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 ...

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Nation’s injunction, letting the Tulsa County DA continue state prosecutions of nonmember Indians for non-MCA crimes.

A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma ruled that descendants of Black people who were enslaved by the tribe are eligible for tribal citizenship, nullifying a change to the tribe’s ...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation–The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court ruled in favor of citizenship for Creek Freedmen descendants in a ruling Wednesday that rejected the Muscogee Nation ...

The journey of the descendants of the freed slaves of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation is a powerful testament to the complexity of identity and the quest for belonging. As emancipation swept across the ...

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 hundreds of other ...

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court has ruled that Creek Freedmen, and their descendants, are entitled to “all the rights and privileges of native [Creek] citizens.” In the opinion, the court ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A judge for the ...