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Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band procures historic Creek Freedmen cemetery, aka Thomas Smith Cemetery

Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band procures historic Creek Freedmen cemetery, aka Thomas Smith Cemetery
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Descendants of Blacks Enslaved By Native Americans Push Back Against Chicago s Proposal to Change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day

Tribes to Confront Bias Against Descendants of Enslaved People

Tribes to Confront Bias Against Descendants of Enslaved People The Choctaw Nation and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma said they would consider granting citizenship to the Freedmen. David Hill, the principal chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, wrote to the tribe’s national council proposing town hall events and a period of public comment to discuss citizenship for Creek Freedmen.Credit.Chris Creese for The New York Times May 28, 2021Updated 1:17 p.m. ET With pressure growing from the Biden administration, two Native American tribes in Oklahoma have agreed to consider reversing their policies of denying citizenship to descendants of Black people who were enslaved by them before the Civil War.

Descendants of Blacks enslaved by indigenous people push back against renaming Columbus Day at county hearing

Moore’s remarks came as the Cook County Board debated a resolution Monday on changing the October holiday. Opponents, including members of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian-Americans, feared that renaming the holiday would hinder an annual celebration of Italian-American culture. Others supported an Indigenous Peoples’ Day but one that did not interfere with Columbus Day. Chicago Teachers Union Chief of Staff Jane Johnson, a former Chicago Public Schools history teacher, commended CPS’ earlier decision to change its calendar in speaking in favor of the county change. “It sends a powerful signal that we don’t celebrate an individual responsible for genocide conquest slavery and rape,” she said. “It’s time to undo the damage.”

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