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Muscogee (Creek) Nation Tried To Expel It's Black Members

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has tried to expel it's Black members, and it's not the only tribe engaging in anti-Blackness.

Judge Sides With US Slave Descendants in Indigenous Citizenship Dispute

Muscogee Supreme Court stays freedmen order pending appeal

In light of an appeal, the Muscogee Nation Supreme Court has issued a stay in a civil lawsuit from two freedmen descendants seeking tribal citizenship.

Judge Rules Two Freedmen Eligible for Tribal Citizenship of Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Tribe Appeals

A tribal judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma last week ruled that two lineal descendants of Black people who were enslaved by the tribe, known as Freedmen, are eligible for tribal citizenship. As the Civil War drew closer, the tribe was split; A portion of the Nation allied with the Confederacy and the other allied with the Union.

Muscogee Nation judge rules in favor of citizenship for slave descendants known as freedmen

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 paving the way for

Muscogee Creek Freedman, Black Creeks, continue fight for tribal citizenship

Muscogee Creek Nation, Oklahoma, Black Creeks, tribal citizenship, Black Creeks citizenship, Damario Solomon Simmons, Judge Mouser

Tribal judge grants citizenship to descendants of Creek slaves

Muscogee Nation judge rules in favor of citizenship for slave descendants

Muscogee Nation judge rules in favor of citizenship for slave descendants known as freedmen

Other tribes, like the Muscogee Nation, have argued sovereignty allows tribes to make their own decisions about who qualifies for citizenship

Creek Freedman ruling's history dates back to Civil War

"You never hear those stories of people of African descent who also traveled, so it was important to me because my ancestors also traveled the Trail of Tears."