation lands. Oklahoma is seeking to have parts of the reservation lands be declared as state land, while the tribes are arguing that these lands should remain under their control. The case is being heard by the US Supreme Court and is expected to have far-reaching implications for the rights of Native American tribes in the United States. There are two types of Oklahoma The Issues In The Case — Counterclaim: Federal and Tribal. The Federal Counterclaim involves the government's position that the state of Oklahoma has a right to the lands and resources in question, while the Tribal Counterclaim involves the tribes' position that they have a right to the lands and resources in question.