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A judge with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ruled an 1866 treaty offers path to citizenship for Black slave descendants.

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Judge Rules Against Anti-Black Native American Tribe Who Rewrote Citizenship Rules

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma ruled in favor of citizenship for two descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members, potentially

A judge for Oklahoma's Muscogee Nation has ruled in favor of citizenship for two "freedmen," descendants of Black slaves once held by tribe members.

Citizenship for freedmen, descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members, has been a difficult issue for tribes as the U.S. reckons with its history of racism.

Cherokee Nation lawmakers held a special meeting Sept. 28 to solidify the tribe’s opposition to the governor’s appointment of a former councilor as state liaison for Native American affairs.

Updated September 28, 2023 at 4:34 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma ruled in favor of citizenship for two descendants…

Citizenship for freedmen, descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members, has been a difficult issue for tribes as the U.S. reckons with its history of racism.

Citizenship for freedmen, descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members, has been a difficult issue for tribes as the U.S. reckons with its history of racism.